African News Highlights this week

 

Bourama Coulibaly, BMCOUL Media
 

To keep up to date with Malian, African and even International news, follow BMCOUL Media. Here are the highlights of this week's African news.

 

Photo crédit:  File:Mali in Africa (-mini map -rivers).svg

1. 1.    In Mali

The President of the Transition, His Excellency Col Assimi Goita, Head of State, met the President of the Republic of Senegal, His Excellency Bassirou Diomaye FAYE, on a friendly working visit to Mali, at the Palais de Koulouba on Thursday 30 May 2024. According to President Faye, “Mali is not inflexible to dialogue for ECOWAS.”

Photo credit: Presidence Mali

 

1. 2.    In Côte d’Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire announced on Tuesday 28 May 2024 that it had discovered its first deposit of coltan (columbite-tantalite), a strategic mineral used in the electronics industry.

 

1. 3.    Rwanda

The FAO and IFAD staff associations organised a ceremony to honour the memory of their FAO colleagues who were killed and to support the survivors who work with them on Wednesday 29 May 2024 in Kigali.

According to Fao's Country Director in Rwanda Coumba Sow, ‘This was an important moment today because history learned well should never be repeated. As long as we have a shred of humanity left....

 Photo credit: @Coumba Sow LinkedIn

 

Sources

1. 1.     https://twitter.com/PresidenceMali/status/1796442149489414575
2. 2.  https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1572494/economie-entreprises/en-cote-divoire-un-premier-gisement-de-coltan-decouvert/ 
3. 3.     https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7201665885088952320/