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Regional reporting and analysis from across Africa, covering diplomacy, security, politics, business, and major developments shaping the continent.
the difficult grief for the families of the victims
The head of state had declared a day of national mourning on Thursday in tribute to the victims of the demonstrations: 10 died according to a government source, 11 according to the Movement for the Defense of Democracy (M2D). The movement calls for a day of prayer this Friday. Meeting relatives of a young high school student killed during these demonstrations.…
Sandrine Mubenga, the woman who controls the sector
After being close to death due to lack of electricity, Sandrine Mubenga decided to become an energy specialist. Since last year, she has headed the Electricity Regulatory Authority of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Toledo in the state of Ohio, Sandrine Mubenga today shares her life between the United States and his native Congo-Kinshasa.…
the South African Patrice Motsepe elected president of
Patrice Motsepe was elected by the Acclamation President of the African Football Confederation (CAF), on March 12 in Rabat, for the period 2021-2025. The first South African to hold this position succeeds billionaire Malagasy Ahmad, suspended for 2 years from all football-related activities.
Patrice Motsepe became the 7th elected president of the African Football Confederation (CAF) on March 12, 2021. The billionaire is the first South African and first English speaker to occupy this prestigious position on the continent.…
Forgotten conflict: South Sudan is facing humanitarian action
The Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned that South Sudan is "a forgotten conflict" in the face of a "humanitarian crisis" exacerbated by the pandemic, while the UN chief warned that 60% of the world's newest nation "is becoming increasingly hungry. "
South Sudan has struggled to recover from a five-year war that, according to a study, killed nearly 400,000 people. A coalition government formed last year between President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek…
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini dies in South Africa
King Goodwill Zwelithini of the Zulu people in South Africa died on Friday at the hospital where he was being treated for diabetes-related problems.
The king, 72, was the leader of South Africa's largest ethnic group, the Zulu. He had been taken to KwaZulu-Natal hospital last week to monitor his ongoing diabetes, according to a report from the Demirören News Agency (DHA).
The royal family announced in a statement that King Zwelithini's diabetes-related condition suddenly deteriorated and he died early…
Afrobeat, a Nigerian pulse that has become
Muyiwa Kunnuji does not hide his astonishment or his joy, through which a form of relief penetrates: A few days ago, he discovered through social networks a group from Nigeria who sent him a short video taken live. Her name? Lagos Thugs. “About fifteen musicians in their twenties who play exactly as we did. The same energy! They are right, ”excites the forty trumpeter who has accompanied the iconic Fela for the last years of his career and has lived for six years in the south of France, where he has set up his…
the presence of peacekeeping forces is reassuring
In northern Mali, among the Minusma contingents most exposed to terrorist acts, there is Chad, based in Aguelhoc, in the Kidal region. A dangerous area that the UN peacekeeping forces are determined to secure.
With our special correspondent in Aguelhoc, Serge DanielA convoy of armored vehicles, driven and secured by Chadian…
Europe welcomes the Libyan unity government
"We applaud the Libyan people for their determination to restore unity in their country," the foreign ministers of France, Germany, the United States, Italy and the United Kingdom said in a joint statement on Thursday.
And they reiterated their call to "withdraw all foreign warriors and mercenaries from all over Libya."
"This result is a fundamental step towards the unification of Libyan institutions and a comprehensive political solution to a crisis that has tested Libya and its people," the joint…
Highlighted: grief in Ivory Coast
An entire country mourns its prime minister, Hamed Bakayoko, who died at the age of 56. In the kiosks, tribute continues and grows.Just one number that takes measurements of grief and sorrow in Ivory Coast: the number eleven. It is the sides, nothing less, that the daily L'Intelligent d'Abidjan dedicates to Hamed Bakayoko this morning, who has a total of twelve!As pointed out in an independent newspaper Inter, Ivorians are "in shock". Close to power, the daily…
United States to send envoy to Horn of Africa
United States to send envoy to Horn of Africa
WASHINGTON - The United States is in the process of deploying an envoy to the Horn of Africa, a region that has struggled with instability in recent years after a series of political differences and economic challenges that have threatened to plunge many countries into chaos.
For example, Ethiopia faces a life challenge in the Tigray…