Africa

Egyptian non-oil private sector activity contracted in April, continuing a 17-month deterioration as the Ukraine crisis added to price increases, a survey showed on Sunday. The S&P Global Egypt Purchasing …

Ivorian Assembly President Amadou Soumahoro died in Saturday – SIA KAMBOU/AFP The president of the Ivorian National Assembly Amadou Soumahoro died on Saturday at the age of 68. The announcement …

Guinea President Alpha Conde addresses his supporters during a campaign rally in Kissidougou. – CAROL VALADE/AFP Guinea authorities say they will prosecute former President Alpha Conde and 26 of his …

Pierre Alain Mounguengui president of the Gabonese Football Federation (Fegafoot) © DR The president of the Gabonese Football Federation (Fégafoot), Pierre-Alain Mounguengui, has been indicted and placed under a committal …

Togolese president Faure Gnassingbé. – AFP Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé welcomed Wednesday Mali’s request of mediation. “The president and his government are ready to facilitate a fruitful dialogue between Mali, …

Cameroon will preside over the Peace and Security Council (PSC), the standing decision-making organ of the African Union (AU) on the prevention and resolution of conflicts for the month of …

Somalia parliament – AFP Somalia will hold its presidential elections on May 15. The Somali parliament announced Thursday that the long-awaited presidential election will finally take place and that 329 …

File photo of MNJTF troops in Lake Chad. Troops from a West African military force killed some 20 jihadists in three days during an operation in the Lake Chad basin, …

INHP agents fumigate an area to prevent mosquitoes from breeding, June 3, 2019 in Abidjan – SIA KAMBOU/AFP A dengue epidemic, a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes, has broken out …

AMISOM soldier from Burundi on patrol in Mogadishu on July 11, 2017. – MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB/AFP Ten Burundian peacekeepers were killed in Tuesday’s attack by Al-Shabaab jihadists on an African Union …