West Africa

Mauretanian Ousmane Diagana, Vice President of the World Bank for West and Central Africa, announces that he is mobilizing $ 50 billion for employment and $ 12 billion for the vaccine against Covid-19. Online from Washington, he answers questions from Christophe Boisbouvier. .

Since Sars-Cov-2's official appearance on the continent on 14 February 2020, the number of pollutants and deaths due to the pandemic has seemed largely limited, despite a resurgence in some countries in recent weeks. The numbers do not leave until then, no room for doubt. 2.32 million pollutants, 55,265 deaths. Ten months after the first officially declared case in Egypt, the African continent has only 3.4% of coronavirus contaminants while it represents 17% of the world population. The reality of the spread of the virus…

In Chad, we have witnessed a generalization of the conflict between farmers and shepherds for two months. There are dozens of deaths in several provinces. Serious allegations are being made against the civilian and military authorities. This situation, which has been going on for several years, is only getting worse. During the night from Sunday to Monday, a field between Delbian and Béré, in Tandjilé, in southern Chad, was destroyed, leaving seven farmers and shepherds dead. The angry population attacked the prefecture…

A few weeks ago, Togo reached the level of reform that made it possible to take the threshold of the Millennium Challenge Corporation. This threshold for the US program is 20 billion CFA francs, or more than 30 million euros, which will be used to modernize the technology, information and communication sector (ICT) at a time when Togolese consumers are complaining about the high cost of telephone…

To date, the country officially has 194 deaths, a figure that has increased markedly in recent weeks, as well as the number of cases registered during this second wave of Covid-19. There are more and more serious cases and health centers such as the hospital in Mali are overwhelmed. as reported from Bamako, Kaourou MagassaAbout…

In October, heavy fighting was reported between Islamic State and al-Qaeda fighters. This has been the case again for ten days in the Malian Gourma region. The local branches of the two terrorist organizations, AQIM and EIGS, compete in the Sahel for control of certain areas. A previous battle of significance also took place…

The inauguration ceremony was held on Monday at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan. Alassane Ouattara swore in for a third term as head of state. as reported from Abidjan, Pierre PintoCeremony ended early in the afternoon. The guests then began to leave the Presidential Palace. Guests included a dozen heads of state from the…

In Mali, UNTM, the country's leading trade union, is urging all workers to stop working until next Friday. Last month, a similar movement had already slowed down activities in the country for three days. Today, the allegations have not changed, even though discussions are ongoing with the authorities. UNTM's requirements are…

In Mali, the second edition of the Interbiennale de la photographie began on 1 December. It continues until January 15 in Bamako. An event organized between the famous Bamako photo biennials, hence its name, and especially dedicated to young Malian photographers. Objective: to promote the emergence of a new generation of artists. With exhibitions, but also parades in the heart of the city.…

Nigeria voted on Sunday in municipal and regional elections. Almost 7.5 million voters were expected to vote in the 266 municipalities in the country. This vote serves as a test balloon before the December 27 election. Although observers in civil society did not receive its accreditation for this vote, the organization Turning…