Africa

On Thursday, July 1, South Africa and the United Kingdom criticized the violent repression of demonstrations against the monarchy in Eswatini, the government of this small country in southern Africa that accuses "foreign elements" and "terrorists" of sowing seeds. Africa's last absolute monarchy, formerly known as Swaziland, has…

In Burkina Faso, the first meeting of the reorganized government. The members of the government made their first contact on Thursday, July 1, a few hours after the announcement of the new team. The head of government took the opportunity and explained the reasons for this change and the assignment that awaits the new team. as…

In Nigeria, the mystery surrounding the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu remains. The separatist leader of Biafra was arrested on Sunday (June 27) abroad and taken back to Nigeria, where he was being held. We did not know until he was arrested, although his lawyer mentioned on Wednesday, June 30, on our antenna his passage in Kenya, a Kenyan trail that has now been confirmed.…

The former South African president was sentenced on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 to 15 months in prison for contempt. Since then, his foundation and supporters have questioned the Constitutional Court's ruling. The former head of state, charged in other corruption cases, has until Sunday to hand himself over to the police. Jacob…

EUR 600 million to help Africa be vaccinated. This is the commitment made by international donors who promise this funding to Aspen, the South African pharmaceutical giant. They want to support the revival of the production of vaccines against Covid-19 in Africa, where only 1% of the population is vaccinated. Africa is the…

At least 10 people have been killed in a night attack on the city of Beni in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) when the civil society group and a monitoring body blamed the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) for the refusal. Residents said a group of assailants had set fire to several houses in the middle of the night in the city's Beu district, shooting at people as they left the buildings and attacking some with machetes. The raid took place just four days after the city, home to…

It is RFI information, the rag is burning between the Transitional Authority and the AU Commission since the appointment of Senegalese Ibrahima Fall to the post of High Representative of the African Union to support the transition. A meeting that the Transitional Military Council, installed on April 20, does not want to hear about. This crisis, which has been raging since his appointment in June, has…

"Not a dose, not an ampoule, has left a European factory for Africa," said the African Union's special envoy tasked with procuring COVID-19 vaccines for the continent, and criticizing Europe heavily as Africa struggles in the midst of a crushing third flood of infection. Strive Masiyiwa on Thursday also aimed at the global effort aimed at distributing vaccines to low- and middle-income countries and accused COVAX of withholding important information including key donors' failure to meet funding…

Our ambition to restore our country's geostrategic position is now becoming a reality with its membership of the community of East African states. This far-reaching diplomatic and economic act now places our country in the Community of East African States (EAC), the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region. These diplomatic results are part of a foreign policy focusing on good…

I personally led an assignment from the National Human Rights Commission that visited the villa where the former president is being held. I was installed in a well furnished air conditioned living room in front of which a gym. Unfortunately, I did not have access to the rest of the villa, and especially to the bedroom he was in. Simply because he did not consider this meeting appropriate for reasons specific to him and which we respect. Ahmed Salem…