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Somalia announces 3-day state mourning after ex-leader's death MOGADISHU, Somalia - Outgoing Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has ordered the country's flag flown at half-staff as a sign of respect for former leader Ali Mahdi Mohamed, who died on Wednesday. Farmajo has ordered the country to observe a three-day state of mourning as a result of the death of the fourth…

In Senegal, a national mourning was issued by President Macky Sall this Thursday, March 11, in tribute to the victims of the recent demonstrations that left at least 5 dead, according to an official report, 11 according to the protest movement. This very recent "movement for the defense of democracy", M2D, had previously called for the organization of a day of mourning on Friday. A coalition consisting…

Hamed Bakayoko, the Ivorian prime minister, died on Wednesday 10 March in Berlin of cancer at the age of 56. He was evacuated from Côte d'Ivoire for medical reasons on February 18 after a rapid deterioration in his health. Hamed Bakayoko, pillar of Ivorian politics, RDR and then RHDP, had long enjoyed strong popularity. as…

Hospitalized since early March in Paris and immediately transferred to Germany six days later, Ivorian Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko succumbed to a dazzling cancer yesterday, Wednesday 10 March. What was the background of this politician who was often described as a unifier? Was he a potential successor to Alassane Ouattara as head of state Sylvain N'Guessan, director of the Abidjan Strategy Institute, answers François Hume-Ferkatadji's…

This Thursday morning marks the start of the presidential election campaign on April 11 in Chad, a 30-day campaign. On paper, nine candidates are running, including current head of state Idriss Deby Itno, but three of them are "despite themselves". Soon 69 years old, including 30 in power, Idriss Deby Itno will run for a sixth…

Due to the security crisis, unemployment is falling in central and northern Mali. Today in northern Mali, the UN Mission in Mali is the largest provider of jobs. And in Timbuktu, for example, where 600 Malays are employed in Minusma, there are more and more women. With our special correspondent in Timbuktu, Serge DanielIn…

In 2020, cotton production collapsed by three quarters in Mali, from 700,000 to 147,000 tonnes. Fearing a fall in producer prices and the removal of fertilizer subsidies, cotton producers turned away from white gold. But it is strategic for Mali, and the Ministry of Agriculture is intensifying consultations with the agricultural world to revive production.…

The first doses of the anti-Covid19 vaccine were received last Sunday; Following the delivery of these doses to the interior of the country, the government officially launched the vaccination campaign on Wednesday 10 March. This is the AstraZeneca vaccine from the Covax initiative, originally 156,000 doses. Despite concerns among the population implementing the program, the Scientific Committee assures…

Where is the Tanzanian President Located? John Magufuli has not been seen in public since February 26. Nearly two weeks of absence that started a wave of rumors, especially as the Kenyan press talks about the hospitalization of an African head of state in Nairobi because of Covid-19. Tanzanian power is not expressed, but the opposition is asking the authorities for explanations.…

The US Army denies having launched airstrikes in Somalia as militants killed MOGADISHU, Somalia - The American Africa Command has denied airstrikes in the village of Ballow and Jambalul in Somalia on Monday after reports that the Somali national army benefited from air bombardments as they fought with Al-Shabaab militants. In an interview with the Voice of America, the U.S.-African…