Africa

Incidents at the border between Chad and Central Africa could turn into a diplomatic crisis. The Chadian Foreign Minister issued a statement on Sunday, May 30 to Monday, May 31, 2021, accusing the Central African Armed Forces of attacking an outpost of the army in a "predetermined and planned" manner. . Ndjamena talks about a…

The preliminary results of the elections on 23 May 2021 in the Central African Republic were announced on Sunday evening in the Central African Republic by the National Election Authority. A total of 50 places were at stake. President Touadéra's party is consolidating its relative majority, but is still far from an absolute majority.…

Protesters marched on the streets of Addis Ababa on Sunday, May 30, 2021, to condemn US sanctions against Ethiopian and Eritrean officials. Washington is concerned about human rights abuses during the Tigray War. RFI was able to document a massacre perpetrated by the Eritreans, the allies of the Ethiopian troops. In Goda, soldiers led residents around a bottle factory. They performed them on the…

The construction of the Amath-Dansokho Regional Hospital in Kédougou is part of a policy of better access to health care. Three other hospitals have been opened in Touba, Kaffrine and Sédhiou at a total cost of approximately CFA 97 billion (EUR 147.7 million). After more than two years of work, Kédougou Hospital is coming to free the population and healthcare staff, although there are some fears and issues left. The large white buildings at the new hospital with 150 beds denote the red laterite road that stretches several…

"While the war against the jihadists in the north and in the center of Mali is still far from winning, the military once again intervened in the political game in Bamako. notes Le Monde Africa. On August 18, 2020, the same group of five colonels, already led by Assimi Goïta, forced President IBK to resign. Nine months later, the scenario was repeated with the interim president. The story seems to stem and the international…

Candied sugar bread from pineapple, bléfoutou flour, brown sugar and palm wine-based liqueur: these are the ingredients for adapting a great British classic to the Beninese sauce: crumbs. A recipe where only butter is imported; all other ingredients are produced in Benin. This morning, Sandra Idossou invites you to her kitchen for the first recipe in a series that we find every week in "La Vie ici".…

A gift that is part of the Covax initiative in which the country is involved. According to the program planned by the Ministry of Health, vaccination is scheduled to start in the first week of June and will affect healthcare professionals, people living with morbidity and pilgrimage to Mecca. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya…

To justify its decision to follow the CMT that took power in Ndjamena after the death of Idriss Deby Itno, the African Union Security and Security Council highlighted in particular a humanitarian situation described as "catastrophic" in the country. Land, especially in the province of Lake Chad, which borders Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon. This is the region where Boko Haram is rich.…

On Sunday, May 30, ECOWAS's heads of state gathered in Accra for an extraordinary summit on the situation in Mali. The regional organization announced diplomatic sanctions against Mali. Aljoner Tine, founder of the think tank AfrikaJom Center, an independent UN human rights expert in Mali, answers Charlotte Cosset's questions.…

In an interview with the Journal du Dimanche (JDD), published this weekend, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke about the anti-French sentiment in the Central African Republic, which he said was being exploited by a private military group linked to Russia. A reference to the private military company Wagner, a group that has no legal existence but has close ties to the Kremlin, say observers and whose…