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With the Covid-19 pandemic seeking e-tourism

With the Covid-19 pandemic, African tourist countries are going through a deep crisis. Tunisia, Morocco, South Africa and Senegal have seen international customers disappear and local economies hit hard. A new sector may restore the taste for travel: e-tourism, an interactive virtual visitor experience. A young start, Maghreb Experience, thus offers to discover mythical places in Algeria, Morocco and…

The textile industry pollutes rivers in East Africa

African rivers are polluted by the development of the textile industry on the continent. It is NGO Water Witness who sounded the alarm in a report published on August 17 and which is based on case studies in Tanzania, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Lesotho. Wastewater emissions are the most important source of pollution in the…

Abdou Karim Meckassoua discreetly left Bangui

In Bangui, the resignation of the former president of the National Assembly is very noticeable. This information from Jeune Afrique was confirmed by RFI. Abdou Karim Meckassoua left Bangui this Sunday, August 15, with the utmost discretion, confirming his entourage. The latter, dismissed from his post as president of the National Assembly 2018, was deprived of his status as deputy on Wednesday, August…

resignation of outgoing President Edgar Lungus

In the aftermath of the opposition's victory in Zambia, the former ruling party Patriotic Front suffered a series of defections. Several members slammed the door to outgoing President Edgar Lungu's party after his defeat to opponent Hakainde Hichilema. And according to some analysts, the storm has just begun. Among the…

37 dead in western Niger after new attacks by

Gunmen killed 37 civilians in a flashpoint region in western Niger where hundreds have died in extremist attacks this year, local sources said on Tuesday. The perpetrators "arrived by motorcycle" in the village of Darey-Daye in the Tillaberi region on Monday afternoon as people were working in the fields, a local official said. "The fee is very high - there were 37 dead, including four women and 13 children," the source said. A local journalist confirmed the charge and described the attack as "very…