Africa

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the reform of the Electoral Commission voted on Friday, June 4, by the National Assembly to try to ensure transparency in the next election, provoked the anger of Martin Fayulos and his ally Adolphe Muzito. as reported from Kinshasa, Pascal MulegwaThe text had already been discussed…

At least 100 civilians were killed in an overnight terrorist attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the government said on Saturday. It was the deadliest attack in Burkina Faso since terrorist violence broke out in the country in 2015. The attackers struck overnight on Friday, killing residents of the village of Solhan in Yagha province, which borders Niger. They also burned homes and the market, the government said in a statement. The government described the attackers as terrorists but no…

The Joint UN-African Union-ECCAS-EU Delegation to the Central African Republic met with President Touadéra, political, religious and civil society actors to discuss the peace process, two years after the Khartoum Treaty and five months after the coalition's rebel offensive. of patriots for change in the capital. The UN Deputy Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, is RFI's…

According to security sources, at least 100 people were killed in the night of June 4-5 in an attack on the village of Solhan, located in the Sahel region, north of Burkina Faso. The attackers also burned down houses and markets. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniIt was around two o'clock when armed people entered the…

On June 5, 1981, the first identified cases of AIDS occurred in the United States. Two years later, in 1983, South Africa also discovered the first two cases on its land. Today, it is the country with the most HIV-positive people in the world, with 7.5 million cases. One third of these people with AIDS do not take antiretroviral treatment, which is free and available to everyone in South Africa. Main…

In Burkina Faso, the "Go Paga" project (in front of women) was officially launched on Friday, June 4, in Ouagadougou, a project to support women whose husbands died in combat, in the fight against terrorism. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniFollowing a pilot phase during which about ten women benefited from training and…

On May 20, you organized a virtual round table serving on employment, territories and local development in Senegal, discussions that you believe showed the potential for economic transformation of regions that can become a reality when local elected representatives have a vision., A strong commitment and ability to mobilize resources in service of their projects.…

The daily newspaper L'Avenir examines the situation generated by the latest volcanic eruption in northern Kivu. According to this newspaper, it is necessary to move the population from Goma to Sake to meet this situation. L'Avenir reveals that this is a project presented by the Higher Institute of Architecture and Urbanism, supported by the coordination of the urban development project. These are the preliminary conclusions…

In this century of radio history, Africa has its part, sometimes beautiful, sometimes painful. Some memories ... To peel with delicacy. A century of radio existence. Can we say here that in the history of mankind, the invention of radio is undoubtedly one of those that had and continues to have a decisive impact on human life?…

A shocking video has appeared on social media since June 4. We see a young woman being raped by several men. It is indignation in Ndjamena that links this video to an ongoing legal investigation: the alleged gang rape of Meram, 15, by three sons of high-ranking officials. These images make Chadians react more specifically because it is not the first video of its kind circulating on social networks.…