West-Africa
Aliko Dangote, Nigerian billionaire, Africa’s first fortune
“Today is the economy” portrays Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, founder and head of the conglomerate that bears his name and Africa’s first…
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Central-Africa
demonstrations to demand justice
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, civilian movements organized marches in all of the country’s major cities to demand justice for the…
East-Africa
Djibouti: wave of controversial arrests in the southwestern part of the country
Djibouti-Dikhil: On the morning of Wednesday, September 30, a dozen people were arrested in Dikhil Prefecture in the southwestern part of the…
East-Africa
In the spotlight: the cocoa of disagreement
Cocoa at 1000 CFA francs per Kilo and Côte d’Ivoire. One month before the expected date of the presidential election, Alassane Ouattara…
West-Africa
cocoa invites itself into the presidential campaign
This Thursday, October 1, marked the launch of the Cocoa Campaign 2020-2021 in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. It was also this Thursday…
East-Africa
Rwandan Kabuga trial: prosecutor Brammertz “hopes it will take place and will come to an end”
When will Félicien Kabuga be tried? France, where the alleged Rwandan genocide was arrested in May, gave the green light on Wednesday…
West-Africa
Alpha Condé promises peaceful elections ahead of international envoys
Representatives of the United Nations, the African Union and West African countries have been on missions in Conakry since Thursday, October 1st.…
West-Africa
A catastrophic cotton campaign in Mali
Cotton production is in free fall in Mali. The former African fiber champion is expected to harvest a quarter of what he…
North-Africa
a meeting to restart monitoring of the Algiers Agreement
From New York to Bamako via Paris and Algiers, one of the priorities of the Chancelleries accredited in Mali is the implementation…
East-Africa
environmental activist Raleva again faces justice
In Madagascar, civil society is sounding the alarm. Environmental activist Raleva is due to appear this Friday, October 2, for the public…
East-Africa
Paul Rusesabagina’s children are asking for international support
From Washington to Brussels, the children mobilize for Paul Rusesabagina, the hero of the film Hotel Rwanda, and call for more international…
