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The death of Sidiki Abas, leader of one of the most powerful armed groups in the Central African Republic, was formalized by the 3R movement. A very active group within the CPC, which since December has been trying to overthrow Bangui's power. According to this group, he died on March 25 at the health center in the north of the country after injuries. He had been under UN sanctions since September…

Marshal Khalifa Haftar, a strongman in eastern Libya, has been weakened since the summer of 2020 after failing to seize the capital Tripoli, trying to impose another on the Libyan political scene. After his appearance a few days ago, in military fatigue in the midst of his forces, it was in civilian clothes that he turned, on…

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Mohamed Bazoum was invested in Niamey on Friday, April 2nd. He succeeds his 30-year-old friend, Mahamadou Issoufou. For the first time since the country's independence, two democratically elected presidents pass the baton. A vision that does not share the political opposition, which continues to challenge the election of Mohamed Bazoum.…

More than a week after the spectacular and deadly attack on the city of Palma in the province of Cabo Delgado, by a local group affiliated with the Islamic State, President Filipe Nyusi spoke on Friday, April 2, in commemoration of Good Friday. He trusts God as survivors in shock continue to pour into cities that are still under government control.…

In South Africa, the ANC (African National Congress) on Friday 2 April paid tribute to Winnie Mandela, the figure in the fight against apartheid. This festival icon, nicknamed "the mother of the nation" by South Africans, died three years ago at the age of 81. President Cyril Ramaphosa used this ceremony to call on the party to remain united, while the ANC is in the midst of a crisis.…

In Chad, tensions appear to be rising on Friday, April 2, more than a week before the first round of presidential elections. The home of opponent Saleh Kebzabo, who withdrew his candidacy against outgoing President Idriss Déby Itno, who was vying for a sixth term, was surrounded by police and security forces. as reported from…

Eight months after the official declaration of the end of the world's largest measles epidemic, which killed more than 7,000 children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the situation is once again worrying. More than 13,000 cases have been registered since January 2020. Almost all provinces have reported new cases of measles. Since the beginning of the year, humanitarian actors have been vaccinated in…

The thirty Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is a new star in African American letters. With his first book, Friday Black, a short story that has just been published in French, this author who was born to parents of Ghanaian origin establishes himself as a powerful and innovative voice. The twelve short stories in this collection combine dystopia, satire and magical realism and show a clear and disturbing portrait of American society, a society…

In the Central African Republic, excision is a widely practiced but little known tradition. According to the latest studies, 21.6% of women between the ages of 15 and 49 have undergone some form of genital mutilation. Mutilation is practiced in all religions. Banda are the ethnic group where these methods are most prevalent (52.9%). Louise (her first name has changed) agreed to share her experience. .