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In Guinea, a danger from the sky: the threat of bullets
In Guinea, the neighborhoods in Aksen have demonstrated several times since June. In some areas, residents reported the use of firearms by security forces. They would especially engage in warning shots.…
Remembering the Joola disaster in Senegal, 20 years later
From tonight's edition: It's been 20 years since an overloaded Senegalese ferry sank off The Gambia, killing nearly 1,900 people. Our correspondent reports on the disaster dubbed "Africa's Titanic". Additionally, a plummeting economy and years of political…
Twenty years after the “wreck of the Joola”, Senegal returns
On September 26, 2002, the sinking of this overloaded ferry killed 1,863 people, more than 2,000 according to victims' associations, and caused unprecedented trauma in Senegal. An official ceremony took place on Monday morning at the port of Ziguinchor.…
Twenty years after the sinking of the Joola in Senegal
Senegal commemorates on Monday, September 26, the 20th anniversary of the sinking of the Joola, one of the greatest disasters in civil navigation. But 20 years later, the memorial museum still hasn't opened its doors in Ziguinchor.…
political leader Etienne Soropogui arrested after
The Guinean political leader, president of Our Common Values, Etienne Soropogui, was arrested on Saturday in Conakry by the national gendarmerie, his lawyer Me Salifou Béavogui confirms.
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Zambia Federation launches investigation into abuse
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) announced on Friday 23 September the opening of an investigation following condemnations on social networks of alleged sexual abuse by players from the women's national team.…
Two decades after the Joola disaster in Senegal, the families of the victims still unable to grieve
In this edition, a look back at a terrible shipwreck with an even heavier toll than that of the Titanic. On September 26, 2002, the Joola disaster claimed at least 1,800 lives. The ferry was sailing between the Senegalese province of Casamance and the capital…
in Conakry the Axis returns to violence
Neighborhoods along this Conakry highway experienced a brief lull after the September 5 coup. But in the past three months, demonstrations and operations by the security forces have again shaped the lives of their residents.
From our correspondent in Conakry,The security force pickups are back on Axis. A year ago, when the CNRD took power, the noose was loosened. Overnight, the junta…
“The jihadist flag should fly” over the Malian city of Ménaka, warns the Nigerien president
Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum gave an interview to Marc Perelman of FRANCE 24 and Christophe Boisbouvier of RFI on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Bazoum expressed concern about the deteriorating security situation in Mali and the jihadist threat hanging over the Malian town of Ménaka in the wake of the French military withdrawal. He also mentioned the case of 46 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali, accused of being mercenaries. Bazoum recalled that the Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara had…