The UN refugee agency said Tuesday that 144 people were reported dead or missing following « tragic maritime incidents » off the coast of Mauritania last week. Two children who were brought safely ashore from one of the sinking boats had lost all of their families during the journey from Gambia.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi has agreed to open national talks with the political opposition. The move comes as the Tshisekedi administration experiences intensified political pressure over its proposal to amend the constitution. The agreement to engage in an open dialogue marks a significant political step …

The 69th ECOWAS summit was held on July 19th in Freetown, Sierra Leone.The outgoing Chair of the ECOWAS Conference of Heads of State and Government, Julius Maada Bio, set the tone by calling for “far-reaching changes” within the West African economic organisation.The meeting was also marked by the Senegalese Head …

Tangier, Morocco’s iconic port city and gateway between Europe and North Africa, is hosting the first edition of the International photography festival « Photo Tangier ». This year’s theme is « The Call of the Open Sea ». The event will span two and a half months, from the 17th June to the 31st …

Incident à la frontière Sénégal-Gambie : des militaires sénégalais ont démoli une partie de la clôture d’un poste militaire gambien, provoquant un incident diplomatique. Dakar et Banjul appellent au calme et à la responsabilité. 

Trois opérations de sauvetage ont été menées entre le 14 et le 18 juillet. Elles ont permis le retour sur terre de 387 personnes selon le Haut-Commissariat au Nations unies pour les réfugiés. Les embarcations étaient en direction de l’Espagne et de ses îles Canaries.

Quatre ans après sa suspension, la délégation guinéenne a pris part au 69ᵉ sommet de la CEDEAO. Un retour marqué par une prise de parole du président Mamady Doumbouya sur les relations entre l’organisation et les régimes militaires de la région.

The 46 children and teachers that were abducted on May 15th in southwestern state of Oyo were rescued and reunited with their families on July 10th. Since the dramatic abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls in 2014, Nigeria has been hit with waves of mass kidnappings from schools. 27% of children …

Le 3 juin, un pont crucial pour les habitants s’effondrait dans le village de Hombo, précipitant plusieurs personnes dans la rivière. Un drame révélateur de l’état des infrastructures dans le territoire de Walikale, situé dans l’est de la RD Congo. Il accueille pourtant l’une des principales mines de la région, …

In tonight’s edition, the Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye takes the helm of ECOWAS. Also, in Nigeria nearly 19 million Nigerian children are out of school, with the threat of kidnapping keeping many classrooms empty. And Tangier is celebrating the art of visual storytelling with the International Photography Festival.