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Burkina Faso authorities have cancelled a concession deal with French company Meridian AM to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a new International airport in capital Ouagadougou, over several reasons including the taxation regime and duration of the concession (30 years) believed to be exaggerated. The regime of former and ousted leader Rock March Christian […]
Elected Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has called on “the US government and the entire international community to help us restore our constitutional order,” as the newly installed junta announced they were scrapping military pacts with France and warned to respond ‘immediately’ to any ‘aggression’ by the West Africa bloc. In a column entitled ‘My Country […]
France began Tuesday August 1 evacuating hundreds of French and European citizens from Niger a few days after a junta overthrew West-backed President Mohamed Bazoum and amid call for pullout of all foreign forces in the poor West African country. The first of three flights to evacuate French and European citizens from Niger took in […]
Japan has provided Madagascar with 900,000 euros to go into the basket Fund set up by the UNDP, earmarked to back the electoral process. The African country is set to hold presidential elections in November 2023 and subsequent legislatives and municipal polls. The UNDP has set up the basket to mobilize funds for the electoral […]
President of France Emmanuel Macron has hailed the successes achieved by Morocco since the beginning of the reign of King Mohammed VI as remarkable. “The successes achieved by Morocco since the beginning of Your Majesty’s reign and under your modernization impulse are remarkable,” the French President stressed, in a congratulatory message to the King on […]
The coup in Niger has drawn strong condemnation from much of the international community, but most notably the United States and France, which have troops stationed there, as Niger’s putschists on Monday accused the former colonial ruler, France, of wanting to “intervene militarily” to reinstate the country’s deposed president. West African leaders on Sunday (30 […]
Only 16 African heads of state have arrived in St. Petersburg to attend the second Russia-Africa Summit — fewer than half of the 43 who came to the first summit in 2019 — a striking disappointment for the Kremlin despite its recent flurry of diplomatic efforts in the continent. Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting […]
Influent members of the French political class urged Macron to recognize the Sahara as part of Morocco, following similar moves by the US and Israel. While France has supported Morocco’s autonomy initiative, the administration of President Macron has yet to make its stand clear on the matter amid a global momentum in favor of Morocco’s […]
Andry Rajoelina, President of Madagascar, has defended his acquisition of French nationality in the interest of his children and doubled down that he will always defend the African country. Rajoelina has come under scrutiny since June after it was revealed that has dual nationality. His critics and the opposition questioned his integrity in claiming Madagascar’s […]
France’s envoy to Benin Marc Vizy has denied the presence of a military in Benin to help curtail terrorism activities in the north. “No, there is no military base in the north of Benin. I can confirm that. If you find someone who tells you that, I am ready so that he takes me on […]