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French troops will begin withdrawing from Niger “this week”, Paris announced on Thursday (5 October), while Nigeria’s top diplomat has said that a military intervention by the West African regional bloc ECOWAS was “still on the table”. “We will begin our disengagement operation this week, in good order, safely and in coordination with the Nigerians,” […]
The Malian army is deploying towards a northern separatist rebel stronghold in the Kidal region in a high-risk operation which could foreshadow a major confrontation and become a turning point after a decade of conflict. A large convoy of the Malian army left Gao on Monday (2 October) and was reportedly headed to the localities […]
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to decelerate this year by slumps in economic powerhouses South Africa, Nigeria and Angola, the World Bank has announced, expressing fears of a lost decade for the continent, faced with growing instability. For the current year, growth should reach 2.5%, compared with 3.6% last year, due in particular […]
The FIFA Executive Committee has unanimously selected the joint Morocco-Spain-Portugal bid to host the 2030 World Cup since it was the only bid in the race for hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup, converging media sources have reported. A statement from Morocco’s Royal Palace has just confirmed the reports, quoting King Mohammed VI as celebrating […]
Morocco’s Princess Lalla Asmae, Chairwoman of the Lalla Asmae Foundation, and First Lady of Côte d’Ivoire, Ms. Dominique Ouattara, President of the Children of Africa Foundation, chaired on Wednesday at the Mother and Child Hospital in Abidjan, the launch ceremony of the second phase of the “United, we hear each other better” operation, which aims […]
As the Tuaregs brace for a new war to liberate the Azawad territory in what came to be called northern Mali, Algeria is watching closely, fearing a spill over into its own large and impoverished Tuareg community. The Tuaregs sit on significant oil and gas reserves in Algeria’s south and their territories remain the least […]
Mauritania’s minister of Oil, Gas and Mines Nani O. Chrougha Tuesday October 3 reminded British Petrolium (BP) to abide by requirements and commitments taken in the execution of “Grand Tortue Ahmeyime (GTA)”, a Liquefied National Gas (LNG) project situated on the border with Senegal. BP owns 56 per cent of project in which both Mauritania […]
The Magistrate Court of Seychelles has charged Patrick Herminie, leader of Seychelles main opposition party, United Seychelles (US), and seven other men with witchcraft-related offences, reports say. The court ruling came Monday October 2 as part of an ongoing saga which started late last month, with the arrest of six men namely five locals and […]
Niger authorities denied news spread by the Algerian foreign minister saying Niamey accepted Algiers’ mediation proposal. The denial is an embarrassment to the Algerian authorities after the West African Economic grouping rejected Algeria’s mediation in the conflict with the putschists in Niger. The oppressive and delusionary Algerian regime has been caught in diplomatic lies of […]
The Niger government has declared three days of national mourning after at least 29 soldiers were killed by suspected terrorists near the country’s border with Mali, whose army is also waging battles against Islamist militants on multiple fronts after the UN peacekeeping mission withdraws. The “three borders” area between Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso is […]