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CAF to investigate Samuel Eto’o over improper conduct as FECAFOOT President/in /by
"CAF has received written statements from several Cameroonian football stakeholders to look into and investigate certain alleged improper conduct by Mr. Samuel Eto’o who is President of the Fédération Camerounaise de Football (“FECAFOOT”),"
ECOWAS says dialogue with Niger coup leaders ‘bedrock of our approach’/in /by
"We prioritise diplomatic negotiations and dialogue as the bedrock of our approach," says Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu, who is chairing an emergency summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja
Rwanda, Jordan strengthen bilateral ties/in /by
Rwandan foreign minister Vincent Biruta is on a two-day official visit to Jourdan. On Wednesday (Aug. 09) he announced Rwanda would establish a diplomatic presence in the Jordanian capital.
Nigerians react to ECOWAS plan for Niger/in /by
Some Nigerians in the streets of Lagos urged the bloc not to hastily enter into conflict with Niger.
Niger: coup military regime forms government/in /by
The military regime that emerged from a coup in Niger has formed a government, according to a decree by the country's new strongman, General Abdourahamane Tiani, read out on national television on Wednesday night.
Sudan war: Brutal violence could engulf country in prolonged ethnic conflict – UN/in /by
The Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations said Wednesday (Aug. 09) fighting in Darfur was "deeply worrying and could quickly engulf the country in a prolonged ethnic conflict with regional spillovers."
Niger: UN and USA “concerned” about Bazoum’s living conditions/in /by
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday he was "concerned" about the conditions of detention of ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, and demanded his release.
Niger: the future of ECOWAS at stake, according to the President of Guinea-Bissau/in /by
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said on Wednesday that the existence of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was at stake in the Niger crisis, on the eve of a new summit of the organization on the military coup in Niamey.
Ethiopia: the army has “liberated” major towns in Amhara, according to the government/in /by
Ethiopia: the army has "liberated" major towns in Amhara, according to the government
African and Asian rainforest nations join Amazon summit to discuss preservation/in /by
Representatives of rainforest nations in Africa and Southeast Asia joined a summit of Amazon countries in Brazil on Wednesday (Aug. 09) to begin charting a common course for preservation of the ecologically diverse regions that are crucial in countering climate change.