West Africa

Laurent Gbagbo's departure to Abidjan will take place on Thursday 17 June. In Brussels, where the former Ivorian president had resided since his release from the ICC in February 2019, his supporters fought for his release and then for his return to the country. They have been waiting a long time for this moment. "The release…

In Mali on Tuesday (June 15), Nigerian and French soldiers, who led a joint reconnaissance operation, fought against jihadists from the Islamic State group in the Greater Sahara (EIGS). A Nigerian soldier was killed, another wounded and two French soldiers from the Barkhane force were also injured in this operation, according to…

The beaches are taken by storm with the hot weather. President Macky Sall described the "unacceptable" death of a dozen young people last weekend in Malika, on the outskirts of the capital. as reported from Dakar, Charlotte idrac The head of state asks the government and communities to take "urgent action". The Association of Lifeguards and Lifeguards has registered 36 deaths by drowning in less than a month. At a press conference on Wednesday, June 16, she demanded more resources to secure the beaches. At the end…

Laurent Gbagbo is expected in Côte d'Ivoire on Thursday, June 17, 2021. Almost ten years after his extradition to The Hague, where he was acquitted of the charges against him in March, the former president is therefore preparing to step on the ground. An event that its followers are eagerly awaiting. From our special…

Definitely acquitted by the International Criminal Court on March 31, and former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo returned to Abidjan on Thursday, June 17, after a ten-year absence. ■ When will he arrive and who organized his return?The return of the former president has been the subject of official discussions since November 2020 between his support in Côte…

A Nigerian soldier was killed on Tuesday (June 15) during fighting in the "three borders" area of ​​Mali. Three other soldiers were injured: another Nigerian soldier and two French soldiers from the Barkhane force. This collision occurred on Tuesday, June 15, in the In Araban sector of Mali, southwest of Ménaka, in Liptako, a…

Singer Fatoumata Kouyaté, known as Tata Bambo Kouyaté, died on Monday 14 June at the age of 71. She was her nickname "Bambo" due to her most famous song, composed in the 1960s, when she was barely a teenager. Fatoumata Kouyaté was only 12 years old, in 1962, when she composed "Bambo". A marked title, in which she condemns…

Laurent Gbagbo is expected tomorrow Thursday 17 June in Côte d'Ivoire. The former president makes his comeback after a ten-year absence and three months after he was definitively acquitted by the International Criminal Court. After long discussions about the reception format, things become clearer even if some questions remain.…

Definitely acquitted by the International Criminal Court on March 31, former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo will return to Abidjan this Thursday, June 17, after a ten-year absence. What role does he intend to play? What consequences will his return have on the political scene? From our special correspondent in AbidjanThe…

In Mali, the new prime minister for the transition, Choguel Maïga, met with UN unions on Tuesday. The first central union in the country has had a series of complaints for several months. The case of the compressed workers from the former state-owned enterprises, the harmonization of the index networks for the salaries of civil…