Indictment Chamber of the Dakar Court of Appeal Refuses Provisional Release: Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Pape Abdoulaye Touré Case Update

2023-08-17 17:31:48 They were both to be edified on their fate this Thursday by the Indictment Chamber of the Dakar Court of Appeal. They are Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Pape Abdoulaye Touré. After two rejections of requests for provisional release, the secretary general and number 2 of the former Pastef and his lawyers have just … Read more

Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon to Engage in Diplomatic Efforts to Restore Government in Niger

2023-08-17 03:15:54 A new American ambassador will soon settle in Niger to participate in diplomatic efforts aimed at restoring the legitimate government, overthrown by a coup, Washington said on Wednesday. Diplomat Kathleen FitzGibbon received the green light from the Senate on July 27, the day after the military took power. She had been waiting for … Read more

State of emergency in Ethiopia: NGOs denounce abuses against civilians

2023-08-15 20:15:21 Published on : 15/08/2023 – 22:15 Ethiopian lawmakers have approved a state of emergency in Amhara. It had been decreed at the beginning of August because of the fighting between the federal army and the nationalist militias. At least 26 people were killed this Sunday in an airstrike. South Africa is sadly known … Read more

Senegalese Striker Sadio Mane Talks Mohamed Salah and Wins Arab Club Championship – Dubai News

2023-08-13 04:28:07 Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Video clips showed Sadio Mane, the Saudi Al-Nasr club player, responding to a person’s question about his former colleague at Liverpool, the Egyptian Mohamed Salah. Tweeters on the “X” platform (formerly Twitter) interacted with a circulating video, in which a person asked the Senegalese striker about Salah, … Read more

the Assembly returns their eligibility to Khalifa Sall and Karim Wade for the presidential election

2023-08-06 08:39:49 Seven months before the presidential election, two Senegalese opposition figures, Khalifa Sall and Karim Wade, should be able to defend their candidacy after the reform of the electoral code adopted on Saturday by the deputies. A reform that allows a person convicted and then having benefited from an amnesty or a pardon – … Read more

The Threat of Military Intervention in Niger: Algeria’s Concerns and Impact on the Sahel

2023-08-05 23:30:00 The military intervention in Niger “is a direct threat to Algeria. We categorically refuse any military intervention,” Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said in a television interview with the Algerian press broadcast on Saturday evening. He hammered that “there will be no solution without us (Algeria). We are the first concerned. “Algeria shares nearly … Read more

Senegalese opponent Ousmane Sonko charged and imprisoned, dissolution of his party

2023-07-31 21:28:38 Published on : 31/07/2023 – 23:28 The indictment of the Senegalese opponent, Ousmane Sonko, has led to numerous demonstrations in the streets of major Senegalese cities including Dakar and Ziguinchor. Less than two hours after his indictment, his party, the PASTEF, was dissolved by decree. Alioune Sall, deputy member of PASTEF, and Seydou … Read more

ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit on the Coup in Niger: Chairman of AU Commission Calls for Immediate Action and Restoration of Democracy

2023-07-30 22:44:12 On the occasion of the ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit on the political situation in Niger in Abuja, the Chairman of the AU Commission spoke out on the coup that occurred recently in Niger. Moussa Faki Mahamad deplored the unconstitutional changes perpetrated by the military which, according to him, are gaining momentum in Africa. Regarding … Read more