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At the United Nations General Assembly, leaders from Qatar, Senegal and Turkey called for immediate peace talks between Moscow and Kiev to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as Germany and France denounced Putin’s imperialism in its smaller neighbor. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has taken centre stage at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday (20 September), […]
Forbidden Stories, in collusion with the Bertha Foundation, a pro-polisario entity, is trying to attack Morocco once again with unfounded and meaningless revelations. The tandem has just published an investigation in what it called spoliation of Soulaliyates’ land in Morocco to the detriment of the interests of vulnerable owners, and claims to have new elements […]
UN Chief, Antonio Guterres, Sunday told French media RFI the 46 Ivorian soldiers who have been in custody in Mali since July for allegedly plotting a coup, are not mercenaries as Malian authorities claim. Guterres in an interview with the media also indicated that he will address the issue with Malian authorities on the sidelines […]
M62, an umbrella of civil society organizations in Niger, Sunday demanded the trial of former President Issoufou Mahamadou that they accuse of high treason for a railway contract given to French business tycoon Vincent Bollore, Anadolu news agency reports. “We demand the trial of the former President Issoufou Mahamadou by competent jurisdiction for high treason […]
Environmental disasters, food insecurity and the issue of plastic pollution and the burning of waste — these are the main topics discussed by the more than 50 African environment ministers who have gathered in Senegal this week The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment is taking place in the wake of major flooding and drought […]
Uganda has paid $65 million in the first installment of a total $325 million to neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) it was ordered to pay by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as compensation for losses caused by wars in the 1990s when Ugandan troops occupied Congolese territory. In a case first brought against […]
Benin has turned to Rwanda for the supply of logistics and expertise in the fight against terrorism in the West African country. Talks are ongoing, government spokesperson Leandre Houngbedji told local media Banouto. The state official also indicated that no date for the signing has been determined yet. Benin is seeking logistical support as well […]
Africa’s volatile Sahel region risks becoming a forgotten crisis because of the many competing emergencies around the world, a senior United Nations official has warned. The head of the regional office for West and Central Africa for the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Charles Bernimolin, noted that millions of people in six Sahel […]
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 […]