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Macky Sall blames climate change for torrential rains

Senegalese President Macky Sall Saturday chalked the torrential rains that fell on capital Dakar and the entire country on climate change, Sene News reports. “The heavy rains are due to the climatic disturbances in the world. This makes the rains much more intense and the damage very important. The weather forecast had announced it: at […]

AFRICOM poised to bolster ties with Gabon

General Michael Langley, the commander of the United States Africa Command has indicated his force is keen to deepen ties with Gabon and expand bilateral relations between the two countries. Langley met Wednesday with President Ali Bongo Ondimba, the supreme commander of Gabon’s armed forces. The US general was on a two-day visit to the […]

Atlantic Council: UNSC Sahara historic vote, decisive turn ditching partition or referendum options

The latest historic resolution adopted by UN Security Council on the Sahara marks a turning point in the future of the dispute, as it eliminates partition or referendum options, focusing instead on “genuine” autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty, says American think-tank Atlantic Council. The landmark vote for UNSC resolution 2797, endorsing the Moroccan 2007 autonomy plan […]