Niger: counter-terrorist operation in Kouré

French President Emmanuel Macron will convene a defense council on Tuesday, August 11 following Sunday’s attack in Niger that left eight people dead, including six French nationals, the Elysee said. Plusieurs de nos compatriotes et des nigériens ont été lâchement assassinés hier au Niger au cours d'une attaque meurtrière. Je partage la douleur de leurs…

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Niger attack defined «terrorism»

Six aid workers and their two guides were killed by armed men in a deadly attack in Niger, during excursion to natural park. French charity ACTED confirmed their deaths in random attack on the vehicle on Sunday, August 9. The French government called it a terrorist attack, though no group has yet claimed responsibility. Unidentified…

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Lions need protecton amid pandemic crisis

African countries need to strengthen protection of lions without delay amid threats to their survival linked to aggravating situation related to pandemic criis, reflecting in rise absence of tourims, and rising of poaching, conservationists said on ahead of World Lions Dayobserved on August 10. Only 20,000 wild lions remain in Africa, which is half of…

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Burkina Faso: gunmen attacked cattle market

A group of gunmen killed about 20 people in an attack on a cattle market in eastern Burkina Faso on August 7, the government said in a statement. No one claimed responsibility for the attack in the village of Fada N’Gourma, around which the army is conducting a search operation. #BurkinaFaso: Striking testimony from a…

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Botswana dimond trade plunges

Botswana’s rough diamond exports plunged 68% in the second quarter of the year, data published by the central bank showed on August 7, as the COVID-19 pandemic affected demand, and trade. Sales of rough diamonds from Botswana fall due to a travel ban and production crunch linked to the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/ceCYYrrW9f — Bloomberg (@business)…

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Mauritius ecological disaster

The island nation of Mauritius has declared a “state of environmental emergency” after a Japanese tanker offshore began leaking tons of oil into the ocean. MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef off the Indian Ocean island on 25 July and its crew was evacuated. The inhabitants of the ilsland were left alone to…

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Al Shabaab attack in Mogadishu

A huge blast rocked a military base in Mogadishu, Somalia capital, killing at least eight people and injuring 14, emergency workers said, and the militant group al Shabaab has already claimed responsiblity. Soldiers opened fire after the explosion which sent clouds of smoke into the sky, said a resident of from the area. “We ran…

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COVID19: Morocco removed from EU travel list

The European Union removed Morocco from its safe travel list of countries from which the bloc allows non-essential voyage, after a review by EU ambassadors on August 7, Friday. Morocco recorded a record high of 6,385 new cases of contamination in the past week, according to a statistics by the Johns Hopkins University. The official…

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Mauritania: 40 migrants drowned off coast

A boat carrying around 40 migrants has sunk off the coast of Mauritania, leaving only one survivor, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said on August 6. #UPDATE About 40 people are feared dead after a migrant vessel sank off the coast of #Mauritania, the UN refugee agency said on Thursday https://t.co/ZQ456betyC pic.twitter.com/EPCRiDsgq2 — AFP…

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Cote d’Ivoire President Ouattara aims at re-election

Cote d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara,78, will seek re-election in October this year after his proposed successor, former Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, died last month. J’ai la conviction, que par l'engagement et le travail de toutes les forces vives de la Nation, dans l'union et la paix, nous parviendrons à bâtir pour nous-mêmes et pour…

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