North Africa

In Tunisia, the richness of the culinary heritage is unknown, often due to lack of transmission and communication that links between the different regions of the country. A tasting exhibition about Tunis paid tribute to seven governments in Tunisia. When Tunisians start debating the types of chermoula, a sauce used to cook…

In Chad, the twelve Russian and Lithuanian citizens, who are presented as tourists and arrested in the north of the country by the Chadian authorities, are now free to leave the country. They were arrested in the Chadian Sahara on June 13 and released after an investigation. They are twelve, eleven Russians, including two…

The explosives provided by forces loyal to Putist general Khalifa Haftar and foreign fighters following the attack on Tripoli continue to pose a deadly threat to civilians living in the region. Sadeeq Ferjani's death from a captive trap left by warriors at his home in southern Tripoli is a reminder of the deadly efforts in Libya when international powers meet in Berlin to discuss the crisis. Sadeeq, 39 years old and planning to get married, went with three neighbors to check the damage after a fight…

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has been in custody since Tuesday night. The former president, accused of corruption, was placed under an undertaking by decision of the investigating judge. He is accused of embezzling millions of public funds during his two terms, from 2008 to 2019. Accused in March, he was placed under house arrest in May. According to the prosecutor, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz did not respect the measures for his judicial control. The defense of the former Mauritanian president arose against the suspension of his…

Prime Minister AbdallaHamdok is facing instability both in Sudan and in the region and is calling for unity between the political and military forces since the fall of Omar El-Bashir in 2019. During a press conference on Tuesday, June 22, he therefore launched an initiative to reduce tensions in the country and talks about reforming the military sector.…

A second conference on Libya was held again on Wednesday in Berlin, 18 months after the previous one, with some twenty countries and international organizations, including the transitional government, in place since the spring in Tripoli. Two goals were on the menu, the election scheduled for the end of December and the withdrawal of foreign forces. In this second file, progress has been announced.…

The summer market for football transfer opened in early June and ends in late August, in most major European leagues. Some African players seem particularly coveted during this transfer window. Here are seven. Patson Daka (Zambia)The author of two fantastic seasons with Red Bull Salzburg arouses the striker a lot of envy,…

When the world powers met in Berlin on Wednesday to seek lasting peace in Libya by ensuring that the conflict-torn North African country stays steady on the road to general elections on December 24, Turkey is represented by Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu under the motto "Libya belongs to the Libyans." Representatives of Libya's caretaker government joined US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the foreign ministers of France, Turkey and Egypt in UN-sponsored talks. While Russian Foreign Minister…

How do I manage and distribute authors' rights for artists in Africa in an increasingly digital world? This is one of the debates that excited the participants in the sixth edition of Moca, the African creativity movement, which was held last week in Paris. Platforms and telephone operators are increasingly using the work of artists and artists need to take greater advantage of it. This is particularly…

Germany is hosting a new international conference on Libya on Wednesday 23 June. The presence of many countries and actors on the ground should make it possible to consolidate the progress made in recent months, in particular as regards the conduct of elections. The withdrawal of foreign forces planned by the first conference in Berlin 18 months ago has not been followed.…