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on parole Jacob Zuma is fighting to avoid one
The former South African president, who was sentenced to fifteen months in prison in July 2021 but released on medical grounds after only two months in prison, is fighting not to be sent back to prison. On Monday, August 15, Jacob Zuma asked the court to…
Divorce in sight between Morocco and Vahid Halilhodzic
Vahid Halilhodzic, Morocco's coach since August 2019, should not make the trip to Qatar for the World Cup. The Moroccan federation and the Franco-Bosnian federation are said to be negotiating the departure of the former Ivory Coast, Algeria and Japan coach, who…
the ever-burning issue of violence against women
South Africans celebrated Women's Day on Tuesday, August 9. A holiday, specific to South Africa, commemorating the march of 20,000 women in Pretoria in 1956 who refused to carry "dompas", an identity document imposed on blacks by the apartheid regime. The main…
Ahead of Rwanda visit, Blinken says US ‘concerned’ by reports of Rwandan support for DRC rebels
On the eve of his visit to Rwanda on Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said his country was "concerned" by "credible" reports that Rwanda was supporting rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.…
Environmentally responsible houses: in South Africa, small houses
The Pritzker Prize, one of the most prestigious architecture awards in the world, this year highlighted the environmentally responsible constructions of the German-Burkinabian architect Diébédo Francis Kéré. Still relatively familiar, this architectural trend…
Between Algeria and Russia, a stronger partnership than
Operation "Desert Shield" will take place in November as part of the fight against terrorism, the Russian news agency Tass announced. Moscow and Algiers have recently renewed their strategic partnership in several areas.…
US not trying to ‘outdo’ other world powers for influence in Africa, says Blinken
The United States seeks a "true partnership" with Africa and does not try to "overtake" other world powers in its struggle for influence on the continent, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.…
Antony Blinken: “America does not get involved in Africa to
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on a tour of Africa to redesign US strategy on the continent, gave AXADLE an interview in Pretoria, South Africa. Antony Blinken discusses the war in Ukraine, US influence in Africa, but also the ongoing tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is also expected from Tuesday August 9 in DRC for the rest of his tour before joining Rwanda.
“Pretoria is a vital partner”
Anthony Blinken visits the African continent. The US Secretary of State arrived in South Africa on Sunday 8 August. This visit aims to restart the dialogue with Africa that had disappeared under the presidency of Donald Trump, but it is also visiting to…
Blinken Africa Tour: “African countries have
The African tour of the head of US diplomacy, Anthony Blinken, began on Sunday, August 7, with South Africa, before continuing with Congo-Kinshasa and Rwanda. Blinken is scheduled to give a speech today on the US's new African strategy.…