West Africa

The tribute is unanimous this morning within the press on the continent. Whether or not within the North African or West African press, most newspapers, magazines or information websites greet the reminiscence of Béchir Ben Yahmed, founding father of Jeune Afrique."It was yesterday, Could 3, a day devoted to press freedom, that Béchir Ben Yahmed selected to offer us a false firm," states WalfQuotidien in Dakar. The founding…

One month in the past, the Board of Attraction of the Worldwide Legal Court docket upheld the acquittal of Laurent Gbagbo, who has lived in Belgium for 2 years. Since that resolution, negotiations to organize for his return to Côte d'Ivoire have begun and accelerated at the tip of final week. Six family of the previous head of state returned to the nation, together with his youthful sister and his…

In Burkina Faso, a minimum of 30 civilians had been killed on Monday, Could 3, within the assault on the Kodyel farmland, within the Foutouri division, about 145 km from Fada Ngourma within the japanese area. Unidentified armed males invaded the village very early yesterday morning and attacked the inhabitants, regardless of the voluntary efforts for the protection of the fatherland, the civilian aides…

Two of the three civilians accused of theft, each amputated by a foot and a hand of suspected jihadists final weekend, close to town of Ansongo (north), arrived in Gao, the capital of the realm, on Monday to obtain hospital care. They're accused of robbing and robbing civilians touring within the north. as reported from Bamako,…

In Senegal, a sit-in of journalists, technicians and media executives was held on Monday, Could 3, in Dakar in entrance of the Ministry of Tradition and Communications. as reported from Dakar, Charlotte idracIn reference to the Worldwide Press Freedom Day, professionals within the sector warned of the assaults and unsurpassed…

Monday, Could 3, was World Press Freedom Day. On this event, an illustration was held within the 2nd arrondissement of Paris at the positioning Ghislaine Dupont - Claude Verlon - Camille Lepage. Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, RFI journalists, had been killed in November 2013 in northern Mali. Photojournalist Camille Lepage was killed within the Central African Republic in 2014. A rally organized…

51 workers of Socotra, certainly one of the biggest freight transport firms in Côte d'Ivoire, have simply been laid off, or 20% of the corporate's workers (which has a whole of 251 workers). At the tip of March, the employees demanded the best to kind a commerce union inside the firm. They declare to have been rejected, main them to file a strike discover. The administration, which confirms these…

One third of Ghana's inhabitants is obese and one in ten Ghanaians is obese. By way of a wealthy food plan and sedentarization of life in city areas. Our correspondent in Accra,From the top of the morning, the streets of Accra are stuffed with the scent of the dishes we cook dinner: fried fish in stalls, sautéed plantain…

A professional-Gbagbo FPI delegation led by Assoa Adou was acquired on Monday by Inside and Safety Minister Vagondo Diomandé. A brand new assembly was supposed to organize the procedures for Laurent Gbagbo's return to Côte d'Ivoire. A return for which we nonetheless have no idea the date. as reported from Abidjan, Pierre…

On his new album Djourou, the grasp Ballaké Sissoko invitations lots of company: Vincent Segal, Patrick Messina, Oxmo Puccino, Camille, Piers Faccini, Arthur Teboul, Salif Keita ... Sufficient to open up new horizons, give different colours in his choir , to discover new worlds. To start with, the grasp of the choir Ballaké Sissoko opens his file with Demba Kunda, a protracted solitary meditation on his instrument, a delicate deviation, virtuoso, with necessary notes, of which he alone has the key.…