Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara has told RFI in an exclusive interview that all candidates will be free to contest the 2020 presidential election in his first comments on the resignation of his speaker of parliament, Guillaume Soro, on Friday. Speaking on the sidelines of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ouattara said there ...

Abdelaziz Bouteflika 39;s decision to seek a fifth term as president despite his ailing health stirred mixed reactions on Monday in the Algerian press, with one newspaper describing it as risky as Russian roulette and another welcoming his pledge of reforms. The 81-year-old head of state, who uses a wheelchair and has rarely been seen in ...

The African Union 39;s peace and security chief Smail Chergui called Monday for member states to tackle the root causes of extremism, as he deplored the spread of terrorism in the Sahel. Terrorism is expanding, Chergui told journalists on the sidelines of an AU summit in Addis Ababa, pointing in particular to countries on the Sahara 3 ...

United Nations Secretary-General nbsp;Ant oacute;nio Guterres nbsp;announced today the appointment of Maher Nasser as Commissioner-General for the Organization rsquo;s participation in Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Mr. Nasser is the Director of the Outreach Division in the United Nations Depa ...

Record eight-time CAF Champions League trophy-holders Al Ahly of Egypt could this Tuesday become the first club to secure a 2018/2019 quarter-finals place. A win for the Cairo Red Devils away to Simba SC of Tanzania -- a side they have already caned 5-0 this month -- would lift them to 10 points from four matches in Group D. And that to ...

Ivory Coast 39;s President Alassane Ouattara has refused to comment on the acquittal on crimes against humanity of his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo at the International Criminal Court while insisting investigations would continue. No reaction from me, it 39;s an ongoing trial..., Ouattara said in an interview with Radio France Internation ...