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A UN experts’ report on Mali is not yet public, but it is already triggering reaction. Unlike previous reports, which focused more on the actions of armed groups, this one points to the direct responsibility of the authorities for obstructing the implementation of the 2015 peace agreement. The experts point in particular to the State […]
The Somali jihadist Shebabs claimed responsibility for the attack launched on Sunday on a famous hotel in Mogadishu, frequented by government officials, that killed ten civilians and a police officer, according to an official report in the evening. It took security forces four hours and a raging gun battle to regain control of the Elite […]
Zaina Nyiramatama, former executive secretary of Rwanda’s National Commission for Children (NCC), has been appointed new ambassador to Morocco, a statement by the Prime Minister’s office announced on Saturday. Zaina Nyiramatama replaces former mufti of Rwanda Sheikh Saleh Habimana, who was appointed in July 2019 as Rwanda’s first ambassador to Rabat. The appointment of Nyiramatama, […]
In a “win-win” agreement, Gabon has entered into a commitment with Venezuela. The two countries want to further strengthen and consolidate their cooperation in the oil sector. One of the largest oil producers and exporters around the world, Gabon, aims to draw inspiration in this sector from the experience of Venezuela, to make better use […]
Despite a wave of protests, delegates of the ruling party in Guinea on Thursday pleaded for the outgoing president, Alpha Condé, to be their candidate in the presidential election. The choice could stir up new tensions in Guinea. The party of the Guinean president Alpha Condé asked him, Thursday, August 6, to be its candidate […]
The outgoing Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara announced on Thursday his candidacy for a third term in the presidential election to be held next October. He had initially said he would not stand for re-election, leaving his runner-up Amadou Gon Coulibaly to wear the colors of the ruling Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP). […]
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) announced on Wednesday that 60 Moroccan peacekeepers are finally on their way home from the DRC. The peacekeepers left the city of Bunia, capital of the province of Ituri, to go further east to Goma in the province of North Kivu, on […]
The oil companies operating in the provinces of the former Katanga and the Kasai region have announced “that they will proceed from this Thursday, August 6, to the cessation of their activities of distribution and storage of petroleum products.” The announcement came in a press release from the Haut-Katanga section of the Congolese employers’ union, […]
Morocco’s Royal Navy aborted an illegal migration attempt off the Atlantic coast of Tarfya in the southern provinces, authorities said. The operation led to the arrest of 40 would-be migrants, mostly from Sub-Saharan Africa, including 12 women. The sea washed up the bodies of seven Sub-Saharans, including five women, authorities said through official media. The […]
The 2019-2020 Confederation Cup (C2) will end in Morocco behind closed doors, with the semi-finals on 22 September and the final on 27 September in Rabat. The Champions League (C1), meanwhile, will be contested in the form of two-legged matches between the Moroccan and Egyptian clubs still in contention. For the C1, the Confederation of […]