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The African Union demanded Niger’s military “return to their barracks and restore constitutional authority” within 15 days as the EU intensified pressure on the coup leaders Saturday by suspending security cooperation with the jihadist-hit country. General Abdourahamane Tiani, head of the Presidential Guard since 2011, appeared on state television on Friday to declare himself the […]
The African Union has justified the expulsion of the Israeli delegation from its weekend summit. African Union chief, Moussa Faki Mahamat said Israel’s observer status with the organization had been suspended and the country was therefore not invited to its weekend summit. AU commission head Moussa Faki Mahamat said on Sunday, a day after the […]
The African Union has reaffirmed on Sunday that Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea and Sudan will remain suspended from the pan-African organization following the summit in Ethiopia. Mali, Guinea and Sudan were suspended in 2021, Burkina Faso followed a year later, after the military took power. Speaking after the summit, the head of the AU’s Peace […]
The African Union is set to discuss sanctions on suspended states. On Friday, the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) announced that it will be meeting to discuss lifting the sanctions imposed on Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea following military coups. Since 2020, all three countries have also been suspended from the […]
English Version Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Senegalese President and AU Chairperson Macky Sall December 13, 2022 Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s a great pleasure to really welcome a close friend and partner of the United States, the President of Senegal Macky Sall. Mr. President, you were kind […]
The Mayor of Banjul, Rohey Malick-Lowe, has cut short her overseas official duties to attend to emergency situation caused by floor in the capital city of The Gambia. On her return to Banjul on Friday 6th of August, Mayoress Lowe, with her team, visited the core affected areas of Banjul North to do critical assessment […]
Armed men have been reported to have allegedly killed at least 12 civilians in overnight raids on villages in northern Togo, where terrorists have staged several attacks, two local activists and a medical source said on Friday. Spared until recently by the jihadist violence that has ravaged its northern neighbours for the better part of […]
Senegal, a country in West Africa, has become the first country in Africa to raise her flag on the Wall Street, the financial hub of the world after global Covid-19 Pandemic. This event, which took place on Friday, July 8 at Bowling Green Park 26 Broadway in New York, was initiated and organized by the […]
The Gambia, represented by an organization called Kids In Technology (KIT), has defeated Ghana in the final round of 2022 Pan african Robotics Competition. Kawsu Jabbie, an instructor at KIT, said in a post on Facebook shared on July 7, “Gambia represented by Kids In Technology won Pan African Robotics Competition after defeating South Africa, […]
By Modou Mboge DAKAR, July 7, 2022 — President Macky Sall has conferred on President Muhammadu Buhari the Highest National Honour of the Republic of Senegal “L’ Ordre National De Lion Senegal”. This took place in Dakar on July 7, 2022. According to President Macky Sall, President Buhari was conferred with this prestigious award in […]