Vaste scandale financier à la SOMAGEP-SA : Plus de 675 millions FCFA évaporés dont 23 millions d’indemnités de congés pour l’ex DG… et 15 millions de dépenses indues au profit du PCA sortant… Mis en
Improved Situations
Western Sahara Appointment of new UN envoy after two-year search signalled major step toward rekindling peace process. UN Sec-Gen Guterres 6 Oct appointed Italian-Swedish diplomat Staffan de Mistura as new personal envoy for Western Sahara;
Deteriorated Situations
Mali Jihadist violence escalated further, notably in centre, with dozens of “Donso” militiamen killed; tensions ran high with international partners including over transition roadmap. In Mopti region, al-Qaeda-affiliated Group for the Support of Islam and
Conflict Risk Alerts
Ethiopia Amid escalatory fighting in north, Tigray forces captured more territory in Amhara region and could launch an offensive on capital Addis Ababa in coming weeks; clashes between insurgents and govt forces spiked in Oromia
Jihadists hold 76 farmers for two days in North-East Nigeria
Islamic State-aligned jihadists held 76 farmers for two days in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state near the border with Cameroon, militia sources said Tuesday. The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters kidnapped the farmers from
Guinea strongman Doumbouya retires 1,000 soldiers
Guinea’s Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power in a coup in the West African nation in September, has announced that he is placing nearly 1,000 soldiers into retirement. In a speech on Sunday evening, the
Egyptian peacekeepers wounded by gunfire in Central African Republic, UN says
Ten Egyptian peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were wounded by shots fired by the presidential guard in Bangui, the UN said Tuesday. The UN called the incident, which
Removed Sudan PM demands gov’t reinstatement amid world mediation
PM Abdalla Hamdok ‘insisted on the legitimacy of his government and transitional institutions’, information ministry says. Sudan’s deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Monday the reinstatement of his government, dissolved in a military coup,
Military airstrikes kill 37 terrorists, scores killed in artillery bombardments
The Nigerian Army says the Joint troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have eliminated scores of Boko Haram/Islamic States West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in recent encounters in Borno. Nwachukwu said the troops had on
Assimi Goïta – Nana Akufo-Addo… Qui aura le dernier mot ?
À quatre mois de la fin réglementaire de la transition, le colonel Assimi Goïta entend rester maître du calendrier. Ce qui n’est pas du goût de Nana Akufo-Addo, le président en exercice de la Cedeao,