Ivorian President to travel to Vatican on September 17 to bolster ties

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is expected in the Vatican on September 17 for an official visit aiming at strengthening ties with the city state led by Pope Francis. “This visit is part of the strengthening of relations of friendship and cooperation between Côte d’Ivoire and the Holy See,” said government spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly who also […]

Kenya in talks with Delta Airlines to save its struggling national carrier

Kenyan president William Ruto is looking for a deal between Kenya Airways and Delta Air Lines to turn around the fortunes of the country’s national carrier which last recorded profits 10 years ago. During the Washington US-Africa Business Summit, one of Ruto’s major goals was to get investors to help the struggling Kenya Airways. The […]

Macron’s Africa tour confirms waning French influence

Right after announcing a new French foreign policy in Africa, Emmanuel Macron started an African tour that led him so far to Angola, Gabon and afterwards to DRC, where France was reminded that its patronizing attitude will lead it to lose more friends on the continent. In Kinshasa, President Felix Tshisekedi told Macron in front […]