Christophe Parayre
latest news & developmentsFrench seize Abidjan airport as battle rages
The French army took over Côte d’Ivoire’s main airport on Sunday as the battle for Abidjan dragged into a fourth day.
Guinea faces difficult political transition
Guinea is entering a delicate transition due to end within six months, with the first democratic presidential elections since 1958.
Kidnapping lucrative for al-Qaeda in north Africa
Kidnapping has become a lucrative business for al-Qaeda’s north African branch, experts said on Tuesday.
Africa wants polluters to pay for climate change
Africa will demand billions of dollars in compensation from polluting nations at a UN climate summit for the harm caused by global warming.
African incomes to drop for first time in 15 years
Per capita income in Africa will fall in 2009 for the first time in 15 years, the head of the African Development Bank warned on Tuesday.
Senegal to mark birth of poet-president Senghor
Senegal will mark on Monday the 100th anniversary of the birth of "poet-president" Leopold Sedar Senghor, whose political and literary legacy will be honoured in events across…