West Africa

The Alliance for the Republic (APR) celebrated its 12th anniversary on Tuesday. The RPA is facing internal tensions, especially with the newly opened opposition that the president wanted. The official ceremony was therefore an opportunity for activists to mobilize again, despite the absence of the head of state. as reported…

Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana launched an unprecedented media offensive on Monday (November 30th) against Hershey and Mars, two US multinational chocolate companies, accused of failing to pay the "decent income gap". A special bonus of $ 400 per tonne to better pay small cocoa producers. According to an intermediary, the behavior of the two US multinational companies could jeopardize the maintenance of this…

It is one of the most important positions of power on the African continent. On March 12, 2021, the next president of the African African Confederation (CAF) will be elected. After Fifa ousted outgoing President Ahmad Ahmad, four candidates are on the way. Augustin Senghor is one of them. A lawyer at Dakar Bar, he has been chairman of the Senegalese Football Association for more than ten years. Online from the island of Gorée, the city where he is mayor, Uncle Léopold Senghor's uncle answers questions from RFI. .

The attack that killed at least 76 farmers on Sunday in the state of Borno, northeastern Nigeria, was claimed by Boko Haram on Tuesday (December 1).

The African Court docket of Human Rights and Peoples' Rights has been seized by a Beninese citizen whose identify has not been revealed on Friday, a really important verdict for the authorities in Porto Novo, provided that the structure revised by Parliament in November 2019 ought to be repealed. ACHPR accuses the authorities of getting "violated the beliefs of the 1990 structure" and orders a return to…

The former Prime Minister and former Minister of Defense, who is now head of the coalition Asma and CFP, intends to support the ongoing transition process.

Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson remains to be in custody on the Central Intelligence Company and the Legal Investigation Division, the place she continues to reply questions from the gendarmes. Greater than forty-eight hours after the arrest and after a number of hours of interrogation, he has solely simply been advised what he's accused of. However for Maitre Darius Atsoo, his lawyer, it's an…

In Ghana, polling stations opened on Tuesday, December 1, for workers mobilized for the election: soldiers, observers and journalists. Anyone who will not be able to vote on the day of the presidential and legislative elections on 7 December could therefore vote in this early vote, which took place in peace. From our special…

Where will the most important meetings in African culture take place during this month of December? There are nine suggestions. Do not hesitate to send your "essentials" to fipageculture@yahoo.fr. In Cameroon, from 1 to 5 December, Festi7, the second international poetry festival in Yaoundé's seven hills, will be held. Under…

This Tuesday, December 1, is World AIDS Day. The pandemic is still just as virulent and despite the progress made, the goals are far from being achieved. Among the advances, UNITAID, an international drug procurement organization linked to the WHO, announced on Tuesday an agreement that will enable better care for HIV-positive children in developing countries. The cost of treatment will be greatly…