Africa

In Chad, the oldest private radio station has stopped broadcasting. In the face of an acute financial crisis in connection with the effects of Covid-19, Dja FM no longer broadcasts, since 27 May, after a power outage that destroyed several components in the transmitter. as reported from Ndjamena, Madjiasra NakoDue to power…

In Dakar, the Théodore-Monod Museum reopened on May 18 after more than a year of closure linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. The museum has a rich collection of about 9,000 African works of art from about 20 countries. But it suffers from an outdated image, according to its curator. The long closure was therefore an opportunity to reflect on the improvement.…

It has been almost seven months since the conflict began in Tigray, a province in northern Ethiopia. Abuse of civilians as well as clashes between federal Ethiopian troops, Eritrean forces and Amhara's militias on the one hand and rebels favorable to Tigray's previous power on the other have left thousands dead. The war reduced the economy and impoverished the population. Now, everywhere on the roads…

Somalia: North Western of Somaliaholds far delayed parliamentary elections HARGEISA, Somalia - Polling stations will open in North Western of Somaliaon Monday, paving the way for more than a million people to elect their preferred MEPs and civic leaders, but with a main focus on the former, given that current legislators have been in office since 2005. The current civic leaders were elected in…

"Immigration, terrorism, colonization ... Macron's confidence in Africa", river interview granted JDD by the French president alongside his trip this week to Rwanda and South Africa. "Emmanuel Macron takes stock of his African policies. He particularly insists on the migratory consequences for Europe of a collective failure to reinvest massively in Africa ", writes JDD ... He" calls on Europe to erase part of the African…

Sophie Bouillon, correspondent for Agence France Presse (AFP) in Lagos, has just published a book dedicated to Nigeria's economic capital: Manuwa Street. She answers questions from Claire Fages. .

This week, Denise Époté presents two main headlines. Starting with the French-Gabonese Selena Souah, who set out to democratize internet access on the continent thanks to her company based in Rwanda. Secondly, the young Rwandan agro-entrepreneur Dieudonné Twahirwa, who made chili the first export product in Rwanda. .

In Burkina Faso, the Federation of Education and Research Unions has supported students who have been fighting for several weeks against the reform of exams. The Ministry of National Education had announced reforms on BEPC and BAC degrees, including the abolition of a subject in certain subjects and the organization of bac which…

620,000 people among the poorest populations in the country will now benefit from health insurance that is 100% covered by the state. This is a commitment made by President Ghazouani when he came to power in June 2019. as reported from Nouackchott,Salem Mejbour SalemIt was President Ghazouani himself who handed over the…

She was shot at close range in Paris on March 29, 1988. Dulcie September, an ANC activist, Nelson Mandela's movement, investigated French arms sales to Africa at the time. South, in the midst of apartheid and in violation of the international embargo. The South African regime is suspected of the murder, but French justice…