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Defense and illustration of the “horizontal universal”, with
The Senegalese philosopher Souleymane Bachir Diagne published this year his autobiography, "Le fagot de ma mémoire". He develops his favorite themes, which range from postcolonial to critical thinking in Islam, including African philosophies. Since 2008, the author has taught at Columbia University in New York, where he heads the Institute of African Studies. Here is the second part of the column that Tirthankar Chanda dedicates to this…
producers and actors in the web series “Cirque noir”
In Senegal, the six defendants, the producers and the actors of the web series "Cirque noir" were heard on Friday, August 27, by a judge from the Dakar court, ten days after their arrest. They are prosecuted in prison for spreading images that run counter to good morals and general insult to decency.
as reported from Dakar,…
towards a new organization of the defense and security forces
Burkinabe's defense and security forces are reorganizing to better deal with attacks by armed groups. A new national security strategy will soon be implemented, according to Brigadier General Aimé Barthelemy Simporé, Minister of Defense.
as reported from Ouagadougou,Yaya BoudaniReorganization of ground forces, territorial…
Advocacy for vaccination of Merkel during her time
Angela Merkel convened again, on Friday 27 August 2021, a meeting of the "Compact with Africa", an initiative that brought together twelve countries launched after the German Presidency of the G20 2017. If we previously spoke mainly about economics, the meeting has this time took place in hybrid form and was particularly devoted to the Covid-19 pandemic and vaccines. It was also for the German Chancellor…
reactions between enthusiasm and alertness
Following the indictment and the commitments of former Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga, and former Minister of Economy and Finance Bouaré Fily Sissoko, reactions are mixed in Mali. There are those who encourage this transparency effort by the Supreme Court, and those who condemn procedural irregularities, for fear of an instrumentalisation.…
Senegal qualified for the quarter-finals, Cameroon eliminated
Thanks to their victory against South Sudan on the second day of the group stage in Afrobasket 2021, Senegal validated their ticket to the quarterfinals. Cameroon, defeated by Uganda, is eliminated.
They are the first to qualify for the quarterfinals of Afrobasket 2021, in Kigali. After crushing Uganda during the first day…
90 students released after 3 months of captivity
This evening, 90 schoolchildren are released after 3 months of captivity in Nigeria; our correspondent in Lagos has the latest news. We take you to Goma where the community is still reeling from a devastating volcanic eruption 3 months ago, and the Nairobi neighborhood is turning green.…
Bah N’Daw and Moctar Ouane no longer live
In Mali, former President of the transition Bah N'Daw and former Prime Minister Moctar Ouane are no longer under house arrest. It is a press release from the local monitoring committee for transitions that was announced on Friday.
The announcement was made by the Monitoring Committee for Local Transitions, composed of…
in Mali shares the legal proceedings
In Mali, former Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga and former Minister of Economy Bouaré Fily Sissoko were arrested on Thursday in the case of the presidential plane bought during IBK's presidency. But the handling of the case by the Supreme Court, instead of the Supreme Court, the only one that is theoretically competent to judge the ministers, shares.…
In the spotlight: Mali, with the placement under lockdowns of
Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga and former Malian Economy Minister Bouaré Fily Sissoko are behind bars for a particular case of alleged…