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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Monday June 26, threw its support behind the ongoing institutional and political reforms in Burkina Faso, adding that it can provide funding for the transitional process. Martin Schindler, Deputy Division & Mission Chief of the Washington-based institution underlined the support during a meeting with the transitional leader of the West […]
At least nine people were killed in a road accident Monday in Guinea’s fourth largest city of Kindia, after two cars collided, local media “Guinee News reports”. An SUV coming from Mamou, a city from sub-prefecture in a valley of the Fouta Djallon area, collided with a mini-bus coming from capital Conakry, as it tried […]
The administration of President Alassane Dramane Ouattara will launch this Monday June 26 an initiative that will provide jobs for 5,000 youth in the sport market field, as part of a national Program to provide jobs for 1.5 million youth in the West African country. The selected youth, per the initiative, will also get training […]
Gabonese will head to polls on August 26 to elect a new leader, parliamentarians and mayors after the country’s Elections council (CGE) announced the date Sunday. The CGE, “Gabon Review” reports, held a meeting Sunday and proposed the date that awaits the government’s rubber-stamp. The Council proposed a timeline that breaks as follow: Tuesday, July […]
The cost of air travel within the East African Community (EAC) region is still very high, which is also due to high operating costs and onerous visa requirements experienced by African airlines, regional legislators and a senior airline executive have complained. The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has recently called on EAC member state leaders […]
Senior officials from Sierra Leone’s main opposition party on Sunday (25 June) accused the country’s military of an assassination attempt on opposition presidential candidate Samura Kamara, which came a day after presidential, parliamentary and local elections took place following a tense campaign marred by violence. It is a vote, in which President Julius Maada Bio […]
As the United States and the United Nations demand that Ethiopia’s government yield its control over the vast aid delivery system supporting one-sixth of the country’s population, reports are emerging of the first deaths from starvation due to the suspension of their food aid to Africa’s second-most populous nation. The urgently needed grain and oil […]
The Wagner Group’s mutiny against the Kremlin last week (23-24 June) could have major repercussions for the group’s operations in Africa, not least in the Central African Republic (CAR), Mali and other countries whose leaders have reportedly become very worried that the developments in Russia would bring an end to Wagner’s operations in their respective […]
For several years now, Morocco has been a preferred destination for migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and West African countries, due to its cultural and geographical proximity and the strategic interest the Kingdom has for the continent, particularly in the field of migration. Morocco expresses this interest in the Africa depths through the humane, holistic and […]
Migration governance in Morocco is based on a holistic, multi-dimensional approach which, by prioritizing respect for the migrants’ rights and dignity, is intended to be efficient and proactive in the fight against mafia networks and human trafficking. Here follow some figures on the Kingdom’s extensive efforts to combat illegal migration. – Over 360,000 illegal migration […]