West Africa

In 2020, cotton production collapsed by three quarters in Mali, from 700,000 to 147,000 tonnes. Fearing a fall in producer prices and the removal of fertilizer subsidies, cotton producers turned away from white gold. But it is strategic for Mali, and the Ministry of Agriculture is intensifying consultations with the agricultural world to revive production.…

The first doses of the anti-Covid19 vaccine were received last Sunday; Following the delivery of these doses to the interior of the country, the government officially launched the vaccination campaign on Wednesday 10 March. This is the AstraZeneca vaccine from the Covax initiative, originally 156,000 doses. Despite concerns among the population implementing the program, the Scientific Committee assures…

Côte d'Ivoire's Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko died on Wednesday, March 10, at the age of 56 in a German hospital. "Our country is in mourning. I am extremely saddened to announce that Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko, Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, in Germany on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, was following a cancer, ”Ivorian…

Colonel Major Ismaël Wagué, Malia's Minister for National Reconciliation, met with the leaders of the Dogon militia Dan Na Ambassagou on Tuesday. A militia, however, accused of several assaults. The meeting took place in Bandiagara at the initiative of the Minister and in the presence of the military leader of this armed group, Youssouf Toloba, who did not hesitate to criticize the action of the…

After a three-day wait, the result of the legislative election fell on March 6 on Tuesday. The Electoral Commission therefore announced the victory of the ruling party, the RHDP (Rassemblement des houphouëtistes pour la democratie et la paix), which therefore retains its majority. The opposition now represents 36% of the seats, while those close to Laurent Gbagbo returned after 10 years of absence.…

While several days of demonstrations and violence have left at least 5 official deaths and 11, according to the Senegalese opposition, the artists mobilized with the composition of songs and engaging clips. The new clip from famed rapper Dip Doundou Guiss, used for millions of views, begins with images of police shooting tear…

Mahamat Saleh Annadif, representative of the UN Mission in Mali (Minusma), met on Tuesday in Mopti (center) with representatives of civil society from the region. If for them there are efforts to make societies exist peacefully, their concerns are many. With our special correspondent in Mopti, Serge DanielDuring the meeting…

"If the presidential party retains its absolute majority in the National Assembly, pro-Gbagbo has shown that they remain one of the most important political forces in the country," he noted. The young Africa. (…) Of the 254 alternate seats at stake, Alassane Ouattara won the RHDP 137 and therefore obtained an absolute majority (results which are still preliminary as they have not yet been validated by the Constitutional…

"I like the concept of 1 mobile - 1 minute - 1 movie." The first pan-African selection of Mobile Film Festival Africa invites us until March 17 to discover for free films from 51 young directors from 23 African countries driving to the Grand PrixAfrica, equipped with 10,000 euros. Interview with Rwandan director JoëlKarekezi, winner of the prestigious Gold Standard by Yennengaau Fespaco and member of the jury for Mobile Film…

In Burkina Faso, the leaders of the Fulani community and several community leaders from the eastern region were received by the Minister of National Reconciliation. The delegation came to express its concerns about the security situation in the eastern region and called for an intervention by the reconciliation minister with the security forces on the spot to allow the Fulani community to live in peace…