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Sudan’s Army Chief rejects peace plans without RSF disbandment

Sudanese Army Chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has dismissed, on December 1st, any peace initiative that does not mandate the dismantling of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), insisting that “the elimination of the militia” remains the sole viable path to ending the conflict. Speaking in Port Sudan on Monday, Al-Burhan vowed retribution against what he labelled […]

Senegal launches review of oil & gas deals to protect national interests

Senegal’s new government is taking a bold step to reassess its oil and gas contracts. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has announced the formation of a special commission tasked with reviewing these agreements. This group, made up of legal, tax, and energy experts, will scrutinize existing contracts with the aim of rebalancing them in favor of […]

COVID-19: Francophonie 18th summit in Tunisia postponed to 2021

L’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), also known as Francophonie, has postponed to next year its 18th summit, initially scheduled for December 2020 in Tunisia, over the covid-19 pandemic. “Due to the health crisis that has hit the entire world and the various uncertainties that stem from it, Tunisia proposed that the summit takes place […]