Un envoys meet Faure gnassingbé in Lomé over eastern drc crisis
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, president of the council, welcomed two high-ranking United Nations officials in Lomé on Monday, 8 June 2026, to discuss the ongoing crisis
Faure Gnassingbé pushes for peace coordination in DR Congo crisis
Lomé hosted a high-level meeting on Monday, 8 June 2026, dedicated to African mediation efforts for the crisis shaking eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Gabonese republic and european union redefine partnership
Politique Gabon – Union européenne : le changement d’échelle Libreville – The strategic dialogue recently concluded in Libreville between Gabon and the European Union represents
Mali puts bounties on jihadist and azawad leaders: a high-stakes gamble
Afrique Mali: bounties on heads, strategy doubts – Bamako’s risky bet The announcement by Mali’s military authorities of financial rewards of up to two billion
Benin president Romuald Wadagni begins strategic tour to Senegal, Mali and Guinea-Bissau
The president of Benin, Romuald Wadagni, today commences a friendship and working visit that will take him successively to Senegal, Mali, and Guinea-Bissau. This official
Morocco strengthens defence with turkish-made bayraktar akıncı drones
Satellite imagery has revealed that Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces have begun fielding the Bayraktar Akıncı drone, a high-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle from Turkish manufacturer
AU mediator Faure Gnassingbé pushes for stability in eastern DRC
AU mediator Faure Gnassingbé pushes for stability in eastern DRC Faure Gnassingbé, Togo’s President of the Council of Ministers and African Union (AU) mediator for
Gabon’s Kobe-Kobe port: a strategic shift toward industrialisation
Shortly after the official groundbreaking of the Kobe-Kobe deepwater port on Gabon’s Atlantic coast, President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema convened a strategic meeting in Nyonie.
Mali court sentences French officer to 20 years, deepening rift with Paris
A Bamako court has sentenced French lieutenant-colonel Yann V. to 20 years in prison, nearly a year after his arrest in Mali. The officer, who
Gabon’s budget deficit hits 5.3% of gdp in 2025 as public debt climbs
Gabon’s budget deficit widened sharply in 2025, reaching 5.3% of gdp, up from 3.8% a year earlier. The deterioration in public finances is largely due
Kobe-Kobe deepwater port: Gabon’s economic transformation gamble
Libreville – The official launch on June 8 of construction on the Kobe-Kobe deepwater port marks far more than the start of an infrastructure project.
South african court tightens grip on panafrican activist amid cryptocurrency funding scandal
South Africa’s judicial system has deferred a bail hearing for prominent panafrican activist Kemi Seba until 18 June 2026. The decision comes as the Pretoria-based