West-Africa
Cécile Mégie (Director of RFI): nominations for
On Monday, August 16, applications for the Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon Scholarship open today. This is the eighth edition of this…
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East-Africa
Opposition candidate Hichilema wins Zambia’s president
Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has defeated incumbent Edgar Lungu in Zambia’s presidential election, the election commission said on Monday as releasing the…
West-Africa
Ivory Coast discovers the first Ebola case in 25 years
Côte d’Ivoire has declared a first-degree Ebola hemorrhagic virus for 25 years, the health minister and the World Health Organization (WHO) said…
East-Africa
The fire brigade is making progress as the Algerians pray for those who have lost
Firefighters in Algeria are finally making progress in their fight against fires that have ravaged northern parts of the country. The rescue…
North-Africa
Algeria orders investigation of mob lynching of man linked to
An Algerian prosecutor has ordered an investigation into the death of a man lynched by a mob after being accused of setting…
North-Africa
Libya’s delegates do not reach agreement on
The first day of new UN-led talks between delegates from war-torn Libya failed to reach an agreement on a constitutional framework for…
North-Africa
Algeria arrests 22 suspected arsonists
Algeria has arrested 22 people suspected of being behind the most devastating forest fires in the country’s history, killing 69 people, President…
North-Africa
Forest fires continue to rage over Algeria, suspected
Flames erupted across northern Algeria on Thursday as the country observed a national day of mourning for dozens of people killed in…
West-Africa
Zambians vote in a fierce presidential battle
The Zambians made their ballots in crowded polling stations until the closing time of the country’s general election. While the day of…
Central-Africa
Zambians vote among internet restrictions, expected results
Zambians flocked to vote for a president on Thursday in controversial polls by incumbent Edgar Lungu and longtime rival Hakainde Hichilema as…
North-Africa
Tunisia’s Ennahdha party forms another committee
On Thursday, one of Tunisia’s largest parties in parliament announced the formation of a temporary committee to deal with the country’s political…
