West Africa

With less than 6,000 cases of Covid-19 registered for 195 deaths, Niger is one of the least affected countries from a health point of view, but its economy is one of the most affected. And the impact of the pandemic has exacerbated the existence of uncertainty in production and exacerbated the number of Nigerians who end up in very great insecurity.…

The one with the nickname "the princess" in Angola is now facing a new legal obstacle. Isabel dos Santos, the richest woman on the African continent, is accused of corruption. It must return more than 400 million euros worth of shares to the Angolan oil company Sonangol. The fees are stacked on top of each other for Isabel dos Santos, Africa's first female billionaire. This time, the Dutch arbitration institute is questioning the validity of a transaction it carried out with the Angolan state oil company Sonangol. In…

This Saturday, July 31, it was difficult for Ivory Coast with Marie-Josée Ta Lou's fourth place in the 100 meters and elimination of football players in the quarterfinals. The only good news for the Ivorians: the qualification of Arthur Cissé for the semifinals of the 100 meters. The second clarification came from the Angolan handball players who are relaunching before the quarter-finals.…

Ivory Coast Marie-Josée Ta Lou finished again in fourth place in the 100 meters at the Olympic Games, on July 31, 2021 in Tokyo, five years after finishing at the foot of the podium over this distance and over 200 meters at the Rio Games. Jamaicans Elaine Thompson-Herah (1st), Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (2nd) and Shericka Jackson (3rd) dominated this final.…

The Egyptian football team was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Olympic tournament by Brazil, this Saturday, July 31 in Saitama (1-0). The Egyptians fall against one of the big favorites. Like Ivory Coast before, Egypt could not create a surprise. The Egyptians opposed the reigning Olympic champions Brazilians lost in…

The Ivory Coast football team lost in the quarter-finals of the Olympic tournament against Spain, after extra time, this Saturday, July 31 at Miyagi Stadium (5-2). A cruel elimination for Ivorians who led twice in this match. Within a minute, the Ivory Coast received a historic qualification for the last four in the football…

The six French soldiers and the helicopter, which have been held since Wednesday at the airport in Bata, Equatorial Guinea's economic capital, where they landed their planes to refuel, were allowed to leave the territory on Friday night, the French army confirmed to RFI. The six French soldiers were allowed to land urgently in…

In Burkina Faso, twenty-four hours after their public speech, the leaders of a movement calling itself the "Union for the Liberation of Burkina Faso" were arrested by the police. At a press conference, they called for the recruitment of about 25,000 people to form, they say, a "liberation army". as reported from Ouagadougou,…

An investigation has been launched against one of the Nigerian police chiefs, the famous Deputy Police Commissioner Abba Kyari, involved by a Nigerian social media star called Hushpuppi. This influencer is currently being tried in the United States for fraud over nearly $ 20 million. Hushpuppi pleaded guilty to money laundering. Hushpuppi claimed that he paid bribes to police commissioner Abba Kyari, known for his high-profile investigations, for arresting one of his former employees. The Nigerian police launched an…

Journalist at RFI, our colleague Sayouba Traoré is also a writer. He is a talented writer, as evidenced by his rich work, consisting of novels, short story collections, poems. Winner of the RFI / ACCT short story competition in 1992, he drew attention to his writing, both ironically and evocatively, which combines clarity and beauty in a simple story. His novels tell the story of the development of his…