West Africa

Mali remembers and pays tribute to Amadou Hampâté Bâ who died on Might 15, 1991. A day of remembrance marked by a convention on the life and work of the well-known Malian writer and ethnologist. as reported from Bamako, Kaourou MagassaThey sit virtually 100 underneath a thatched cottage within the gardens of the Palais de la…

There may be co - operation inside the African Union with Chad. No sanctions, at this stage, in opposition to the junta that has taken energy since Idriss Déby's demise, however assist for the transition in Ndjamena, in line with data acquired by RFI from the Peace and Safety Council (CPS). The Pan-African physique assembly since Friday 14 Might to make a decision the destiny of the Sahelian nation…

There are greater than 7,000 employees in Burkinabè, laid off after the privatization and liquidation of their firms after the implementation of the structural adjustment program beneath the federal government of former President Blaise Compaoré. They're nonetheless preventing to regain their rights. Some had been obtained this Friday, Could 14, in Ouagadougou by the Minister of Nationwide…

Weak hopeful negotiations between the federal government and the Nationwide Union of Staff of Mali (UNTM). The 96-hour strike by the nation's largest union middle will subsequently happen from Monday 17 Could. It might then be a limiteless strike, say the union members, who particularly demand harmonization of bonuses and the wage scale for all staff within the nation.…

Final week, the customs authorities introduced that they'd seized a number of tonnes of unauthorized medicine, value greater than 1.5 billion CFA francs (nearly 2.3 million euros). A file seizure close to the border with Gambia. A number of operations of the identical sort have been carried out in current months. The Affiliation of Pharmacists in Senegal condemns a "lack of political will" to fight…

Thirty years in the past, on Might 15, 1991, the well-known Malian author Amadou Hampâté Bâ, creator of Amkoullel, the Fulani Baby, died in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The muse that bears his identify organizes on this event conferences and debates as regards to his work and his reminiscence. She additionally launched into an intensive mission to digitize convention notes, correspondence or varied writings by…

Final Tuesday at RFI, Nigerian Inside Minister Alkache Alhada confirmed that discussions would quickly happen with the Algerian authorities on the migration difficulty. Specifically, to handle the difficulty of the systematic deportation of migrants from Algeria to Niger. These migrants are launched in the midst of nowhere and must stroll 15 km to achieve the Niger border. Testimony.…

The primary season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), a pan-African basketball league, takes place from Could 16 to 30 in Kigali, following a number of launches linked to Covid. Listed here are seven issues to find out about this distinctive competitors, created by the NBA and the Worldwide Federation (FIBA). That is the…

Mahamat Idriss Déby, head of the Transitional Army Council in Chad, is on an official go to to Nigeria on Friday, Could 14. The son of former Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno was obtained at the top of the morning by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on the Presidential Palace in Aso Rock. as reported from Lagos, Liza…

In Benin, President Patrice Talon, who was simply re-elected, shouldn't be contemplating forgiving opponents who're presently in jail and who might be convicted of making an attempt to destabilize the nation. He stated this on April 30 on RFI and France 24. How does the opposition react? Physician of Economics Komi Koutché was Minister of Finance to President Boni Yayi. He faces a heavy conviction for…