Africa

In the face of the rise in Covid-19 cases and the increase in deaths, the authorities continue to try to stop the tide. Following new reconfigurations in several regions, Greater Tunis was closed on Thursday, July 1, with a 20-hour curfew throughout the territory, disruptions to cultural events, demonstrations and closure of worship.…

It took almost fifteen years for the Nigerian parliament to adopt a new oil law, which should better protect the country's and local community interests. The two chambers of parliament adopted the text on Thursday, "an important victory" stressed the Speaker of the Nigerian Assembly. However, Nigeria's largest oil producer,…

Access to health is still uneven in Senegalese territory. A problem the government is tackling with the opening of four new regional hospitals, including Kédougou, which was inaugurated by President Macky Sall on 31 May. southeast of the territory to the despair of the population and health care. From our special correspondent…

In mid-May, a progress report from the Supreme Court's Court of Auditors on the use of funds from the response to Covid-19 pointed to serious economic deviations, which triggered what is known as "Covidgate". And while the final report for 2020 is complete, its presentation to the Assembly was suspended last week, leading to allegations of opacity in the management of these funds. This amounts to approximately CFA 167 billion, or more than EUR 250 million. .

Several NGOs fear that humanitarian aid will be blocked in Tigray since the province was taken over by Tigray's defense force on Tuesday (June 29). Since then, aid operations to the population have almost frozen due to the fighting. On Thursday, July 1, an important supply bridge that threatened humanitarian aid in the region was destroyed.…

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…