African aviation ministers pursue a single continental market
African aviation ministers are wrapping a meeting in Togo designed to make air travel between their countries cheaper and more efficient. They’re been asked to bring credentials enabling them to sign bilateral air service agreements. Intra African travelers all to often have to spend time and money flying north to Europe to make continental connections. […]
Pirate attacks have doubled in number off the Horn of Africa
International organisations monitoring maritime crimes show an increase in piracy on both sides of the African continent. The most dramatic is off the Horn of Africa where the number of attacks on merchant shipping have doubled in a year. Piracy has plagued merchant shipping off the Horn of Africa to the east and the Gulf […]
Malian migrants hailed as hero for climbing a building to save a child from falling
A Malian migrant who shinned four stories up a Paris apartheid block to save a child dangling from a balcony has been treated as hero by President Emmanuel Macron and promised a sympathetic hearing if he applies for French citizenship. Mamoudou Gassama, who’s been dubbed Spiderman for his agility, has also been offered a job […]
Dozens killed as Anglophones clash with security forces in Cameroon
Dozens of people have been killed in clashes between Anglophone activists in Cameroon and the police. Opposition sources said 22 died at the weekend in the northwest of the country where English-speaking separatists have been fighting authorities since 2016. A further 18 were killed on Thursday. The US ambassador to Cameroon Henry Barlerin says both […]