Africa

Reactions in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after the President of Rwanda recently visited this volcanic city in northern Kivu for a bilateral meeting with his Congolese counterpart Félix Tshisekedi. During a press conference on Saturday afternoon, Paul Kagame urged Congolese and Rwandans to flip through the past, look ahead and live together. The residents of Goma did not remain indifferent…

The sale of alcohol is banned, the closure of non-essential companies such as bars and restaurants, curfews from 21:00 South Africa face new restrictions to limit the spread of Covid-19. The edition of the Delta variant worries the authorities, it will soon become dominant throughout the country. President Ramaphosa spoke on television.…

In 2012, a weapons and ammunition depot from the Congolese army exploded in the Mpila district of Brazzaville. At least 115 people who became disabled were seriously injured. This Monday, June 28, they begin their second week with a hearing before the Ministry of Finance. They claim that their annuity is paid at 220,000 FCFA (335 euros) per person, which has not been paid since the beginning of the…

The opposition parties suspended their participation in the political dialogue launched by President Kaboré and announced marches at the end of this week to condemn the insecurity and demand the resignation of the head of government and the defense minister. To calm the situation, President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré spoke with his countrymen in the public media.…

In central Tigray, residents accuse the federal army and Eritrean soldiers of committing a bloodbath. An investigation revealed that at least 182 people were reportedly killed on February 10 in a dozen villages, including the town of Abi Adi, where three MSFs were murdered three days ago. With our special correspondent in the…

In South Africa, several museums that trace the country's history are now in crisis. The coronavirus pandemic has driven many of them to close their doors and has destabilized their economic model, which was already very fragile. Now large institutions but also smaller ones, especially dedicated to the history of apartheid, are struggling to survive.…

Generally it's forgotten, however the Comoros is a component of the franc zone, and the foreign money, the Comorian franc, is pegged to the euro, as is the CFA franc. Typically criticized in West and Central Africa, the fastened parity between the franc and the euro within the Comoros can also be questioned by the work of the economist Saandi Mouignidaho, CFA Franc and the emergence within the Comoros,…

After ten years of absence, the native child finally arrived at his mother and was greeted with phenomenal cheers. With our special correspondent in Mom, François Hume-FerkatadjiNobody believed it anymore, the wait was so long. But Laurent Gbagbo arrived at 18.00 at Mother. A completely uncontrollable love followed, the police…

The French NGO is suspected of having "trained people in shooting" according to a statement on Saturday by the local government. as reported from Lagos, Liza FabbianNeighbors warned Maiduguri police after hearing detonations from a hotel. At the scene, police seized three dummy weapons, "used by the French NGO acting for…

A second blast was heard on Sunday night in Beni in the eastern DRC, after a first bomb exploded on Sunday morning in a Catholic church in the city of Beni. Two people were injured. This second explosion killed a civilian in addition to the bomber. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the latest attack. Both a…