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West Africa’s ECOWAS has decided to lift the post-coup sanctions the bloc had put in application against Mali. ECOWAS leaders now call on bilateral partners to resume support to Mali in a declaration signed by Ghana president Nana Akufo-Addo, the current president of the regional organisation. With the nomination of yesterday’s government, the West Africa bloc has chosen to support… Read More

For Transparency International, actions speak louder than words so although the non-governmental organisation applauds President João Lourenço’s anti-corruption intentions — in their eyes, Angola should already be in a new era after his three years in office. Mokgabo Kupe, Transparency International’s regional adviser for Southern Africa, shared her thoughts on the country’s current situation, “I think what is important right… Read More

An Annual Religious Celebration Tens of thousands of Muslims gathered at Senegal’s holy city of Touba on Monday, for the annual Grand Magal- a pilgrimage which honours the founder of the Mouride Brotherhood, Senegal’s most influential religious order, and that attracts worshippers both from around the country and abroad. The event raises concerns in light of the Covid-19 pandemic as… Read More

Protests During a Pandemic Around 400 to 500 demonstrators took to the streets of Algiers on Monday in defiance of a nationwide ban on protests to demand democratic change as they also called for the release of over 60 members of the Hirak anti-government movement that saw president Abdelaziz Bouteflika step down last year. The weekly demonstrations that followed the… Read More

If the appointment of the government marks a new stage in Mali’s transitional process … we’re not seeing much progress from ECOWAS’ side. Economic sanctions continue to weigh on Bamako, which is becoming impatient… The junta believes it has fulfilled its part of the bargain, yet the embargo could last a little longer… Baba Dakano: “It was the conference of… Read More

Mali’s Transitional President Bah Ndaw has appointed on Monday the new government. In a special address on the national television, the Presidency’s secretary general Sékou Traoré has detailled the composition of the government, where Army members have obtained key ministries Colonel Sadio Camara, one of the leaders of the Junta and the former camp director of the Kati military base… Read More

# It’s a verdict expected by many in Kenya. But victims and their family, will have to wait another day. On Monday, a judge in Kenya was expected to announce the sentence of 3 suspects accused – among other charges, of conspiring to commit terrorism as per a violent attack conducted by Islamist extremists from al-Shabaab on Westgate Mall in… Read More

Soumaila Cissé’s six month detention at the hands of suspected jihadis could soon be other. Over the weekend, Well over a hundred Islamic extremists were freed from jails in Mali. In war torn Mali, such releases are not common, but the move takes place in a very special context. According to sources, Malian authorities are currently negociating to free opposition… Read More

It’s definitely a move not many were ready to bet on. Bayern Munich has announced on twitter they had completed a surprise deadline day move, after signing striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. The Cameroon National team forward will be joining Bayern, after being released as a free agent. Despite his winning goal for French side Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League… Read More

Spooky Black Excellence Mamoudou Athie plays the leading role in ‘Black Box’ — the latest thriller from Blumhouse, the production company behind the blood-chilling movies ‘Paranormal Activity’ and ‘Get Out.’ The Mauritanian actor plays a father who lost both his wife and his memory in a car accident — only to be the subject or heinous experiments led by a… Read More