Africa report

The house supply trade has exploded over the previous two years. They're mentioned to be greater than a thousand motorbike suppliers, affiliated with massive on-line gross sales firms or working on their very own behalf. Immediately, already victims of many site visitors accidents, they are saying they're the goal of gangs that concentrate on the theft of their autos and the income they carry with them.…

In Chad, some pensioners have accrued virtually three years of pension debt. Since 2005, the unions have been campaigning to reform the nation's pension system and modernize it ... with out success. Retirees frequently sit in entrance of the Chad Nationwide Pension Fund to say arrears. Many stay in a tough social state of affairs. .

In Addis Ababa, repatriation flights have adopted one another in current months from the Center East. The bulk are Ethiopian home employees from Lebanon, who're being pushed in another country by the coronavirus disaster. Victims of abuse and assault in Lebanon typically obtain particular consideration. Gathered in a circle to…

Thirty years in the past, on Might 15, 1991, the well-known Malian author Amadou Hampâté Bâ, creator of Amkoullel, the Fulani Baby, died in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The muse that bears his identify organizes on this event conferences and debates as regards to his work and his reminiscence. She additionally launched into an intensive mission to digitize convention notes, correspondence or varied writings by…

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Within the Democratic Republic of Congo, the free line to sentence sexual violence, 122, has not been funded since 1 Might. This line was resumed simply six months in the past on the initiative of President Tshisekedi's particular adviser on sexual violence. From our particular correspondent in Kinshasa,4 operators, day and…

In South Africa, after the fireplace that destroyed a part of the Jagger Library two weeks in the past, throughout the College of Cape City, the challenge of digitizing the nation's paperwork and archives has been placed on the desk. The most beneficial works on the decrease flooring may very well be saved, however the…

Yearly, an increasing number of Tunisians uncover the well-known cleaning soap operas on the time of Ramadan. These sequence discover taboos and controversial matters, sparking debate inside Tunisian society, which is predominantly conservative. Report from our Tunisian correspondent, Lilia BlaiseAfter the fast-paced meal,…

One third of Ghana's inhabitants is obese and one in ten Ghanaians is obese. By way of a wealthy food plan and sedentarization of life in city areas. Our correspondent in Accra,From the top of the morning, the streets of Accra are stuffed with the scent of the dishes we cook dinner: fried fish in stalls, sautéed plantain…

In South Africa, a non-public safety firm is coaching its canines to detect Covid-19. This firm is used to working at South African airports the place its canine brigades are in search of traces of explosives or shipments of medication. Elsewhere on the earth, anti-Covid-19 brigades have already been deployed at Dubai Airport within the United Arab Emirates or at Helsinki Worldwide Airport in Finland.…