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football uefa champions league PSG vs Arsenal Champions League final to be screened live at Parc des Princes Following last season’s success, Paris Saint-Germain will once again host a live screening of the UEFA Champions League final at Parc des Princes. The showdown between PSG and Arsenal will take place on May 30 at 18:00 […]
The Minister of Mines, Fatimé Haram Acyl, recently commended the SONEMIC for its groundbreaking achievements in local innovation and strategic foresight. During a presentation reviewing the company’s annual performance, she highlighted the transformative impact of homegrown solutions reshaping the mining landscape. local innovation drives transparency in Chad’s mining sector The minister expressed her admiration for […]
Major shakeup in Pastef: Ousmane Sonko restructures party leadership In anticipation of its upcoming 2026 convention, Senegal’s opposition party Pastef is undergoing a strategic internal restructuring. Led by Secretary-General Ousmane Sonko, this reorganization targets the party’s training school, aiming to enhance militant education and operational efficiency. Strategic overhaul for militant training and coordination The reorganization […]
politics Côte d’Ivoire: ADCI condemns travel ban on Assalé Tiémoko The political movement ADCI has strongly condemned the sudden travel ban imposed on its president, Assalé Tiémoko Antoine, who was prevented from boarding a flight to Canada on May 11, 2026. In an official statement, the party described the measure as an attempt to humiliate […]
Chad political repression: opposition voices systematically silenced, warns activist Breaking news Alifa Younous Mahamat, coordinator of the Parti Socialiste sans Frontières (PSF) operating in France and Europe, has issued a stark warning about the escalating political repression in Chad. Speaking as a guest on Africa Radio, he highlighted the systematic suppression of dissenting voices under […]
The Senegalese government has firmly outlined its stance on public debt management. During a high-level meeting in Dakar, El Malick Ndiaye, President of the National Assembly, categorically dismissed any possibility of restructuring the country’s debt. Instead, he advocated for a sovereign approach, relying on internal adjustments rather than negotiations with international creditors. This position aligns […]
The Senegalese industrial sector is proving its pivotal role in driving the nation’s economic growth. Latest economic data reveals a remarkable 23.9% year-on-year surge in industrial production for September 2025, reinforcing the country’s robust macroeconomic trajectory. This upward momentum has pushed the annual GDP growth rate to 4.2% over the past twelve months, positioning Senegal […]
In Mali, the blockade enforced by the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM)—an al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist group—has escalated to a new level. Over the weekend, at least a dozen buses were set ablaze along the critical supply route connecting Ségou to Bamako, the primary corridor feeding the capital from eastern regions. Simultaneously, electrical infrastructure linked to […]
In Mali, the blockade enforced by the JNIM—a jihadist group linked to al-Qaeda—has escalated to an unprecedented level. Over the weekend, at least a dozen passenger buses were set ablaze along the critical Ségou-Bamako route, the primary supply corridor linking the capital to eastern regions. Concurrently, electrical infrastructure connected to the Manantali hydroelectric dam in […]
In Mali, the blockade enforced by the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist group, has escalated to a critical phase. Over the weekend, at least ten passenger buses were set ablaze along the Ségou-Bamako corridor, a vital supply route linking the capital to eastern regions. Simultaneously, attackers targeted and destroyed key electrical […]
In Mali, the blockade enforced by the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist group, has escalated dramatically over the past weekend. At least ten passenger buses were set ablaze along the critical Ségou-Bamako corridor, the main supply route connecting the capital to eastern regions. Simultaneously, electrical infrastructure linked to the Manantali hydroelectric […]
JNIM escalates blockade, crippling Bamako’s lifelines and Mali’s power grid The jihadist coalition Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), affiliated with al-Qaeda, has intensified its economic siege on Mali, pushing the crisis to a critical stage over the weekend. At least a dozen passenger buses were torched along the Ségou-Bamako corridor, a vital supply route […]