World Health Day: tackling urban air pollution top priority for African governments

As the world marked World Health Day on 7 April, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted air pollution — most notably in fast-growing cities in Africa — as a top danger that the governments on the continent need to resolve. Experts and organizations working for cleaner air in Africa have recently met in Cameroon’s […]

UN Security Council demands Polisario’s immediate withdrawal from Guerguarat

The UN Security Council Tuesday asked the Polisario separatist front to pull out immediately its forces from the Guerguarat buffer zone, in the southernmost tip of the Sahara, after it ignored another call by the UN Chief earlier this month, le360.ma portal reports citing a UN source. “There was near-unanimity at the Security Council to […]

Senegal: Parliament strips lawmaker Aminata Touré of mandate

Senegal’s parliament has removed former Prime Minister and critic of President Macky Sall Aminata Touré from the house, upon a request from the ruling coalition. “I have just learned of my exclusion from the National Assembly by Macky Sall in total violation of the law. I remain more determined than ever to continue my fight […]