Some agreement reached, negotiations to continue as ECOWAS mediators meet Mali coup leaders
Mediators from West Africa’s regional bloc reached agreement on certain points in talks with Mali’s military junta that are aimed at returning the country to civilian rule, the parties said…
Mali junta releases two senior govt. officials after U.N visit
Colonel Assimi Goita speaks to the press at the Malian Ministry of Defence in Bamako, Mali, on August 19, 2020 after confirming his position as the president of the National…
COVID-19: African scientists should not be underestimated – Madagascar President
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina on Monday batted away criticism for promoting a homegrown “remedy” for COVID-19, charging that the West has a condescending attitude toward traditional African medicine. “If…
IMF approves $3.4bn for Nigeria’s COVID-19 fight
The board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved $3.4 billion to support Nigeria’s fight against COVID-19. The emergency financial assistance to Nigeria is the highest so far to…
French army says helicopters crashed in Mali were not under IS fire
Two French army helicopters that crashed in Mali on Tuesday had not been under fire from Islamic State jihadists, French army chief of staff François Lecointre said on French radio…
Congo’s Electoral Commission Accuses Catholic Church of “preparing an insurrection”
DRC Election Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission accused the country’s Catholic Church on Friday of “preparing an insurrection” by saying it knows the winner of last Sunday’s…