Southern Africa

Since the announcement of an agreement on the recognition of the genocide in Namibia by Germany, criticism has increased in Namibia, focusing on the fact that the text does not prescribe compensation without development aid. The head of German diplomacy reacted on Wednesday in parliament. as reported from Berlin, Pascal…

This is what the children of the former Zimbabwean president who died in September 2019 fear. Three of his sons are taking legal action against the verdict handed down by a traditional boss last month. The latter orders the excavation of Robert Mugabe's body that was buried in his home village because he believes that the burial site does not comply with customs. Three sons of the former dictator will meet in court on June 29. They are appealing the verdict from a traditional boss. He orders the remains of Robert Mugabe…

La Sape, the company of atmospheres and elegant people, was developed in the 1970s between the two Congos. Séverin Mouyengo witnessed this before becoming one of its greatest protagonists. With pedagogy, vitality and humor, he retracts the long journey that remained almost immobile for a long time between Pointe-Noire and Brazza.…

On June 5, 1981, the first identified cases of AIDS occurred in the United States. Two years later, in 1983, South Africa also discovered the first two cases on its land. Today, it is the country with the most HIV-positive people in the world, with 7.5 million cases. One third of these people with AIDS do not take antiretroviral treatment, which is free and available to everyone in South Africa. Main…

On May 20, you organized a virtual round table serving on employment, territories and local development in Senegal, discussions that you believe showed the potential for economic transformation of regions that can become a reality when local elected representatives have a vision., A strong commitment and ability to mobilize resources in service of their projects.…

The police continue to investigate corruption cases that have been filed since the pandemic began. President Cyril Ramaphosa had promised to treat all these cases related to the coronavirus in a "serious and appropriate" way, but the latest case that talks about it is embarrassing one of the leaders in the fight against the pandemic, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize.…

Most African national teams play friendly matches in June. These preparatory meetings replace the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, which were postponed until next September due to the poor condition of many stadiums on the continent and the Covid-19 pandemic. It must have been a hot-stakes month of June, too who qualifies for…

For a few weeks now, there has been a panic wind over cryptocurrencies, bitcoin has lost half of its value in a few days and this is not to the delight of millions of savers and speculators on the continent. It is estimated, for example, that 11% of South Africans and 9% of Nigerians own cryptocurrencies. What are the dangers to cryptocurrency holders, especially in Africa? In countries with high inflation in Africa, cryptocurrencies are often seen as a way to preserve the value of savings. In areas that are more stable…

"Immigration, terrorism, colonization ... Macron's confidence in Africa", river interview granted JDD by the French president alongside his trip this week to Rwanda and South Africa. "Emmanuel Macron takes stock of his African policies. He particularly insists on the migratory consequences for Europe of a collective failure to reinvest massively in Africa ", writes JDD ... He" calls on Europe to erase part of the African…

The African mini-tour of French President Emmanuel Macron ends. He left South Africa on Saturday, May 29, where he arrived on Friday, from Rwanda. Emmanuel Macron and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, appealed to the international community for Africa to be able to produce vaccines. The French president also visited the Nelson Mandela Foundation.…