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The exhibition “Mali Pact” to accumulate all and sundry
When art is mixed with politics. The exhibition "Pacte Mali" was launched yesterday at Galerie Medina in Bamako. It will last a month in the Malian capital. The artists are exhibiting works that illustrate their greatest concern at the moment. And this while a revision of the constitution was announced exactly by the transitional authorities. An exhibition in the form of civic engagement.…
Macky Sall guarantees “new solutions”
In a televised speech ahead of National Day, Macky Sall promised to stay "in line with the country's deep impulses", while the opposition accuses the government of being deaf to the age-old demands, starting with the youth.
as reported from Dakar, Thea OllivierSenegal celebrates its 61st anniversary of independence on April 4.…
Niger’s CNDH confirms rape case
The National Human Rights Commission released a report on this on Friday, April 2. The Chadian authorities have reacted: they acknowledge the facts and promise sanctions. However, they urge not to generalize so as not to damage the image of the Chadian army.
The facts took place in March in the Tillabéri region of western…
Laurent Gbagbo acquitted on the ICC, which head of
Following Laurent Gbagbo's final acquittal at the ICC, there is also the question of the future of the FPI, and more precisely the current party leader Pascal Affi N'Guessan.
as reported from Abidjan, Sidy YansaneThe former Prime Minister of Laurent Gbagbo is at odds with his mentor, the latter supporting the diverse edge that…
helps to keep Al Ahly mountaineering into neighborhoods, Esperance
Nine-time CAF Champions League winner and title holder, Al Ahly secured second place in Group A behind Simba thanks to his draw obtained this Saturday, April 3, on Al Merreikh's ground (2-2). In Group C, Horoya and Kaizer Chiefs will play a final within a week, while in Group D, Esperance de Tunis lost for the first time and Mouloudia is still threatened by Zamalek.…
This sort of hate affair!
While supporters of Laurent Gbagbo are jubilant, part of the Ivory Coast view is insulted to see the former president definitively acquitted, rehabilitated given the allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity, for which he was indicted. Do you understand the plight of the victims, who saw him as responsible for the prejudices they suffered during the war that took place when he was head of…
the postponement of the native elections has been voted on,
In Senegal, the postponement of the local elections last night, Friday, April 2, was voted in the National Assembly. A new deadline has finally been set for 31 January 2022.
as reported from Dakar, Charlotte idracIn Senegal, the election of municipal and departmental councils was to be held before the end of March 2021. This is…
Mohamed Bazoum invested, the opposition shouldn’t be diminishing
Mohamed Bazoum was invested in Niamey on Friday, April 2nd. He succeeds his 30-year-old friend, Mahamadou Issoufou. For the first time since the country's independence, two democratically elected presidents pass the baton. A vision that does not share the political opposition, which continues to challenge the election of Mohamed Bazoum.…
two assaults goal UN forces and
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.
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African researchers absent from the important
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…