ECOWAS mediator reaffirms commitment to Burkina Faso in wake of coup

The ECOWAS mediator for Burkina Faso has ended his visit to the country in the wake of last week’s coup, the second in eight months, whose main objectives were to establish relations with the new junta leader and to reinforce a two-year transition period for the country to return to democracy set up under the […]

Equatorial Guinea to host APPO Cape VII Congress early April

Equatorial Guinea hosts on April 2-5 in Malabo the African Petroleum Producers Organization’s Cape VII Congress and Exhibition, set to bring together the continent’s leading energy ministers, top oil and gas executives as well as international policy leaders. In a press statement, the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) said the event will focus on policy […]

France to review presence in Africa amid growing discontent

France’s minister of Armed forces Sébastien Lecornu revealed Monday in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, that the European country is going to review its presence in Africa, a traditional continent where it is facing a growing rejection. Lecornu met with President Alassane Ouattara Monday upon demand by President Emmanuel Macron who has ordered a “review of France’s […]