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Actualité UNESCO joins launch of 27th environment fortnight in Bamako, Mali This 27th edition aims to unite national efforts to strengthen community awareness on preserving natural resources and promoting sustainable environmental practices. UNESCO / Dramane […]
Over 400 former boko haram captives handed to nigerian authorities in borno Women and children, freed after being abducted by the jihadist group Boko Haram, are handed over to local authorities in Pulka on June […]
In a recent accountability session, Gabon’s minister of youth, sports, cultural outreach, and arts, Paul Kessany, presented an impressive sectoral scorecard. Appointed on 2 January 2026, he reported that out of 53 initiated projects, 62.3% […]
The minister of civil service, labour and social dialogue has announced the opening of an internal and external competition for admission to the National School of Administration (ENA) for cycles II and III. This competition […]
In a stunning disclosure, Cameroonian journalist Remy Ngono has brought to light that President Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic financed his 2020 electoral campaign with money allegedly embezzled from Cameroon. The revelation points […]
The Local Development Committee (CLD) convened on Friday, 5 June 2026 in Lomé to assess the partnership between Togo and France in sustainable and solidarity-based investment, while defining the main directions for cooperation from 2026 […]
The union representing workers at the Autonomous Port of Lomé has filed a strike notice for three days, from June 25 to 27, 2026, to protest the lack of progress on several social and professional […]
A total of 118 finance inspectors have been deployed to nearly 200 public and private entities as part of the second wave of control missions for fiscal year 2026. On Thursday, 4 June, the deployment […]
Algeria’s gift of a power plant to Chad marks a new chapter in the strengthening of ties between Algiers and N’Djamena. Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb, alongside Chad’s Prime Minister and head of government Allamaye Halina, […]
Several hundred people kidnapped months ago by a faction of the jihadist group Boko Haram in Ngoshe, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, have been freed, the Nigerian army confirmed on Sunday, June 7. A video released […]
Chahana Takiou, the publishing director of the weekly newspaper Le 22 Septembre, has been ordered to appear before the prosecutor at Bamako’s cybercrime division this Monday, 8 June 2026, at 1 p.m. The summons follows […]
On Monday, Chad and Algeria broke ground on a 40-megawatt power plant in N’Djamena, with full financing from Algiers. The project, implemented by Sonelgaz International, aims to strengthen Chad’s electricity supply and bilateral economic cooperation. […]