Togo President Faure Gnassingbé

US Think Tank Warns of Frail Stability in Algeria, Mauritania

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a public policy think tank, published on its website an article that exposes the frail stability in Algeria and Mauritania, putting the two North African states in a list of “ten countries whose stability cannot be taken for granted.” The article, signed by Michael Rubin, points out to the semi-military […]

Reducing Barkhane anti-Jihadist force would be risky, G-5 commander warns

The commander of the joint force of the G-5 Sahel countries engaged in the fight against armed terrorist groups, Nigerien General Oumarou Namata Gazama, on Thursday warned that a reduction of the Barkhane anti-Jihadist force envisaged by France would be risky.   In an interview broadcast by Radio France Internationale, the general considers that Takuba, […]

Côte d’Ivoire: No seismic changes to new cabinet, women gain more portfolios

Côte d’Ivoire Presidency Tuesday unveiled the new cabinet said to drag the country to emergence envisaged by President Ouattara who has been vested with a new mandate. The new cabinet is made of 36 secretaries including nine women compared to 5 in Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan’s previous team. Four new women are making their […]