A second person has died after troops opened fire with live rounds to break up a protest in central Benin just days before President Patrice Talon seeks re-election, a local official said on Friday
5 month agoThe Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces meets with a number of senior officials in Morocco
Two soldiers were killed and another wounded in an attack on a military barracks in Ivory Coast
Mauritanian News Agency: The arrest of a foreigner who threatened to burn a plane parked at Nouakchott airport
An Ebola survivor of the 2014-2016 crisis might have harbored the virus for 5 years and triggered a new outbreak in Guinea
6 month agoSenegal's main opposition leader called on Monday for "much larger" protests, but urged non-violence after days of deadly clashes in the West African state sparked by his recent arrest
World Health Organization officials said on Friday the risk of an Ebola outbreak spreading to Guinea's neighbors was very high
Senegal: Authorities have restricted internet access as protests against the detention of Ousmane Sonko, an opposition leader, intensify. At least 1 person was killed in clashes with riot police in 2 days
6 month agoSenegalese police have clashed with supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, leaving one person dead, police say - the first death in protests sparked by Sonko's arrest. Police lead an operation in Dakar to clear out university students protesting in support of Sonko
6 month agoSupporters of Senegal's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko protest in Dakar after he was arrested ahead of his scheduled court appearance to face a rape charge. Sonko was arrested on charges of disturbing public order after his supporters and security forces began to clash
China's Sinohydro won the contract to extend Rabat-Salé airport in 2019 with a very low bid. The work is now significantly behind schedule and might be abandoned
Ghana to receive world's first doses of free Covax vaccines: @UNICEF
Guinea begins an Ebola vaccination drive after a flight delayed by a Saharan dust storm arrived carrying thousands of jabs, as the West African country fights to stamp out a resurgence of the deadly virus
Ebola: WHO has asked 6 African countries to be on the lookout for possible Ebola virus infections, with Guinea reporting new cases on Tuesday and DR Congo saying its new infections were a resurgence of a previous outbreak
7 month agoGuinea has recorded up to 10 suspected Ebola cases and 5 people have died since the start of a new outbreak of the deadly virus in the West African country, medical authorities said on Tuesday.
Guinea government officially confirms ebola outbreak after several cases recorded in south-east of the country
Guinea: 8 people tested positive for the Ebola virus in southeastern Guinea and 3 of them died, Guinean health authorities said
Four Ebola deaths in Guinea, the first since 2016: health ministry
The coordinator of the Sahrawi Committee for Human Rights in Europe, El Hassan Ali Emiled, confirms that the human rights situation in the Western Sahara desert cities is "disastrous, deteriorating, and portends a real tragedy."
Head of Morocco's Liaison Office in Israel, Abed al-Rahim Byoud, arrived to Israel on Tuesday afternoon, marking the official resumption of diplomatic relations between TelAviv and Rabat
Flood kills 24 people in illegal factory in Morocco
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 39 km E of Tondon, Guinea
Western Sahara: the separatists of the Polisario Front bombed the buffer zone of Guerguerat, in Western Sahara on Saturday evening. Under Moroccan control, the attack on the area has been called a "propaganda war" by Rabat
Agreement between the Libyan parties participating in the Bouznika talks in Morocco to open the door for nominations to assume sovereign positions in Libya
Shelling of the "Polisario" destroys an ammunition depot for the "BM21" missile launcher in the Al Mahbas sector
Schenker: Our relations with Morocco are strong and will grow stronger
8 month ago"We are inaugurating a virtual presence post for Western Sahara, with a focus on promoting economic and social development, to be followed soon by a fully functioning consulate," announces @SecPompeo in statement
Kushner says Washington will open an American consulate in Western Sahara
Moroccan Foreign Minister: The resumption of flights between Morocco and Israel
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita: A tripartite joint declaration was signed between Morocco, Israel and the United States
