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Former Spanish Defense Minister José Bono Martinez denounced, Friday in Dakar, the accession of the Algeria-backed Polisario to the African Union (AU) as an “anomaly”. “The AU recognizes an entity not recognized by the UN. This is an anomaly that does not occur in any other international organization,” Bono Martinez said at the 2nd International […]
The junta in power in Gabon, the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI), decided Thursday to leave from now on all public procurements below $241,000 to local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in a move to boost entrepreneurship in the central African country. “From now on, public works contracts worth less than […]
The Sahrawi Movement for Peace (MSP), led by Lhaj Ahmed Barikalla, is organizing its second international conference for dialogue and peace this October 27- 28 in Dakar. The Sahrawi Movement for Peace, as an emerging political force, represents Sahrawis who do not identify with the Polisario’s political project and aims to bring closer the positions […]
The African Union, AU, Thursday doubled down on its call for a swift return to constitutional order in Gabon and Niger following the recent military coups in the two countries. The fresh call came from the AU Peace and Security Council following its latest meeting on the situation in the two countries. A junta deposed […]
Japan will provide Benin with rolling stock worth $2.7 million to contribute to the fight against terrorism in the north of the West African country. The assistance was the subject of an agreement signed by Ichijo Motonbu, the interim Chargé d’Affaires at the Japanese embassy in Benin, and Romuald Wadagni, Benin’s Finance and Economy Minister […]
The Senegalese soccer star and international Sadio Mane has acquired National 2 club Bourges Foot 18, a fourth-tier French club. The French side made the announcement Wednesday October 25 during a press conference, explaining that the deal had been in the pipeline for three years. “I can confirm the official arrival of Sadio Mane as […]
As the conflict between two warring factions in Sudan has already left thousands dead and millions have been forced to flee, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) will resume another round of talks with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday (26 October), aiming to secure access for humanitarian aid to […]
Diplomatic relations between India and Africa have expanded rapidly since the early 2000s but, with India aspiring to become the 21st century’s next superpower, the relationship between both sides will be driven by business links, trade and the joint efforts to reshape the international institutions. At the recent G20 summit in New Delhi, Indian Prime […]
The U.S. State Department announced the suspension of foreign assistance to Gabon in reaction to the military takeover which took place on August 30 with the removal of longtime leader Ali Bongo Ondimba, but reaffirmed commitment to support the central African country in conducting a timely and durable transition to democratic civilian governance. “The United […]
Idrissa Nassa, the President of Coris Bank Group, one of Burkina Faso’s successful companies, has been elected new President of Le Conseil National du Patronat Burkinabe (CNPB), the country’s private employers’ council. The 59-year business tycoon beat rival and incumbent council’s President Apollinaire Compaoré, founder of Planor Afrique Group by 119 votes against 54. He […]