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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 […]
The Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) has just nominated Pascal Affi N’Guessan for the presidential election next October. With three months to go before the elections, however, the FPI remains divided, especially since the absence of Laurent Gbagbo’s name on the electoral lists is causing a stir. On the stage of the Palais de la Culture […]
The current Ivorian Minister of Defense was appointed head of government by President Alassane Ouattara on Thursday. He succeeds Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who died suddenly on July 8. Since the disappearance of Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Hamed Bakayoko was acting head of government. He now officially takes over the post of Prime Minister while keeping his […]
The Security Council, expressing concern about security and humanitarian challenges in West Africa — as well as the potential of the COVID-19 pandemic to exacerbate existing fragilities —adopted a presidential statement calling for national, regional and international support for countries of the region. In a statement issued by Christoph Heusgen (Germany), Council President for July, […]
The UN Security Council unanimously decided Tuesday to extend its sanctions regime against the Central African Republic for one year, including an arms and ammunition embargo with some exemptions, while also renewing the mandate of its related Panel of Experts for 13 months. The Council decided that Member States should continue to prevent the supply, […]
The joint UN-African Union Mission in Darfur, UNAMID, has deplored the recent spike in violent attacks perpetrated in the province, pointing out that the recurrence of such incidents at this moment of Sudan’s history can only aggravate division and discord amongst communities. UNAMID called on the Sudanese Government to arrest those responsible for the recent […]
The day after the appointment of a six-member cabinet, the Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé gathered his team on Tuesday July 28. Among its priority missions, the settlement of the political crisis. After his meeting with the members of the newly formed restricted government, the Malian premier exposed before the media his team’s objective. “The […]
Morocco and South Africa must work together to meet Africa’s challenges, Morocco’s ambassador to Pretoria, Youssef Amrani, said. Amrani, who was the guest on Sunday of the “politiki” program of the South African “Galaxy TV” channel, expressed Morocco’s determination to build relations of cooperation and solidarity with South Africa. “The two countries must work together […]