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The members of the Africa Regions Forum (FORAF), convened in Saidia, committed to implement the mandates of regional governments, by releasing the full natural and human, tangible and intangible potential of regional territories in Africa to create wealth, jobs and opportunities for people. In the “Saïdia Declaration”, adopted at the end of this first Forum […]
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is expected in the Vatican on September 17 for an official visit aiming at strengthening ties with the city state led by Pope Francis. “This visit is part of the strengthening of relations of friendship and cooperation between Côte d’Ivoire and the Holy See,” said government spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly who also […]
Provincial lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have called on country leader Félix Tshisekedi to raise their salaries to the same level as those of the members of the National assembly after it emerged that the latter are paid at least $21,000 per month. A national conference of provincial lawmakers of the central African […]
The Federation of traditional health practitioners of Benin, FANAMETRAB, has welcomed the appointment of Doctor Melchior Athanase Joël C. AISSI as new Director General of the West African Health Organization (WAHO). Aïssi took over the leadership of the organization following an intervention of the Beninese presidency which contested the appointment of Yves Armand Mongbo also […]
The first UN-chartered ship carrying Ukrainian grain to Africa since the flare up of the Russia-Ukraine conflict arrived in Djibouti on Tuesday (30 August) to be distributed in Ethiopia to help the drought-stricken nation cope with worsening hunger that threatens to become a famine. “The food on the Brave Commander will feed 1.5 million people, […]
A group of 700 Muslim Imams and preachers in Burkina Faso on Monday (28 August) denounced “religious and ethnic intolerance,“ in response to calls for the killing of members of the Fulani community in the country, which is plagued by jihadist violence. “We, Burkinabe, are playing a pernicious self-destructive role (…) by spreading messages inciting […]
Nigeria’s state oil company NNPC announced it has hired a firm owned by former militant Tompolo, whose movement’s attacks on facilities in the early 2000s crippled oil production, to protect installations and tackle rampant theft. It was one of five security contracts awarded as theft and pipeline sabotage have cut Nigeria’s oil exports by nearly […]
Burkina Faso’s leading pharmaceutical manufacturing company Propharm has launched the country’s first generic drugs production plant. The Propharm generic drug plant was officially inaugurated on Monday (22 August) by the country’s Prime Minister Albert Ouédraogo. Built by actors of the Burkinabe private sector and named Propharm, this factory, erected on 1.5 hectares in the commune […]
The divorce rate in Egypt is on the increase as the country registered 245,777 last year, up from 22,036 cases the previous year according to data presented by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS), Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. The increase in the number of divorces represents 14.7 per cent. The CAPMAS’s […]
UAE’s Foreign ministry said Sunday the Gulf country’s ambassador to Teheran will resume his duties in coming days in line with diplomatic norms governing bilateral relations. The move is in line with Abu Dhabi’s efforts to mend ties with Iran and as part of a previous decision to raise diplomatic representation to the rank of […]