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President Alassane Ouattara appoints Robert Mambé Beugré new Prime Minister

Cote d’Ivoire’s leader Alassane Ouattara appointed Monday October 16 Robert Mambé Beugré (the governor of Abidjan Autonomous District) as the country’s new Premier in a replacement of Jérôme Patrick Achi who held the position for two years. Ouattara signed the decree as he received the 71-year old man in his office Monday. “On Monday October […]

Russia eager to deepen political dialogue with Morocco on Sahara issue settlement

Russia has reaffirmed Tuesday its willingness to deepen political dialogue with Morocco on the settlement of the Sahara issue. This came in a phone conversation Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. The two men discussed ways to bolster bilateral relations and the upcoming Joint Intergovernmental Commission to be convened […]

Somalia: head of the defense forces survived Shebabs attack against his convoy

Shebabs carried out an attack against the head of the Somali Defense Forces, General Odowaa Yusuf Rageh, in Mogadishu, where his convoy was targeted by a suicide car bomb attack. The general, who is known for his relentless fight against the Islamists, escaped unharmed. The operation failed but the explosion killed between one and five […]