Africa report

Established as a national park 19 years ago, access to the Pongara reserve has been banned for poachers and conservation efforts are bearing fruit. Elephants, buffaloes and even hippos are back. From our special correspondent in Pongara,Before the tours must meet the wildlife of Pongara, tourists must follow the mandatory…

In northern Senegal, the Diamond Dam in the Saint-Louis region marks the border with Mauritania. It is the work of the Senegal River Development Organization (OMVS), which has four Member States: Senegal, Mauritania, Mali and Guinea. In operation since 1986, this "anti-salt" dam has made it possible to develop agriculture in the river valley. And 35 years later, it is a successful example of…

The conflict has been going on since November in the province of Tigray. This northern region is still plagued by violence between the former TPLF power on the one hand, the federal army, Eritrean soldiers and Amhara's militiamen on the other. The conflict has killed thousands and caused significant damage. Several abuses have been documented, mainly carried out by the Ethiopian and Eritrean armies whose soldiers are now inspiring terror and anger among the Tigrays. Adi Gudem: Soldiers are everywhere on the streets of…

In Ethiopia, the conflict in the north has been going on since November. By the end of three weeks, the federal government had declared victory, but the fighting continued. The war has claimed thousands of lives. But rapes are also very numerous. Report in one of the only centers in Tigray that handles cases of sexual violence. Onestop center, in Mekele, the regional capital.…

In Ethiopia, the conflict in the north has been going on since November. By the end of three weeks, the federal government had declared victory, but the fighting continued. Former leaders of the TPLF are still at large, and its armed wing, the TFray Defense Forces (TDF), continues to confront the Ethiopian and Eritrean federal forces deployed in Tigray. For the first time, a journalist was able to meet…

The conflict has been going on since November in the province of Tigray. This northern region is still plagued by violence between the former TPLF power on the one hand, the federal army, Eritrean soldiers and Amhara's militiamen on the other. The conflict has claimed thousands of lives and caused significant damage. Part of the health care system has collapsed. From our special correspondent in Mekele, 300,000 patients last year. 8000 surgical operations. A coverage area that reaches 10 million inhabitants. Ayder…

In Senegal, the agricultural sector employs about 60% of the working population. But does it attract young people, especially those affected by unemployment? In the river valley, the organizers of the first international agricultural fair in the north, which was held last weekend at the Diamadammen, on the Mauritanian border, want to believe it.…

Visiting Tunisia, the Director - General of Unesco, Audrey Azoulay, inaugurates this Wednesday, June 9, an atypical site located in Zarzis, in the south of the country: it is a cemetery for migrants called the "Jardin d'Afrique", fully funded and created by the Algerian visual artist Rachid Koraïchi. In the silence of the…

Decades old, built in the lowlands of northern Brazzaville, the Jacques Opangault district has more than 35,000 residents who say they are "abandoned". The development of the only access road to this residential area, which was launched in 2018, suddenly stopped. The then mayor of the capital who initiated them, accused of…

Sculptures, paintings, photographs have been on display along the wall of the former National Assembly on Independence Avenue in Ouagadougou since Tuesday, June 1. An outdoor art market to attract the public. .