North-Africa
Tunisian authorized to remove a reference to slavery from his surname
This is a first in Tunisia: a court in Medenine (south) accepted the request of an 81-year-old black man to remove the…
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North-Africa
Kidnappings rising in Libya
The Nationwide Fee on Human Rights in Libya (NHCR) in a press release condemned the arbitrary detention of considered one of its…
West-Africa
the largest opposition parties absent from the discussion table
To negotiate, the Ivorian opposition trusts the international community. The government had invited the parties and political groups to a “working session”…
Central-Africa
the government adopts a lower budget for 2021
That’s $ 6.8 billion. We are far from the 11 billion that was planned for the year 2020. This budget is now…
West-Africa
five million voters called for the ballot box
Twelve candidates are in attendance, including outgoing President Alpha Condé seeking a contested third term and his main opponent Cellou Dalein Diallo.…
West-Africa
“I will be there in 2022 …”
The year 2020 has been strange for Murielle Ahouré. Almost no race for the 60-meter indoor world champion. And especially not the…
West-Africa
Solidarity is organized online to support demonstrations
In Nigeria, the #EndSARS movement continues. In Lagos, young protesters have blocked the main road in the city for almost a week,…
West-Africa
Guinea’s Condé faces longtime rival Diallo because the nation goes to the polls
Guineans voted for a president on Sunday, with 82-year-old incumbent Alpha Condé going through his longtime rival Cellou Dalein Diallo for the…
Southern-Africa
after eight months of silence, the ANC calls for remobilization
More than eight months of silence following the debate on 22 February calls for the National Alliance for Change in Togo to…
East-Africa
historic Memorandum of Understanding with General Electric
Sudan signed a “historic” memorandum of understanding on Thursday with General Electric, the US power generation group. The deal comes after decades…
West-Africa
soon a trial in the case of the murder of Thomas Sankara
The trial in the case of the assassination of President Thomas Sankara in 1987 and his twelve accomplices could begin next year.…
