Leaders of the West African regional bloc ECOWAS have lifted sanctions imposed on Mali following the August 18 coup d’état that ousted unpopular President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the group said on October 6. West African leaders lift sanctions on Mali https://t.co/kNr3krXKaG — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) October 6, 2020 The crippling sanctions on landlocked Mali were…
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Mali: Moctar OUANE transition Prime Minister
Moctar Ouane,64, the Malian career diplomat and politician has been appointed as transition Prime-minister of Mali. He served in the government of Mali as Minister of Foreign Affairs from May 2004 to April 2011. Among other high status appointments he served as Mali’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1995 to 2002. #Mali #Gouvernement…
CAR: Touadéra joins election
The President of the Central African Republic (CAR), Faustin-Archange Touadéra, announced his candidacy for the presidential election scheduled for December 27 on Saturday September 26. Faustin-Archange Touadéra annonce sa candidature à la présidentielle centrafricaine https://t.co/bjUoyomVQu — Jeune Afrique (@jeune_afrique) September 26, 2020 “It’s a heavy responsibility. A very heavy responsibility. I accept to be your…
Ethiopia Grand Dam dispute
In his speech to the United Nations the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that Ethiopia has “no intention” of harming Sudan and Egypt with a giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile that has caused a bitter water dispute between the three African countries. Ethiopia tells U.N. 'no intention' of using dam to harm Egypt,…
Kenyan aims at WTO top job
Kenya’s candidate to become the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation pledged on September 23 to integrate climate change issues into the WTO agenda if selected. Honoured to be selected to advance to the next round in the selection process to appoint the next @wto Director General! I would like to thank all the…
Maasai: from Warriors to Elders
Thousands of Maasai men with their heads coated in red ochre, and clad in traditional red and purple shawls, congregated this week for a ceremony that transforms them from Moran (warriors) to Mzee (elders). Thousands of Maasai men clad in red and purple shawls and with their heads coated in red ochre gathered this week…
EU: Mali Ba N’Daou – man of “integrity”
Brussels 22.09.2020 The European Union reacted positively on appointment of the former Defence Minister Ba N’Daou,70, as an interim President of Mali. The member of government, and close ally of late President Traoré, he is seen as man of needed qualities to lead the transition period, phrased for his “independence” and “integrity”. #EU reacts positively…
MALI: Assimi GOITA VICE-PRESIDENT
Brussels 22.09.2020 The National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), led by Coloenl Assimi Goita, announced on September 21 that it was appointing former Defence Minister Ba N’Daou,70, as president of the new transitional government. PROFIL : Le parcours du nouvel homme fort du #Mali, le Colonel-Major Bah Ndaw. https://t.co/DE04kxglq2 — Sá Moreno…
IGWE: COVID19 pandemic in Africa
Leo IGWE OPINION Confronting Human Extinction and Post-Human Approaches to COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa. A pandemic that has threatened to extinct humanity provides an ample opportunity to envision possible futures and explore post-human permutations. This is because, amidst the gloom and despair, fears, and anxieties over human survival, it is compelling that humans re-imagine and…
Mali ex-dictator state funeral
Mali held a state funeral for ex-dictator Moussa Traore,83, on September 18, attended by the head of the ruling military commanders and other former leaders, according to AFP journalists following the event. Traoré, who ruled Mali for 22 years before being deposed in a 1991 coup d’état, died in the capital Bamako on September 15….
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