West Africa

In Mali, the controversy over restrictions on freedoms, especially the press following the publication of a government statement on a state of emergency, seems to be subsiding. The Ministers of Communications and Territorial Administration met on Monday, December 21, the heads of press organizations who say they are calm today but are vigilant.…

In a letter to the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH), Boubacar Keita's lawyers say the son of the former president has been completely isolated in the family home for four months. The Council calls for this situation to end. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielThe letter is signed by Me Djeneba Diop and Bakary Semega.…

In one month, Burkina Faso registered 2,000 new cases of Covid-19 contamination. A situation that worries the response committee, especially when the celebration of the end of the year comes. Ouagadougou, the capital, has only 1,000 positive cases and about 20 people are already in hospital. Health officials demand that barrier measures be followed to avoid saturation of health centers.…

In Côte d'Ivoire, the political dialogue between the government and the opposition opened this Monday, December 21, in the morning. Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko received the various parties to calm the spirits following the controversial re-election of President Alassane Ouatarra on October 31, 2020. as reported from Abidjan,…

In Gabon, a draft constitution was adopted by the government last week. The main modification, generally commented, consists in the establishment of an interim provided by three personalities in the event of a leave of absence. The presence of the Minister of Defense, together with the Presidents of the two chambers of Parliament, in this new unit raises many questions.…

It's unlikely that their arrival will go unnoticed: in Benin, throughout the month of December, kids in costumes, masked and outfitted with musical devices from home to deal with, sing and dance to gather sweets. That is the custom of Kaléta, named after a worm made within the southern a part of the nation. A convention that proclaims this yr's celebration. A report by our correspondent Sandra Idossou.…

The talks will be led by Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko, who invites President Alassane Ouattara's opponents to discuss. The latter re-election on October 31 to a third term is still contested by his opponents. This dialogue must take place while the PDCI's Executive Secretary Maurice Kakou Guikahué has just been evacuated to France for health reasons. His condition deteriorated while he was still being…

Bloody assaults are growing, both by jihadists affiliated with Boko Haram within the jap a part of the nation or by closely armed bandits within the west. The kidnapping of 344 highschool college students by these legal gangs earlier than their launch six days later emphasised the rapprochement between these networks and the deteriorating safety state of affairs in probably the most populous nation in…

Burkinabe's constitutional council has just announced the official and final results of the November 22 legislative election. The People's Movement for Progress (MPP) led by President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré comes first with 56 seats in the National Assembly. Not surprisingly, the presidential party wins legislative…

In Senegal, digital commerce is growing. Regardless of low financial institution entry (solely 21%), e-commerce websites are multiplying, primarily within the capital Dakar. And this because of an growing penetration price on the web, which reached 74% in 2019. Physique lotions and hair masks. For 3 years, Rosa Manuela Evora,…