King Mohammed VI Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of FAR

Egypt: Sisi Offers to Mediate between Rival Palestinian Factions for Peace with Israel

The Egyptian President Tuesday offered Egypt’s help to cement ranks between Palestinian rivals and called on Palestinians and Israelis to seize the “golden” opportunity of peace making proposed by France. “I say to our Palestinian brothers, you must unite the different factions in order to achieve reconciliation the soonest,” President al-Sis said in a televised […]

CAF Takes Key Decisions on African Football at Symposium Hosted by Morocco

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) wrapped up its extraordinary General Assembly in Morocco with the adoption of recommendations providing notably for moving from January to June the staging of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroun and expanding the participating teams from 16 to 24. The increase of the participating teams will put […]

Gabon heads to first post-Bongo era polls; coup leader Nguema eyes presidency

Gabon will hold its first presidential election on Saturday (12 April) since the August 2023 military coup that ended over five decades of Bongo family rule. Interim president and coup leader Brice Oligui Nguema, who has styled himself as an anti-corruption reformer, is widely expected to win. Nguema, a former Republican Guard chief and cousin […]