Africa

Health news is marked by the Republican President's media outings on the AstraZeneca vaccine. Felix Tshisekedi has not yet been vaccinated and increasing criticism of the vaccine, according to him, is not so sure. A statement that contrasts with the government's efforts to get AstraZeneca to accept public opinion. Felix Tshisekedi's paradoxical position attracts him many critics. On the one hand, the head of state refuses to be vaccinated, but on the other hand, he approves the launch of the vaccination campaign for the…

Tensions are rising in the kingdom of Eswatini, like the enclave in the middle of South Africa that was once called Swaziland. For weeks, hundreds of young people have been protesting against this absolute monarchy. This week, several people were killed and dozens injured, according to activists. Calm has returned to the capital, but the army is ubiquitous, says a protester who emphasizes that these…

France, of which more than 5,000 troops are stationed in the Sahel, will resume joint operations with the Malian Armed Forces, having suspended bilateral cooperation following a second coup in Mali in May, announced on Friday. the Armed Forces. "After consulting the Malian Transitional Authorities and the countries of the…

After being sentenced this week to 15 months in prison for contempt for justice, former President Jacob Zumaa ​​appealed to the Constitutional Court on Friday night and asked it to overturn its decision. Earlier this week, he was convicted by the same court of refusing to testify before a commission of inquiry into corruption. and this despite a ban on justice.…

The opponent gave a muscular speech on Friday, July 2, during a press release. He condemns the latest anti-terrorism laws. The leader of the Pastef Party accuses France of "neocolonialism" and once again warns President Macky Sall against a possible candidacy for a third term in 2024. After the riots in March and before the next election, Ousmane Sonko consolidates his political position. .…

Former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda is due to be buried next Wednesday. At the podium, this Friday 2 July, the current president Edgar Lungu was whistled during his speech. Zambia is organizing a one-and-a-half-month presidential election in a tense climate "on the brink of a human rights crisis", according to Amnesty International, which criticizes the repressive methods of the six-year-old head of…

He was the last surviving freedom fighter. The father of Zambia's independence Kenneth Kaunda died on June 17, two weeks ago, at the age of 97. Zambia held its national funeral today in the presence of many leaders and representatives of the continent who had come to honor its memory. With our special correspondent in Lusaka,…

The northern province has been bloodied since November by a conflict that opposes the federal power in Addis Ababa, backed by the Eritrean army and militias of the Amhara ethnic group, and turned the former TPLF power into an armed group. . For a week now, the TPLF launched the offensive and took back a large majority of Tigray. The humanitarian situation is extremely difficult and many suspect Addis…

On Friday, July 2, 2021, the French Minister of Defense Florence Parly confirmed Allyhmoud ag Baye's death, aka Ikarey. Two weeks ago, the RFI announced the death of this cadre of Islamic State in Greater Sahara during a joint operation between the French and Nigerian armies and the European workforce Takouba in June in the Menaka region. Five other jihadists were neutralized and two relatives of Abu…

Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland and one of the world's few absolute monarchies, has called for calm and restraint as the largest democratic demonstrations in several years shook the South African kingdom.Protesters demand democratic reforms and accuse King Mswati III, who has ruled the small mountain nation for more than 30 years as an absolute monarch, of oppression. Rights groups accuse the royal family, including the king's 15 wives, of having a lavish lifestyle while many of the country's 1.1 million people live…