Southern Africa

The World Bank wants to hire financial markets to save the black rhinos in South Africa. With "nature bonds", the organization plans to issue bonds with the simple principle: investors only make money if the black rhino in South Africa increases. What happens if investors play a role in rescuing black rhinos? The idea came…

"Idriss Déby between the ballot box and the rebels' cannon," says Walfau Senegal. "While the first tendencies in the presidential election in Chad are largely favorable to him, we read, Idriss Déby sees the country he claims to lead for a sixth term being attacked in the north."Attacked by the rebels from the facts, the front of the alternation and Chad's concorde. They say they want to end what they see as a "relentless…

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Union (AU) each have their own strategies, but some countries do not wait for them to obtain directly from manufacturers, receive donations or produce locally under foreign patents. Two countries in Africa, Egypt and Nigeria, have decided to fund research to find their own vaccine against coronavirus. The Egyptian…

For almost two months, artists have occupied the National Arts Council in Johannesburg. This institution would distribute EUR 17 million through a presidential fund to support employment, but not all applicants could benefit from it. At the initiative of opera singer Sibongile Mngoma, artists took possession of the building in early March to demand transparency in the distribution of funds and to…

A fire broke out on Friday at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in South Africa's largest city in Johannesburg, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of patients. No injuries or deaths have been reported and patients are being moved to other public hospitals in the metropolitan area, Johannesburg officials said. Early on Saturday morning, the fire caused the third floor of the hospital's parking garage to collapse. Sixty firefighters have been battling the blaze through the night. The fire started Friday morning and had…

According to the World Health Organization, less than 2% of vaccine doses have been administered in Africa. Most come from the Covax initiative, which is led by the WHO. Given the risk of shortages, Senegal aims to produce its own vaccines. as reported from Dakar,Charlotte idracTarget shown: early 2022. The Pasteur Institute…

The Constitutional Court has asked former South African President Jacob Zuma, who was charged with "contempt for justice", to decide his own sentence if he is found guilty. He must answer on Wednesday. For three years, Jacob Zuma has refused to respond to a call from the Commission accused of investigating widespread corruption…

Togo coach Claude Le Roy announced on Canal + on Monday evening, April 12, that he is leaving office. The Sparrowhawks failed to qualify for the next Africa Cup of Nations 2022 in Cameroon. "When it comes to the national team, it's over for me." Claude Le Roy announced the end of his partnership with Togo. The Sparrowhawks…

JERUSALEM - The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa may "carry through" Pfizer / BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to some degree, according to a real-world data study in Israel, although its prevalence in the country is low and research has not been peer-reviewed. The study, published Saturday, compared nearly 400 people who had tested positive for COVID-19, 14 days or more after receiving one or two doses of the vaccine against the same number of unvaccinated patients with the disease. It matched, among other…

Francophonie is orphaned, with the poet Edouard Maunick missing. The Mauritian bard leaves behind an enormous poetic work, imbued with nostalgia for its native island and lively with militant humanism. His poetry is also rich in lexical inventions and baroque inspiration. "... the sea can not dieno totem is ashILE got usto experience other lonelinessthan those…