Air France has extended “until August 18 inclusive” the suspension of its flights to and from Bamako and Ouagadougou “following the coup d’état in Niger and because of the geopolitical situation in the Sahel region”, the airline said on Friday. The carrier...
Jailed Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, on hunger strike, since shortly after his arrest last month, was admitted to a hospital in Dakar Sunday, his lawyer and supporters said. His party, PASTEF, said in a statement that he had been admitted for emergency care, which was...
U.S singer and songwriter Sixto Diaz Rodriguez better known as Rodriguez, has died at the age of 81. His death in Detroit, Michigan in the United States was confirmed on Wednesday (Aug. 09) by his granddaughter, Amanda Kennedy. The artist, little known in his country was a star in South...
Mali and Burkina Faso’s ruling juntas sent delegations to Niamey on Monday to show unity with the leaders of the coup in Niger amid regional threats to intervene against them. The talks came after the passing of a deadline set by the regional bloc known as ECOWAS for the Nigerien...
Libyans throng the streets of the capital for the Madina Summer Nights festival following efforts by the local administration to revive the Old City of Tripoli. Libya’s insecurity and instability have been a hindrance to the tourism industry after the country’s strongman Mohamed Gaddafi...
