Africa

In Burkina Faso, thousands of protesters marched through the streets of the capital to condemn the country's insecurity. At the urging of opposition parties and certain civil society organizations, the protesters called for strong measures to curb the attacks attributed to jihadist groups. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya…

Beninese visual artist Romuald Hazoumè is exhibiting his famous masks made of plastic jars until July 11 at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris. And his new installation "No Return" is the core of the exhibition "Ex Africa - African presences in art today". Interview with this self-taught Yoruba native who grew up in Porto-Novo in a Catholic family before conquering the art market with his voodoo-inspired…

To protest Colonel Assimi Goita's second coup in late May, France suspended its operations with the Malian army. Friday night, she decided to repeal the measure. Cooperation between the two armies is restarting. Bamako has been informed of this. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielThe Malian authorities say they were…

More than 400,000 people have "crossed the threshold of famine" in Tigray, a region in northern Ethiopia at war for eight months, a senior UN official warned on Friday. The organization also urges the rebels to apply the ceasefire decided by Ethiopia. The situation in Tigray has "dramatically worsened", the UN Deputy Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs…

The Nigerian president is at the forefront of the war on terror in the village of Baroua, near Lake Chad, in the southeastern part of the country. Mohamed Bazoum visited this village on Friday abandoned by its people due to several attacks by Boko Haram, the group operating across the river and the border with Nigeria, a few kilometers away. But since then, thousands of villagers have returned under the…

"Modest Bahati for a general census before the 2023 election", LaUne headlines from the daily Forum des As. According to the newspaper, "high school speakers believe that the future CENI will need to present a calendar that prioritizes local elections."The daily L'Avenir, on the other hand, evokes the city of Goma, which now has its reference city plan. The population explosion, land movements, the presence of active…

In the Central African Republic, the counter-offensive led by the Central African Allied Forces (Faca) with its bilateral Russian ally has made it possible to retake a majority of the country's major cities. But this counter-offensive is accompanied by many issues - especially the atrocities committed against civilian populations. Several incidents, including one…

Several investors have joined forces as part of a public-private partnership in the construction of a hydropower plant that will produce green energy for the capital Libreville. Projects from the Gabonese Fund for Strategic Investments and the company Meridiam, the future facility will increase electricity capacity in the Gabonese capital by 13%.…

The Pharmalagasy plant launches the third variation of Covid Organics, the improved traditional remedy based on artemisia called CVO + Curative. The clinical trial, performed on 339 patients for 15 days (+28 days of follow-up), was supported by the WHO - which also supports other clinical trials related to traditional medicine in Africa - and provides a curative effect up to 87.1%. An exhibition that cannot hide the damage caused by the health crisis that the country has been going through for two years. No one…

The opposition and part of civil society called for demonstrations on Saturday across the country to express their dissatisfaction with the security situation. Last weekend, spontaneous marches took place in several cities in the Center North and Sahel region. On Wednesday night, President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré fired his defense and security ministers. Despite this gesture, the call to demonstrate…