On the sidelines of the last AU-EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, Nana Akufo-Addo, the current chairman of ECOWAS, maintained that the sub-regional organization was ready to accept a twelve-month transition in Mali. On December 24, 2021, the transitional authorities in Mali and Ecowas parted ways without agreement on the duration[Read More…]
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Prosecutor Demand 30 years In Prison For Compaoré Over Sankara’s Assassination
The Burkinabe military prosecutor’s office on Tuesday demanded 30 years in prison against former President Blaise Compaore, accused of being the main sponsor of the assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara in 1987. Currently in exile in Cote d’Ivoire, the former head of state of Burkina Faso (1987 – 2014)[Read More…]
AU Chair Macky Sall Lists Ambitions For Africa
During a visit to Egypt late last week, President Macky Sall of Senegal, who takes over the chairmanship of the African Union this February, detailed his ambitions for Africa in an interview with the most influential daily newspaper in the North African country and the Arab world. President Sall said[Read More…]
AfDB Announces $30m Aid Package To Guinea-Bissau
African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has announced a $30 million aid package to Guinea -Bissau much of it going to shore up the West African country’s budget. In a statement on Monday, AfDB said of this amount, $14 million would be allocated to building road networks[Read More…]
Burkina Coup: President Kaboré Arrested
With the weekend unrest in landlocked Burkina Faso culminating in sporadic gunfire around the presidential palace, President Roc Marc Christian Kaboré has been reportedly arrested by mutinous soldiers. Since a lone tweet congratulating the Burkinabe national team, the Stallions for qualifying to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Africa Cup of[Read More…]
Gambian Schools Rocked By Teacher Absenteeism – UNICEF Study
Primary school students in The Gambia face significant learning losses due to high teacher absenteeism, a UNICEF study finds. Rapid expansions in primary school enrolment have put huge pressure on the country’s ability to train and retain teachers, the study says. According to the study tens of thousands of primary[Read More…]
Barrow Inauguration: W/African Leaders Converge On Banjul
Several West African leaders are in the Gambian capital Banjul to witness Wednesday’s inauguration for a second five-year term of President Adama Barrow following his re-election last month. Guinea Bissau’s president Umaro Embalo was the first to arrive on Tuesday evening followed by Mauritanian leader Mohamed Ahmed Ould Ghazouani, Togo’s[Read More…]
Senegal Suspends Groundnut Export Tax
The decision to suspend Senegal’s groundnut export tax was made by President Macky Sall, during the last cabinet meeting. Official forecasts indicate a national production of 1.6 million tons of peanuts at the end of the 2021-2022 agricultural season. But because of the poor quality of the harvest, exporters and[Read More…]
Nigeria To Work With ECOWAS To Assist Mali – Buhari
Despite the suspension of Mali from the activities of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) due to the military coup in that country, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to assist Mali in every way possible within the ambits of the ECOWAS. Receiving the special envoy from Mali’s[Read More…]
Fire Breaks Out At S/Africa’s Parliament Building
South African firefighters on Sunday battled a fire that broke out at the parliament buildings in Cape Town. According to the City of Cape Town, the Parliament building caught fire in the early hours of Sunday. Cape Town mayoral committee member for safety and security Jean-Pierre Smith said alarm was[Read More…]
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