former French Prime minister Manuel Valls

Tangier Hosts Continental Youth Symposium, Tech & Innovation at Heart of Discussions

Tangier hosted on Tuesday the Continental Youth Symposium under the theme “African Youth at the Frontier of Technologies, Innovation, Sovereignty and Jobs in the Digital Age,” an event organized by the Pan-African Youth Union (PYU) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). African youth leaders, policymakers, experts, and development partners gathered on the sidelines […]

AU ‘extremely concerned’ over security situation in DRC as Rwandan ambassador expelled

The African Union (AU) has said it was worried about the deteriorating security situation in the troubled eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where rebels have made fresh gains and the country’s authorities responded by expelling the Rwandan Ambassador in Kinshasa, accusing Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebels. In a joint statement, AU Chairman Macky […]

Burkina Faso: Junta vows to stick to proposed timeline for transition

Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba leader of the junta ruling Burkina Faso pledged Monday to stick to the 24-month transition roadmap agreed upon with ECOWAS. Damiba made the pledge as he met with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan. Damiba who heads the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration now rules the West African country after toppling […]