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Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo is not likely to return during political tensions, say several of his close associates. That despite Gbagbo’s party, the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI), announcing on Monday he would return on June 17. Gbagbo is a highly controversial figure in Ivory Coast, where he was forced out a decade ago after a civil war that… Read More

Self-taught Ivorian-Burkinabé tailor now turned top designer on the international fashion scene Pathe’O has dressed some of Africa’s wealthiest and most powerful. His extensive portfolio sees influential clientele — including anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, Moroccan King Mohamed VI, President of Rwanda Paul Kagame and the continent’s most affluent man Aliko Dangote. Pathe’O is African fashion! Bintou Bayo, a Togolese bank… Read More

The spokesperson for the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday criticised the United States’ decision to impose restrictions on economic and security assistance over the conflict in the Tigray region. Dina Mufti says “sanctions are not necessary for the US to send its message across the country” and that it is Ethiopia that has to “deal with its internal… Read More

Twitter has deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet where he vowed to treat ‘those misbehaving in the language they understand’. Buhari made the remarks after a meeting with officials from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), who reported to him attacks on the body’s facilities. “Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss… Read More

As Libya approaches its December election, the country’s former interior minister Fathi Bashaga who is a probable candidate, warned the government not to delay the vote. The general election is set for December 24th, the 70th anniversary of Libya’s declaration of independence. The vote is crucial as the country seeks a return to peace and security but there are attempts… Read More

With a new transitional government following the second coup in nine months, Mali’s interim President Colonel Assimi Goita named the country’s new civilian prime minister on Wednesday. Choguel Kokalla Maiga’s appointment was widely expected. He is the leader of the 5 June-Rally of Patriotic Forces movement, the same group that took part in the overthrow of former President Ibrahim Boubacar… Read More

16 years after it opened its first outlet in Nigeria, Shoprite — Africa’s largest food retailer, has sold its Nigerian operations to a company owned by a group of local investors led by property firm Persianas Investment, Ketron. The buyer intends to shift the giant from an ownership model to a franchise one. With the acquisition of the 25 outlets… Read More

The African Union (AU) has decided to suspend Mali again following a second military coup in nine months. The AU’s decision comes a few days after the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), also announced the suspension of Mali from its institutions. In its statement, the AU called for the military to “urgently and unconditionally return to the barracks,… Read More

An attack that killed six Chadian soldiers at a border post with the Central African Republic will be investigated jointly by the two nations, following a high-level meeting Tuesday that sought to ease tensions. Chad has blamed the strike on the CAR army, calling it a “war crime” that would “not go unpunished.” CAR had blamed the incident on the… Read More

Producers of fishmeals and fish oil for European and Asian industries are depriving West Africans of a significant part of their diet and contributing to the plundering of fishery resources, Greenpeace said in a report published Tuesday. The production of fishmeal and fish oil in this region of the continent has increased from 13,000 tonnes in 2010 to 170,000 tonnes… Read More