DR Congo forms new government after months of delay
The Democratic Republic of Congo unveiled a new government on Wednesday, ending more than five months of deadlock following President Felix Tshisekedi’s re-election. The announcement came less than two weeks after the country’s military said it had thwarted a coup…
Senegal’s new president orders major economic ‘action plan
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday ordered his prime minister to draw up an urgent “action plan” to strengthen the country’s flagging economy and finances, his office said in a statement. The 44-year-old swept to victory in an election…
Burkina, Mali, Niger pull out of ECOWAS
The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced Sunday their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS, saying it has become a threat to member states. The leaders of the three Sahel nations issued a statement saying…
ABIA STATE GOVERNMENT ENDORSED & SUPPORTS FACE OF AFRIQUE STYLES PAGEANT 2023 Edition.
On a recent courtesy visit to Hon. Mrs Ifeoma Thompson, Special Adviser to the Governor of Abia State on Poverty Alleviation and Vulnerable Groups, the Face of Afrique Styles team led by the CEO of Afrique Styles & Concepts Amb….
Liberians vote in presidential run-off pitting football legend against ex-VP
This combination of pictures created on November 13, 2023 shows Liberia’s President George Weah (L) delivering a speech at the leaders summit of the COP27 climate conference at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre, in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city…
Russia to build nuclear power plant in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s military leaders have signed a deal with Russia to build a nuclear power plant to increase electricity supplies, BBC reports. “The government of Burkina Faso has signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of a nuclear power…
Gabon ousted president’s wife charged with ‘money laundering’
The wife of Gabon’s ousted president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, has been charged with “money laundering” and other offences, the public prosecutor said on Friday, a month after a coup toppled her husband. Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, who is Franco-Gabonese, and…
Afrique Styles and Concepts Inducted into the International Parliament for Safety, Peace and Justice, United Nations Africa Chapter
Afrique Styles and Concepts, a leading modeling, fashion, and event management agency in Africa, was recently inducted into the International Parliament for Safety, Peace and Justice, United Nations Africa Chapter (IPSPJ) as an Affiliate member organization sealed on December 28,…
Mali, Niger, Burkina juntas sign mutual defence pact
The military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger on Saturday signed a mutual defence pact, ministerial delegations from the three Sahel countries announced in Mali’s capital Bamako. The Liptako-Gourma Charter establishes the Alliance of Sahel States, Mali’s junta leader…
Gabon reopens border three days after coup
Gabon has on Saturday reopened its borders three days after a military coup. An army spokesman made this known, three days after closing them during a military coup in which President Ali Bongo was ousted, according to Reuters. Military officers…