North Africa

Two more mass graves were discovered in the city of Tarhuna, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) northeast of the capital Tripoli, where Putis general Khalifa Haftar's militias committed many war crimes during a year of control, according to Libyan authorities. A statement from the General Authority for Research and Identification of Missing Persons said the two tombs were discovered in the Mashru'a Alrabet area of ​​Tarhuna. The statement did not specify how many bodies were excavated from the two graves.…

The ministerial meeting on the Renaissance dam officially opened on Sunday, April 4, in Kinshasa. The Ethiopian, Sudanese and Egyptian foreign ministers made the trip to the Congolese capital. They hope to move forward towards resolving the conflict as a result of the Ethiopians' construction of this dam on the Nile. On the Congolese side, we hope that this meeting will be the starting point for the…

While India has suspended vaccine deliveries, which should prevent Nigeria from receiving several million doses as planned at the end of March, the country announced this week that it was making progress in developing its own vaccine. In January, Abuja released $ 25 million to develop a local vaccine response. Currently, two vaccine candidates are being developed according to the president's working…

The two countries did not communicate about the event until the maneuvers were over. The Ministries of Defense simply made it clear, laconic, that the cooperation focused on the fight against dangers at sea, illegal immigration and smuggling. as reported from Tunis, Michel picardNever since the Tunisian revolution in 2011 has…

Nine-time CAF Champions League winner and title holder, Al Ahly secured second place in Group A behind Simba thanks to his draw obtained this Saturday, April 3, on Al Merreikh's ground (2-2). In Group C, Horoya and Kaizer Chiefs will play a final within a week, while in Group D, Esperance de Tunis lost for the first time and Mouloudia is still threatened by Zamalek.…

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on Saturday launched a new round of talks mediated by the African Union (AU) on the disputed Blue Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project on the Blue Nile, which nations in subsequent countries fear could lead to further water shortages. The three-day talks held by President Felix Tshisekedi take place in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the current chairman of the AU. Egypt's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Cairo wants the negotiations to…

Kinshasa welcomes, from this Saturday, April 3 through Monday, a new round of negotiations around the construction site for the Renaissance dam. The Egyptian, Ethiopian and Sudanese foreign ministers will be present. Ethiopia has been building Africa's largest dam since 2011 on the Nile. Sudan and Egypt in particular fear an impact on their vital water reserves. Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi…

Marshal Khalifa Haftar, a strongman in eastern Libya, has been weakened since the summer of 2020 after failing to seize the capital Tripoli, trying to impose another on the Libyan political scene. After his appearance a few days ago, in military fatigue in the midst of his forces, it was in civilian clothes that he turned, on…

Of more than 2,000 articles published between the beginning of the pandemic and in September last year, only 4% were written by African researchers, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal. An absence that risks weakening the response to the pandemic on the continent. If Africa has historically lagged…

Tout Puissant Mazembe dropped a little more, in Group B of the African Champions League, on April 2, 2021. The Congolese club lost 2-0 against the Algerian formation of Belouizdad. Previously, Al Hilal (Sudan) and Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) made it 0-0. All results from match day 5 in the group stage here. 2020-2021 CAF…