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ECOWAS mediator reaffirms commitment to Burkina Faso
The ECOWAS mediator for Burkina Faso has ended his visit to the country following last Friday's coup, the second in eight months.
Mahamadou Issoufou met with the country's new strongman Captain Ibrahim Traoré.
Speaking to the press…
Trapped Aid Workers Leave Ethiopia’s Tigray
UN aid workers in Ethiopia’s war-torn region of Tigray are exiting safely after several weeks of being trapped due to the ongoing fighting.
In a tweet, the UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said "the workers were able to leave…
Lesotho To Hold Election After Years of Instability
Lesotho will hold a parliamentary election on Friday, amid failures by its politicians to pass constitutional reforms meant to end years of political instability in the southern African mountain kingdom.
The All Basotho Convention (ABC)…
ECOWAS Parliament Decries Poor Remittance Of Community Levy
The Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Dr. Sidie Mohammed Tunis has lamented the reduction in remittance of Community Levy across the Member States in the Region.
The Speaker of the Community…
Burkina Faso leader meets with government officials
Burkina Faso's junta chief and new self-proclaimed leader, Ibrahim Traore, met with cabinet officials on Sunday following the military coup.
Former junta leader Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba also offered his resignation …
Chad extends transition for elections
Officials in Chad have extended the transition period towards democratic elections and say they will keep Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on as head of state in the interim.
Delegates also agreed for the military leader to be eligible to run…
Burkina Faso leader urges calm after embassy attack
The military captain who claims to have taken power from Burkina Faso's interim president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba held a parade in the capital Ouagadougou on Sunday.
But in a TV message after attacks on the French embassy, supporters…
South Africa Art project new hope for HIV patients
An art project in South African village of Hamburg, created by people affected by HIV, is now being exhibited in Johannesburg more than 15 years after it was completed.
The Keiskamma art project gathered together over 130 women to weave…
Ethiopia mark thanksgiving festival, plead for peace in region
Thousands of Oromo people, Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, came together in the capital to mark the thanksgiving festival of Irreechaa; marking the end of the rainy season.
Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed said Irreechaa was a festival…
France condemns attacks on embassy in Burkina Faso
Uncertainty continued in Ouagadougou on Saturday evening after a statement by the army said it did not recognise the seizure of power the previous day by soldiers.
Angry demonstrators in Burkina Faso attacked the French embassy in the…