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in Ougadougou, the race for the final preparations
On Sunday, Burkinabè will be called to the polls to elect both its new president and its new deputies. And even though there are only a few hours left before the ballot box opened, the capital Ouagadougou is keeping pace with recent preparations.
In two months, Senegalese Edouard Mendy conquered Chelsea
Édouard Mendy was recruited at the end of September by Chelsea in Rennes and quickly won in the Blues cage. The goalkeeper continues the good performances and clean sheets (matches without conceding a goal) and banished the previous holder, Kepa Arrizabalaga, to the substitution bench. His coach, Frank Lampard, is completely happy with his Senegalese debut.
Six years ago, Édouard Mendy vegetated at a national level in France, near Cherbourg. Today he is a member of one of the biggest clubs in Europe, is undefeated in…
fishermen suffering from a “mysterious disease” of the skin
In Thiaroye, in a suburb of Dakar, fishermen returned from their voyage this week with pustules and pimples on their skin. The causes are not yet known, but the pollution trail is mainly advanced.
concerns for young students ahead of the presidential election
On Sunday, almost 6.5 million voters are called to the polls for a double legislative and presidential election in Burkina Faso. In a country where more than 40% of the population is between 18 and 30 years old, youth voting can be important in the election of the next president. Meeting with their student voters on one of the capital's largest campuses, Ouaga 1.…
great meditation at the funeral of André Kouassi Johnson
In a large meditation, yesterday, Friday, November 20, several Togolese personalities including parliamentarians but also personalities from ECOWAS and parents met to pay their last respects to André Kouassi Johnson. Committed activist, the third Vice-President of the National Assembly, founding member of the Union of the Forces of Change died suddenly after a short illness on 14 November 2020.
A giant portrait of André Kouassi Johnson has been placed on the catafalque erected on the National Assembly's main courtyard.…
Burkina Faso presidential election: elections which might be significant, regardless of uncertainty
Burkina Faso is eagerly awaiting the presidential election regardless of the difficult safety scenario.
As with all West African presidential elections, we took this chance in Wathi to current a listing of the nation, making residents out there the biographies and applications proposed by the candidates. We had been pleasantly…
Guillaume Soro now unwanted on French soil
Where is Guillaume Soro currently? The question arises after the little sentence that Emmanuel Macron released yesterday in "Jeune Afrique": "I think he is no longer in France", the French president said about him. The former Ivorian prime minister's entourage did not want to say more. What is certain is that France no longer wants him on its territory.
Guillaume Soro is now unwanted on French soil. Emmanuel Macron made it clear yesterday in an interview he gave to our colleagues from Jeune Afrique: "He does not need to…
Codel will distribute 3,800 observers
Burkinabé voters will be called to Sunday's by-elections, presidential and legislative elections. The campaign ended on Friday night. According to CENI, 10,660 national and international observers will be deployed in the field, including 3,800 code observers. The Convention on Civil Liberties Organizations for Domestic Election Observation brings together 19 Burkinabè civil society organizations.
"When you arrive at your polling station, the voter list should appear in front of the station. If it is not, send a message to…
authorities ban movement “10 million northerners”
In a decree dated 18 November, Cameroon's territorial administration ministers banned the movement of "10 million northerners" by journalist Guibai Gatama, head of the publication "l'Oeil du Sahel". This ban comes a few months after the association Survie Cameroun by the opponent Maurice Kamto. The authorities consider that this movement "undermines national unity and the principle of peaceful coexistence between the sociological components of the nation".
For the Minister of Territorial Administration, the movement "10…
the strike is over, the standoff continues
The three-day national and multisectoral strike, at the request of the country's first union group, UNTM, paralyzed many sectors in Mali between Wednesday and Friday. Negotiations can be resumed quickly between UNTM and the government, but the deviation continues.
For Yacouba Katilé, president of the National Union of Workers of Mali, the strike was a success.The call to stop working for three days was well attended, especially in the banking sector, the mines or the public services for customs, finance and health.
The…