Tag: Africa News

Niger: Bazzoum Escape Attempt Blocked

Niger Junta said it has twarted an attempt by ousted President Muhamed Bazoum to escape custody as he is being held since July 2023 by security forces. In a news dispatch issued late Thursday evening and seen by JollofNews, the junta spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Amadou Abdramane said everything started in[Read More…]

Africa To Have Third Seat On IMF Board – Official

Africa would soon have a third seat on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) board of directors to give the continent “a louder voice,” IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva has announced. Georgieva’s announcement came ahead of Monday’s IMF and World Bank meetings kicking off in Marrakesh, Morocco – the first gathering[Read More…]

Senegal’s Fed Up Movement Leader Rearrested

Police in Senegal have rearrested Y’En A Marre movement Coordinator Alioune Sané after Supreme Court overturned a judgement to release him from jail. “State prosecutors filed an appeal, challenging the court decision to release,” Y’ En A Marre’s Malal Talla aka Fou Malade told JollofNews in response to a request[Read More…]

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