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In Guinea, two protesters have been shot dead by security forces on the first day of open-ended protests against President Alpha Condé’s plan to amend the constitution to stay in power. Several members of the coalition of politicians and activists that called the demonstrations were arrested, the BBC reported. According to the British broadcaster, one […]
Police in Lesotho are looking for First Lady Maesaiah Thabane for questioning in connection with the killing of the Prime Minister’s former wife. According to court documents seen by some media, the country’s police chief accuses the First Lady of involvement in the killing of Lipolelo Thabane. The Prime Minister’s former wife, Lipolelo Thabane, was […]
The UN expressed satisfaction at the peaceful crossing of the Guerguarat border crossing from Morocco to Mauritania despite verbal provocations by the Algerian-backed separatist militia to disrupt the competition. “We are pleased to see that the Africa Eco Race crossed Guergarat peacefully today,” said Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, during his press briefing […]
French President Emmanuel Macron is meeting this Monday the presidents of the five countries forming the G5-Sahel, namely Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger, to discuss the future of French military presence in the region. President Macron last Month called for the meeting, taking place in the southwestern French city of Pau, in the […]
The Algeria-backed polisario separatist group is furious to see the 12th edition of Africa Eco Race Rally going ahead as planned without a glitch despite their threat to disrupt this annual off-road rally race. After arriving in Tangiers (Northern Morocco) coming from Monaco on Januray 7, the 688 competitors with their 266 vehicles (trucks, cars […]
In Addis Ababa, a major meeting on the future of Africa’s biggest hydroelectric dam— (GERD)—has ended without agreement. This is the fourth meeting in the latest efforts by water ministers from Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to find a resolution to the tensions over the project. The dam is under-construction on Ethiopia’s Blue Nile, a main […]
The railway between Mali and Senegal will soon be operational, Senegalese President Macky Sall has announced in his new year address to the nation earlier this week. Mali has signed an agreement with China Railway Construction Corp to renovate a rail line linking its capital Bamako to the border with neighboring Senegal. The rail will […]
In Niger, a military camp was attacked Thursday by suspected Islamist militants, killing at least 25 soldiers and more than 60 assailants, local media reported. The attack took place on an army outpost in western Niger, just a few kilometers from the border with Mali. It is close to where 71 soldiers were killed just […]
The Polisario has recently threatened to sap the UN-peace process through violating ceasefire in the Sahara. Morocco unrelenting on its sovereignty over all its historical territories has responded so far peacefully by showing the growing support for its territorial integrity especially among African countries. Gambia, on the footsteps of Comoros, has taken its support for […]
Morocco’s and Borussia Dortmund’s defender Achraf Hakimi was crowned Africa’s 2019 Youth Player of the Year. The consecration was announced at a ceremony hosted by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Hurghada, Egypt, Tuesday. Hakimi expressed pride and happiness to win the “prestigious award.” “Winning the African Youth Player of the Year is a […]