The Kingdom of Morocco has officially applied for joining the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a full member.
The application has been submitted to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the chairperson of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS and president of Liberia, the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
The Moroccan bidRead more
Police in the Cape Verde islands off northwest Africa said they have found the bodies of 11 people, including eight soldiers, at a military barracks.
The authorities said they believe a disgruntled missing soldier was behind the killings. A government statement said the deaths were not an attempted coup or connected to the drugs trade, according to the (BBC). Read more
Eight soldiers and three civilians, among them two Spanish nationals, were on Tuesday shot dead in a military barrack situated in Monte Tchota locality in Cape Verde's Santiago Island off the west coast of Africa, official sources in the capital Praia said.
In a press statement, Interior Administration Minister Paulo Rocha said the two Spanish nationals were working in CapeRead more
Frenchman Nicolas Jarossay on Monday abandoned his bid to become the first person to cross the Atlantic solo on a stand-up paddle just hours after he set off on the adventure from Cape Verde.
His team's Facebook page said a technical problem forced the 38-year-old firefighter to forgo the 5,000-kilometre (3,000 mile) odyssey.
"After spending several hours in the water,Read more