Malian authorities have expelled Jeune Afrique’s special correspondent. Benjamin Roger arrived in Bamako during the night of February 6-7. He was arrested at his hotel on Monday by the Police. He was taken to the Judicial Investigation Brigade and then to the Air and Borders Police that notified him of[Read More…]
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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…]
Guinea-Bissau: Many Dead After Coup Attempt, President Says
A reported coup in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau has left many members of the security forces dead, its president says. Umaro Cissoko Embaló said the situation was under control, calling it a “failed attack against democracy”. Gunfire erupted near a government building on Tuesday in the capital Bissau[Read More…]
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