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Macky Sall warns of possible second wave of Covid-19
Senegalese President Macky Sall is worried about a possible second wave of Covid-19, which would be "unbearable for the country's economy". Although Senegal has one of the world's lowest deaths and "noticeable" results, the head of state calls for better respect for barrier gestures.
as reported from Dakar, Thea Ollivier"The…
why one in two voters did not vote
The turnout for the November 22 presidential election, led by Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, was 50.79%. One in two voters therefore did not vote, let alone Burkinabè who were not registered. RFI gives them the floor.
With our special correspondent in Ouagadougou, Carine FrenkAccording to confirming sources, Burkina Faso is…
Pope Samba Kane celebrates love “for the drag”
After a career in satirical journalism, the Senegalese Pape Samba Kane returned to his first literary and artistic love. With two collections of poems and a novel published over a decade, the 60-year-old has established himself as one of the greatest voices in African literature.
"I am the fruit of you / Of your laughter that makes me eat / You guava my nostalgia /…
Mauritania: the looks of youth within the countryside, 60 years after independence
This Saturday, November 28, Mauritania celebrates the anniversary of its independence. Sixty years later, how does the younger technology view the nation? By way of entrepreneurship or music, illustration with younger individuals who need to have their say. .
“Could God bless Mauritania’s independence”, the sound of an period
As daily marks the sixtieth anniversary of African independence, RFI brings again the musical environment of the time. On 28 November 1960, Mauritania left the French Neighborhood. On the radio, a track glorifies this historic second: Yaa Mauritani mbareck listighlal ("Could God bless Mauritania's independence" in French).…
arms transfer between candidates in free high school education
The two main candidates in the presidential election in Ghana clashed again this Thursday, November 26, through meetings on the issue of free high school education. This flagship action by President Nana Akufo-Addo has enabled more than 430,000 students to return to school. Rival Maisson John Dramani Mahama also claims paternity.…
after the election, the difficult pursuit of national reconciliation
Following the issue of uncertainty, national reconciliation took a strong place in the election campaign, which ended with a vote that gave President Kaboré a second term, according to preliminary figures from CENI. A reconciliation with its shadow differences in the case of Blaise Compaoré.
"The issue of national…
Patrice Talon’s outstretched hand to the opposition
Benin is preparing for the April 11 presidential election. Patrice Talon, who organized team elections without the opposition in 2019, this time promises an "inclusive vote" open to his opponents and promises to do everything to carry it out. But the opposition remains suspicious.
as reported from Cotonou, Jean-Luc…
mediators upset over appointments to the Ministry of Reconciliation
Following the appointment of many soldiers as head of the regions, the appointments of Marcelin Guenguere, Chief of Staff, and Sékou Allaye Bolly, Project Leader, within the Ministry of National Reconciliation are controversial.
A "monumental error". For this Malian association that has been running intermediaries for several…
opposition mobilizations end
The last demonstration so far in the call of the Guinean opposition on Wednesday, November 25, was mobilized very little. The UFDG, the party of Cellou Dalein Diallo, a failed presidential candidate on October 18, continues to condemn "a choice". Authorities believe that this failure proves the breathlessness of the protests, a month after the re-election, for a third term, of President Alpha Condé.…