Africa

In Kédougou, a landlocked region 700 km from Dakar in southeastern Senegal, young people and students have demonstrated on several occasions in recent weeks. They want to integrate international mining companies that mine gold in their region. An extraction activity that places gold in first place among the exported products, with a 20% increase in exports between 2018 and 2019. Nevertheless, Kédougou…

The announcement was made on Tuesday in New York. This is the largest private donation for the purchase of anticovid vaccine to date. The money will be handled by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, set up by the African Union. Less than 2% of the continent's population has received a dose of the vaccine. We are…

An attack took place Monday night in the northeastern Ivory Coast. According to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, one soldier lost his life. The attack took place in the town of Tougbo not far from the Burkinabe border. A sector where uncertainty reappears. With our special correspondent in Abidjan, Jean-Luc AploganThis…

In Burundi, the day is unemployed and paid, for June 8 is now the national day of patriotism and the celebration of Pierre Nkurunziza's death just a year ago. The anniversary of his disappearance therefore extends the list of feast days on the state's official calendar and this causes controversy. The festivities have taken place this morning in Gitega, the new capital of Burundi, where the body of Pierre Nkurunziza lies. They take place in front of the huge funeral monument erected around his grave. The highest…

France confirms that it has frozen its budget support to the Central African Republic and has also suspended its military cooperation. In Paris, the Ministry of Defense invokes an anti-French campaign led by Russia, in which the Central African authorities are said to be involved. Five cooperatives that have worked specifically…

He is the only French hostage in the world. French journalist Olivier Dubois was abducted in northern Mali exactly two months ago on Tuesday, June 8, while reporting in Gao, where he planned to interview a leader of the Islam and Muslim Support Group. Support meetings are organized today in Bamako and in Paris, Place de la République.…

The government has approved the gradual and orderly return of the displaced population after the volcanic eruption on 22 May. But the population returning to Goma risks facing several challenges, especially housing and especially the difficulties in supplying drinking water. The Congolese government is now studying the possibility of moving the city of Goma.…

In Senegal, they are found in most kitchens. Food broths will now be taxed at 25%. This is a new provision introduced by the amended budget law on the budget for 2021. The text was adopted by the last Council of Ministers. The measure is part of the budgetary measures to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. It remains to be seen if it will disrupt the habits.…

In Ethiopia, the conflict continues in Tigray province. It killed thousands of people and also caused significant damage. In particular, many infrastructures have been looted or destroyed. With our special correspondent in Aksum, Sebastien nemethThere are dozens of those waiting in a long line that stretches around the…

Congolese Prime Minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge ended a three-day visit to Goma on Monday, affected by a volcanic eruption on May 22. Eight million US dollars is needed, he said, to meet the urgent needs of the affected populations who had to evacuate Goma in a disaster. The Prime Minister has approved that these populations gradually return and promises that lessons will be learned ... He answers questions from Patient Ligodi. RFI: Why the Goma Volcanological Observatory (OVG) could not raise the warning before the outbreak…