Traoré appointed Burkina Faso’s president amid concerns he could ally with Russia

Captain Ibrahim Traoré was appointed president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday (5 October), less than a week after the latest coup that deposed Damiba amid growing violence in the Sahel. The Sahel country plunged into political turmoil on 30 September after the second coup in less than nine months that saw a group of officers […]

Algerian FM bemoans exclusion of Polisario from international fora

The exclusion of the Polisario separatists from international events bringing together the African Union and international partners is irking Algeria whose foreign minister Ahmed Attaf made a desperate plea to the African Union. Speaking at an African Union meeting in Accra, Attaf deplored that keeping the Polisario separatists out of international events involving the pan-African […]

Morocco Highlights Role of South-South Cooperation in Promoting Stability, Progress in Africa

Morocco has highlighted the key role south-south cooperation can play in promoting stability and progress in Africa and pointed that the continent’s natural resources and human potential can create an “African miracle.” This came in a message that Morocco’s King Mohammed VI sent to the 25th annual meeting of the Crans Montana Forum, held in […]