Africa

This is the first step for the African continent to be able to manufacture its own Covid vaccines on its own. Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African president who is already fighting to revoke patents, announced on Monday, June 21, during a press briefing by the World Health Organization, the establishment of a technology for a messenger RNA vaccine transmission center. .

A "sex tape" scandal has shaken public space for almost a week in Cameroon. It involves three main characters: a young girl and two men, one of whom is a famous sports journalist, promoter of a radio station in Douala, which is particularly under criticism. The case is such that it triggered a flood of outraged reactions while giving rise to a heated debate about sexism and deviant behavior in the…

In the Central African Republic, six months after the presidential election, one month after the end of the legislative election and almost two weeks after the appointment of the Prime Minister, the country still does not know the composition of its new government. Central Africans are impatient, but the new tenant of Prime Minister Henri-Marie Dondra takes his time, time to receive the audience a large…

A dozen tourists, Russians and a Lithuanian, were arrested just over a week ago in the Chadian Sahara, near Faya-Largeau, in the north of the country. They were returned to the capital Ndjamena manu militari, and were admitted to an exclusive hotel pending the completion of the ongoing investigation to determine the reasons for their presence in an area considered "red".…

In his speech on 6 June, the President of the Central African Republic announced the end of consultations to hold a major national dialogue. For the opposition platform COD-2020, the proposed dialogue can not ensure national reconciliation. Faustin Archange Touadéra announced it implementation of this dialogue was imminent…

Demonstrations by students who demanded their unpaid scholarships for nine months have degenerated in the southern part of the country, leaving one student dead and another seriously injured, according to the report from the gendarmerie on the spot. The arrears were paid out yesterday Monday after almost two weeks of demonstrations.…

The Prime Minister of the Congo presented his general political speech to the National Assembly in Brazzaville on Monday. Anatole Collinet Makosso took office on 12 May, clarifying the main tasks of her government. Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso outlined the 12 major battles his government intends to wage. Firstly,…

In the Comoros, seven people were sentenced by the Moroni court on Monday, June 21, to up to five years in prison after being arrested in connection with a demonstration against the Azali Assoumani regime on January 7, 2020. The sentences went well beyond what the prosecutor had requested. in his indictment and the minor crimes turned into attacks on public security. For the defendants' lawyers and…

Temporarily, Ethiopia voted for the first time since 2018 when the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council opened in Geneva at the same time. And Tigray, a region in northern Ethiopia, was invited to the July 13 debates. as reported from Nairobi,Sebastien nemethThe Ethiopian authorities want to succeed in their choices at…

In Senegal, the Institut Pasteur in Dakar notes a strong circulation of variants of Covid-19. Four have been identified among departing travelers in April and May. The alpha variant (known as "British") had already been discovered in the territory. From now on, Delta (known as "Indian"), Beta (known as "South African") and Nigerian variants are also circulating. The health service is asking for an…