West Africa

It took almost fifteen years for the Nigerian parliament to adopt a new oil law, which should better protect the country's and local community interests. The two chambers of parliament adopted the text on Thursday, "an important victory" stressed the Speaker of the Nigerian Assembly. However, Nigeria's largest oil producer,…

Access to health is still uneven in Senegalese territory. A problem the government is tackling with the opening of four new regional hospitals, including Kédougou, which was inaugurated by President Macky Sall on 31 May. southeast of the territory to the despair of the population and health care. From our special correspondent…

In Burkina Faso, the first meeting of the reorganized government. The members of the government made their first contact on Thursday, July 1, a few hours after the announcement of the new team. The head of government took the opportunity and explained the reasons for this change and the assignment that awaits the new team. as…

In Nigeria, the mystery surrounding the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu remains. The separatist leader of Biafra was arrested on Sunday (June 27) abroad and taken back to Nigeria, where he was being held. We did not know until he was arrested, although his lawyer mentioned on Wednesday, June 30, on our antenna his passage in Kenya, a Kenyan trail that has now been confirmed.…

Biafran's independence leader Nnamdi Kanu was found for almost four years and arrested on Sunday, June 27, 2021 under still unclear circumstances. If he was transferred to Nigeria, where he has been in court since Tuesday, June 29, it is still unknown where he was found. Back in the footsteps of one of the most wanted refugees.…

"The long-awaited ministerial organization has therefore taken place," he exclaims Paalga Observer. As we suspected for some time, Defense Minister Chérif Sy and his security colleague Ousséni Compaoré were fired and replaced by the head of state himself and who until then were the delegate for African integration and Burkinabè abroad, Maxime Koné. By dismissing them, the tenant in Kosyam thus meets some of the demands of…

Two weeks after the return of Laurent Gbagbo, several questions arise. Why is the former Ivorian president's first step in seeking a divorce from Simone Gbagbo? Why does he say he is a "soldier of attention"? Will Laurent Gbagbo return to try to win the 2025 presidential election or to prepare for the legacy of the Ivorian Popular Front, the party he created 39 years ago? Sylvain N'guessan is a political analyst and head of the Abidjan Strategy Institute. Online from the Ivory Coast, he answers questions from…

According to one of the lawyers from the latest presidential candidate Mahamane Ousmane, a petition against the state of Niger was submitted to ECOWAS court last week. Mahamane Ousmane, RDR Tchanji candidate in the last presidential election, claimed victory over Mohamed Bazoum. According to the final result of the…

The 83 countries and member organizations of the international coalition against the organization Islamic State warned on Monday 28 June against the emergence of this organization in Africa. For the first time since 2019, the coalition was held face to face in Rome at ministerial level. Several African countries attended this…

It is the end of a long exile for Hassan Fadoul Kitir. This close friend of the late President Idriss Deby Itno, a refugee in Togo for two decades, returned to the country as part of the overstretched military policy of the Transitional Military Council that has ruled the country since April. as reported from Ndjamena,Madjiasra…