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the profile of Abdel’s transitional government

Members' oaths will be taken on Monday, March 15, in Benghazi, and the transfer of power will take place during the week. Libyans hope that this new government with national unity will turn the page to the black decade and change the catastrophic economic and economic security situation. To do this, the Libyan Prime Minister insisted that this mission government, which is to apply the UN roadmap, be…

“Device”, the new password at CAF after

Patrice Motsepe was elected by Acclamation President of the African Football Confederation (CAF) on March 12, 2021 in Rabat. CAF members now seem determined to unite behind their new leader to fix an institution in great difficulty, especially financially. From our special correspondent in Rabat,Patrice Motsepe was well…

release of Musa Hilal, the former militia leader

Musa Hilal has been released, the leader of the infamous Janjaweed, Arab militias accused of committing atrocities in Darfur received a pardon. Pardon granted by Sovereign Council, the institution overseeing the transition in Sudan. Musa Hilal remains under UN sanctions and accused of serious crimes in Darfur. With our…

Forgotten conflict: South Sudan is facing humanitarian action

The Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned that South Sudan is "a forgotten conflict" in the face of a "humanitarian crisis" exacerbated by the pandemic, while the UN chief warned that 60% of the world's newest nation "is becoming increasingly hungry. " South Sudan has struggled to recover from a five-year war that, according to a study, killed nearly 400,000 people. A coalition government formed last year between President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek…

Afrobeat, a Nigerian pulse that has become

Muyiwa Kunnuji does not hide his astonishment or his joy, through which a form of relief penetrates: A few days ago, he discovered through social networks a group from Nigeria who sent him a short video taken live. Her name? Lagos Thugs. “About fifteen musicians in their twenties who play exactly as we did. The same energy! They are right, ”excites the forty trumpeter who has accompanied the iconic Fela for the last years of his career and has lived for six years in the south of France, where he has set up his…

Europe welcomes the Libyan unity government

"We applaud the Libyan people for their determination to restore unity in their country," the foreign ministers of France, Germany, the United States, Italy and the United Kingdom said in a joint statement on Thursday. And they reiterated their call to "withdraw all foreign warriors and mercenaries from all over Libya." "This result is a fundamental step towards the unification of Libyan institutions and a comprehensive political solution to a crisis that has tested Libya and its people," the joint…

Highlighted: grief in Ivory Coast

An entire country mourns its prime minister, Hamed Bakayoko, who died at the age of 56. In the kiosks, tribute continues and grows.Just one number that takes measurements of grief and sorrow in Ivory Coast: the number eleven. It is the sides, nothing less, that the daily L'Intelligent d'Abidjan dedicates to Hamed Bakayoko this morning, who has a total of twelve!As pointed out in an independent newspaper Inter, Ivorians are "in shock". Close to power, the daily…

discomfort before CAF’s general meeting

The 43rd General Assembly of the African Football Confederation (CAF) will take place on March 12, 2021 in Rabat. This will lead to the election of Patrice Motsepe to the presidency of the CAF. Some unrest hovers in African football before this GA. From our special correspondent in Rabat,Patrice Motsepe smiles broadly, her…

Morocco supports bills that legalize hashish

On Thursday, the Moroccan government approved a bill to legalize cannabis for medical use, but retained the ban on its recreational use. The country is the best producer of world cannabis. However, Parliament still needs to give its final approval to the legislation. The bill calls for the establishment of a national authority to regulate the industry and to set up cooperatives that would grow "certified" cannabis plants. The move would "transform illegal" cannabis plantations into "legal and…

National Museum of Art in Algiers, “most

"Museum of Fine Arts has played a fundamental role for national art" in Algeria. Interview with the director and chief curator of the National Museum of Fine Arts in Algiers about the current role and future challenges of the largest art museum on the African continent. Dalila Orfali tells us about the collection's jewels, youth, digital, restitution and her vision for 2030.…

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