Africa

The coronavirus has finally reached rural Africa, which for many months has been considered a safe haven for infections that hit large cities particularly hard. For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been an "urban disease", affecting those in the capital Harare or other remote cities. "There was no virus for us. We only used to hear that it was in Harare or other cities or when townspeople died and we buried them here," she said recently,…

The talks between the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the employers seem to be bearing fruit. Already some progress can be observed. The new air fares have thus fallen between 40% and 70%. as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda Wa KamandaFrom now on, it will cost about $ 224 for a single ticket from Kinshasa to Lubumbashi, the…

The Tigray region is being reorganized after an offensive led by the Tigrayan rebels. They recovered the provincial capital Mekele on Monday 28 June. And the other cities in the region during the day on Tuesday and took advantage of the withdrawal of the Ethiopian and Eritrean armies. The federal government has announced a unilateral ceasefire, which has so far been ignored by Tigrayan forces.…

The Ministry of Defense is reacting to the report from the UN expert panel which was published in the press on Tuesday. He rejects the conclusions of the experts, who refer in particular to abuses attributed to the armed forces and Russian mercenaries deployed in the country. In this report, which was called upon by the…

The Balai civil movement lodged a complaint with the prosecutor of the tribunal de grande instance in Ouagadougou against the current Burkinabè government for "non-assistance to anyone in danger" following the attack on the rural municipality of Solhan and defense and security forces without intervention. . According to the Citizen Balai, this attack is a sign of the government's inability to ensure…

The curfew was decided on Sunday, June 27, initially for two days after three bombings in the city of Beni, finally maintained for the time being. In addition, activities from schools, markets and other companies that were originally banned are again allowed. Despite the measures announced by the authorities, concerns remain especially within the Islamic community of Beni, which has lost two imams who…

On January 7, 2019, early in the morning, a command group led by Lieutenant Kelly Ondo had taken control of Radio Gabon and read a message announcing that the army had taken power. The special forces' attack had quickly ended this adventure. The alleged perpetrators have appeared for several days before a special military court. The last hearing, Monday, was marked by the hearing of witnesses. Report.…

In a letter dated Monday, President Mohamad al-Mnaffi called on Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah to quickly appoint a defense minister. The post has been vacant since the government's announcement in March last year due to its sensitive nature, and both sides want to take up the post. Abdel Hamid Dbeibah is invited to a…

On June 30, 1991, the apartheid laws were abolished. A step towards the end of the regime that was definitely overthrown by the ballot box in April 1994. Among the younger generations, the story of the struggle against apartheid is blurred. From our correspondent in Johannesburg,"We were almost caught by the police there. One…

To date, only a few infrastructure works have been carried out in some DRC cities such as Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. NGO Afrewatch, which has just published a report on mega-contratchin, believes that the performance has not yet fulfilled its promises. From our correspondent in Lubumbashi,Georges Nkulu, a road transporter, sits…