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This Wednesday marks the 10th anniversary of the M23 or June 23 movement in Senegal. This coalition of political parties and civil society organizations created in 2011 was mobilized against President Abdoulaye Wade's candidacy for a third term in 2012. Ten years later, the movement's legacy is disputed. as reported from Dakar,…

The UN Human Rights Council opened its annual session on Monday, June 21, including examining the situation in Eritrea. The new UN special report, the Sudanese Mohamed Abdesalam Babiker, presented his first annual report on the country, condemning Asmara. It is every year in fairly diplomatic language that the conflict between Eritrea and the UN Human Rights Council takes place, and this time was no exception. Nevertheless, like his two predecessors, the special report painted a cruel picture for Eritreans: prisons…

In Senegal, a state data center was inaugurated in Diamniadio on Tuesday, June 22, near Dakar. The infrastructure, presented as a "tool for digital sovereignty", will make it possible to store data from the administration and the private sector. A "revolution" according to the authorities, in particular to facilitate the dematerialisation of administrative procedures. A project included in the emerging…

The price of grain has risen in West Africa in recent weeks. Maize but also millet and sorghum are more expensive in the markets due to a lack of sufficient stock and for fear of a disappointing new harvest. Again, it is a game of dominoes that increases the price of a bowl of corn or a millet bowl in West Africa. Initially,…

In Chad, unemployed academics demonstrate every week, mainly in Ndjamena, before being dispersed by the police. All claim that they have been integrated into the public service that some have been waiting for more than ten years. According to the unions, the Chadian government is the main employer with almost 85,000 jobs. If…

Xulka Soomaaliya ayaa dhawaan waxay isreebreenka FIFA Arab Cup la ciyaareen xulka Oman iyagoo soo bandhigay ciyaar xiiso badneyd oo loo riyaaqay inkastoo ay guuldarro 2-1 ah soo gaartay.Inkastoo ay Soomaaliya ka hartay koobka FIFA Arab Cup hadana waxay xiriirka kubada cagta Soomaaliya ka heleen dhaqaale xoogan kulankii ay xulka ciyaareen dhawaan.Sida caadada ahba FIFA waxay lacag siisaa xulalka ka qeybgala tartamada caalamiga ah. Lacagta uu xul walba qaadanayo waxay ku xiran tahay booska uu xul walba ku haro ama uu ka gaaro…

How do I manage and distribute authors' rights for artists in Africa in an increasingly digital world? This is one of the debates that excited the participants in the sixth edition of Moca, the African creativity movement, which was held last week in Paris. Platforms and telephone operators are increasingly using the work of artists and artists need to take greater advantage of it. This is particularly…

The former Mauritanian president, Mohmamed Ould Abdel Aziz, was arrested on Tuesday around 8 pm and detained by a judge from the anti-corruption pole of the Nouakchott-Ouest prosecutor's office, according to one of his lawyers contacted by our correspondent in Nouakchott. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who ruled Mauritania between 2008 and 2019, was accused on March 12 of corruption, embezzlement of public…

In Burkina Faso, a dozen police officers were killed in the Center-North region. The police who took over from a team were the target for the armed men in the afternoon on Monday 21 June. According to a report from the Minister of Security, 11 policemen were killed during the attack, four policemen are also missing. The attack…

When the news came that Bukayo Saka would start England's last Euro 2020 group stage, the reaction on social media was mixed. For some, his selection represented the culmination of a fantastic club season for Arsenal. A campaign where Saka, only 19 years old, had come to his side in so many crucial moments while senior, higher-serving players failed to produce. For others, his rise to start XI over Borussia Dortmund sensation Jadon Sancho was an injustice of gigantic proportions and a national disgrace. 12 minutes into the…