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Burkina Faso’s interim President Ibrahim Traore has assured US diplomats that he has no intention of inviting mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner group to fight militants in the country, US under secretary for political affairs Victoria Nuland said on Wednesday (26 October). Western powers have expressed a concern that Burkina Faso might follow the lead of […]
The Turkish parliament Wednesday renewed for another year the mandate of Turkish troops operating for peace keeping in Mali and Central African Republic (CAR) under the UN umbrella, Anadolu news agency reports. The Turkish presidency had submitted the extension decision in a motion in the legislature. In September 2014, a 12,000-troop strong U.N. peacekeeping force […]
Côte d’Ivoire’s national carrier, Air Côte d’Ivoire has placed order for two Airbus A330neo as the airline embarks on long haul flights, outside the continent. “The delivery of these two aircraft is scheduled for the 4th quarter of 2024 for the first and the 2nd quarter of 2025 for the second and will allow the […]
Africa’s leading tourism operators, counting 450 delegates from 43 countries, are attending a three-day Africa Tourism Leadership Forum in Gaborone, Botswana, to discuss how to revive the industry ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic. With intra-African travel at the top of the agenda, Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi told attendees they need to focus on ways to […]
The conflict-torn Burkina Faso has launched a drive to recruit 50,000 civilian defense volunteers to help the country’s army fight jihadists, the authorities announced. “The mission of these communal VDPs is to protect, alongside the defense and security forces, the people and property of their communes of origin”, in the face of jihadist attacks, according […]
Policymakers from around the world met on 24-25 October during an annual conference in Senegal’s capital city to discuss Africa’s most pressing security challenges. The 8th edition of International Forum of Dakar on Peace and Security was attended by more than 1,000 participants, including heads of state, security experts, military and other officials, who focused […]
The Economic Community of Central African States, ECCAS, appointed Tuesday the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisekedi, mediator in the ongoing crisis in Chad. The regional bloc held Tuesday its second extraordinary summit with Félix Tshisekedi, Chad’s leader Mahamat Deby, President of Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadera and Congo Brazzaville leader Dénis […]
Senegal and Turkey signed an event-driven diplomacy Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote events between the two countries. Aïssata Tall Sall, top diplomat of the African country inked the deal with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on the sidelines of Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa held on October 24-25. Per the […]
Umaro Sissoco Embalo, President of Guinea Bissau who also doubles as ECOWAS Chairman, discussed Tuesday in Moscow with President Vladimir Putin of Russia an array of issues including peace resolution to the war in Ukraine. “I also pass on the message of all 15 countries representing the CEDEAO/ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), to […]
At least 10 soldiers died and around 50 were wounded in Burkina Faso on Monday (24 October) in an assault on an army base and other strategic installations in the northern city of Djibo. The “terrorist attack” hit the 14th regiment at a military base and “other strategic installations in the town“, which has been […]