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USA: Michael Jackson sexual abuse lawsuits revived by appeals court/in /by
A California appeals court on Friday (Aug. 18) revived lawsuits from two men who allege Michael Jackson sexually abused them for years when they were boys.
Senegal migrant shipwreck: ‘They dreamt of helping their parents out of poverty’/in /by
The village of Fasse Boye has become the new face of the tragedy of clandestine emigration. This fishing village in Senegal's centre-east paid a heavy price with the death of over 70 young people. Their canoe set sail for Europe on early July with about one hundred people on board.
In Senegal, a village mourns its sons dead at sea in migrant tragedy/in /by
More than 60 people are believed to have died after a migrant boat from Senegal was found off West Africa's Cape Verde islands. The chief of the village, Madiop Boye, says 111 people set out in the pirogue and only 38 people survived
Niger: Reactions to a possible ECOWAS military intervention/in /by
One Niamey resident expressed anger towards ECOWAS, saying they [ECOWAS] "will get what comes for them," while another resident said he would be prepared to fight them if they were to enter the country.
Gabon’s main opposition parties name joint candidate for Aug. 26 presidential polls/in /by
The head of the Alternance 2023 opposition grouping, said that the main opposition figures, who had previously been looking at selecting their own separate candidates, had surprised everyone by picking a "consensus" candidate. The man who will attempt to unseat Bongo is a former education minister.
ECOWAS intervention in Niger: ‘We are ready to go any time the order is given’/in /by
West African military chiefs said on Friday (Aug. 18) they were ready for an armed intervention in Niger after a coup ousted President Mohamed Bazoum last month, but a diplomatic mission was possible over the weekend to keep talks open.
Mali receives UN chief for Peace Operations, discuss withdrawal of MINUSMA troops/in /by
:“We discussed the importance of preserving the gains from MINUSMA's presence as much as possible and, naturally, the significance of ensuring all conditions are met for MINUSMA's withdrawal to take place under the best possible circumstances." Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace
Women’s world cup “the biggest and best of all time”- FIFA/in /by
Thank you to both host nations of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand for having united the world indeed, to all those who have put their efforts – their hearts – into what will go down in the history books of women’s football as the best, the most spectacular, the most colourful, the most inclusive
Angola takes up one year rotating presidency of regional bloc SADC/in /by
"It is also important to highlight here some of the main security challenges in the region, such as the situation prevailing in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where, as you know, we have been making joint efforts." João Lourenço, President of Angola, SADC Chairman
Niger: at least 28 civilians killed in western violence, according to local sources/in /by
At least 28 civilians were killed earlier this week in violence in several villages in southwestern Niger, close to Mali, a local official source said on Friday, a toll that could be higher according to a security source.