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in Madagascar, recurrence of air pollution however low mortality

Because the virus appeared within the nation in March final 12 months, the variety of deaths because of the pandemic appears restricted, regardless of the robust unfold of it all through the territory. A scientific research performed by the Institut Pasteur de Madagascar with the Ministry of Well being reveals that 40% of the inhabitants has been contaminated with the virus.…

President Tshisekedi announces national curfew

Following a decision by Félix Tshisekedi, the DRC takes new drastic measures to fight the coronavirus. On Tuesday night, the president decided to decide on a curfew across the entire national territory from this Friday. Now 22 of the country's 26 provinces are affected and the number of cases is exploding in the capital Kinshasa and in northern Kivu.…

Libya rejects equal inclusion of Haftar forces within the political course of as a result of disagreements are hurting progress

The Libyan authorities rejects any try to put the Tripoli invaders and defenders on equal phrases, Libyan Protection Minister Salahaddin Namroush mentioned on Wednesday as variations and disagreements plague the UN-led political course of aimed toward ending the chaos within the oil-rich North African nation. "We assist each dialogue aimed toward lasting peace in Libya and for its folks to get pleasure from safety and security, however on the identical time we reject any try and make the aggressors and…

President Bah N’Daw’s latest words attack unions

While Malian Prime Minister Moctar Ouane tore his hair to find an agreement with the National Union of Workers of Mali (UNTM), an exit from the interim president has put sand in the machine. Indeed, in front of his compatriots in Abidjan, Bah N'Daw this Monday, December 14, considered the strike inappropriate. The main trade union center in the country did not like it at all and hardened the tone.…

Paul Rusesabagina’s relatives are preparing to lodge a complaint in Belgium

This whole procedure is completely absurd, I do not know if you can imagine, but to kidnap someone and get it approved by a state governed by the rule of law which is the Rwandan state, and the rest is of the same kind, that is, he can not even meet his lawyer . There are two lawyers appointed by the government, we waited three months before these lawyers were withdrawn by the same government. The president of Kigali could meet him, but now it is no longer possible because he is in Covid. So there…

the testimony of newcomers from Tigray on the Sudanese border

Communication has been re-established in the capital Tigray, Mekele and several other cities in the region. But many areas are still cut off from the world, international organizations worry. The visit of Sudan's Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok this Sunday in Addis Ababa was canceled without explanation. Mediation unnecessary for the Ethiopian government, which claims that the events in Tigray are an…

The Prime Minister condemns the military strangulation of the economy

The Sudanese Prime Minister renews his criticism of the military's importance in the national economy, a persistence that risks pointing out the high-ranking officers who want to retain their benefits, after entering into a historic agreement in August 2019 for a gradual transfer of power to civilians. Abdallah Hamdok is determined to end the throttling of senior military and intelligence officials over…

After the break with Somalia, the rapprochement with Somaliland grew to become increasingly burning

The kitchen is burning between Kenya and Somalia. Mogadishu severed diplomatic ties with its southern neighbor on Tuesday, December 14. Kenyan diplomats have seven days to go away Somali territory. Within the course of, Nairobi introduced that the consulate will open subsequent March in Somaliland, this self-proclaimed impartial area that Somalia considers a part of its territory. Within the context…

Peter Maurer (ICRC): In Tigray, “we can imagine there were slips on all sides”

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is so far the only humanitarian organization that has been able to gain access to the Ethiopian region of Tigray after a month of conflict. A supply convoy from the hospital in the provincial capital Mekele reached the city on Monday, December 14. Our guest is the President of the ICRC, Peter Maurer. He was in Paris to meet with French President…