Axadle Editorial Desk

In Chad, tensions appear to be rising on Friday, April 2, more than a week before the first round of presidential elections. The home of opponent Saleh Kebzabo, who withdrew his candidacy against outgoing President Idriss Déby Itno, who was vying for a sixth term, was surrounded by police and security forces. as reported from…

Eight months after the official declaration of the end of the world's largest measles epidemic, which killed more than 7,000 children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the situation is once again worrying. More than 13,000 cases have been registered since January 2020. Almost all provinces have reported new cases of measles. Since the beginning of the year, humanitarian actors have been vaccinated in…

The thirty Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is a new star in African American letters. With his first book, Friday Black, a short story that has just been published in French, this author who was born to parents of Ghanaian origin establishes himself as a powerful and innovative voice. The twelve short stories in this collection combine dystopia, satire and magical realism and show a clear and disturbing portrait of American society, a society…

In the Central African Republic, excision is a widely practiced but little known tradition. According to the latest studies, 21.6% of women between the ages of 15 and 49 have undergone some form of genital mutilation. Mutilation is practiced in all religions. Banda are the ethnic group where these methods are most prevalent (52.9%). Louise (her first name has changed) agreed to share her experience. .

Two terrorist attacks targeted the Malian army, in the middle of the country, and the UN mission in Mali (Minusma), in the far north. The latter was particularly violent. In the same region, the French army, for its part, carried out an attack on a camp of suspected jihadists on Thursday, April 1. From our special…

Yes, we are here in April 2021 and only now are the Basque rivals Athletic Club and Real Sociedad preparing to fight in the Copa del Rey final 2019/20.The COVID-19 pandemic forced the Spanish FA to postpone last season's final, which was originally scheduled for April 18, 2020, and due to the hectic schedule, they have only found time to host one of the most anticipated cup performances in several years.It has been 34 years since each side lifted cutlery, and the occasion is somewhat exacerbated by the absence of both sides'…

Of more than 2,000 articles published between the beginning of the pandemic and in September last year, only 4% were written by African researchers, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal. An absence that risks weakening the response to the pandemic on the continent. If Africa has historically lagged…

Tout Puissant Mazembe dropped a little more, in Group B of the African Champions League, on April 2, 2021. The Congolese club lost 2-0 against the Algerian formation of Belouizdad. Previously, Al Hilal (Sudan) and Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) made it 0-0. All results from match day 5 in the group stage here. 2020-2021 CAF…

Aston Villa's transfer business has rightly been praised to the skies in recent years, but one of the best deals they have made could be to tie midfielder Ezri Konsa to a new contract.The 23-year-old, whose previous contract had only two years left to run, has been one of the Premier League's top defenders this season, and the fact that Villa boast the third best defensive record in the division can largely be attributed to Kasa's form.Incredible feeling to extend my contract at this fantastic club. Thanks to everyone who…

International Monetary Fund (IMF) has granted Somalia $970,000 additional interim assistance on lapse time basis under the enhanced Closely Indebted Deficient Countries (HIPC) initiative. This may increasingly cover Somalia’s debt service obligations for March 25, 2021 through to March 24, 2022. Interim assistance under the enhanced HIPC Initiative is debt relief granted on a country’s debt service falling due between the HIPC Decision and Completion Points. Once a country reaches the HIPC Completion Point, it will…