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Burkina Faso: Junta vows to stick to proposed timeline for transition

Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba leader of the junta ruling Burkina Faso pledged Monday to stick to the 24-month transition roadmap agreed upon with ECOWAS. Damiba made the pledge as he met with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan. Damiba who heads the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration now rules the West African country after toppling […]

Morocco, Most Hospitable North African Country for Sub-Saharans- US News and World report

Morocco tops the ranking of most hospitable North African states towards Sub-Saharan migrants, a study, conducted by the US News and World Report, found. The study was based on a poll involving 21,000 people from 80 countries responding to questions on economic stability, access to the job market, equality of revenues and habitability. The countries […]

USA: Joe Biden chose black Senator Kamala Harris as running mate

US Democratic candidate Joe Biden chose Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate for the November US presidential election, announced his campaign in a message to his supporters. Kamala Harris, 55, thus becomes the first black woman on a presidential ticket in US history. Democratic White House nominee Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he has […]