Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya - The conflict in the Tigray region may have been planned by the Addis Ababa authorities, a senior Finnish official said, long before the Ethiopian National Defense Forces even. were deployed to the area after the attack on the Northern Command. For nearly eight months, the ENDF reinforced by Eritrean troops have descended on the Tigray region, triggering a humanitarian crisis that has drawn international attention. Thousands of Tigrayans are believed to have been killed in what some call genocide. But…

Thousands of people demonstrated on Friday, June 18, at the exit of mosques to condemn the rise in murders, thefts and rapes recorded in recent months in the country, particularly in the capital Nouakchott. The demonstrators demanded the application of sharia, the Islamic law, against the perpetrators of these crimes. After walking from the Grand Mosque to the city center, they were violently dispersed by riot police using tear gas. as reported from Nouakchott, Salem Mejbour Salem Tear gas bombs dropped by riot police…

In Burkina Faso, the legal soap opera between the Bolloré group and SopamSA - a company of Burkinabè businessman Mohamed Sogli - continues. The latter is suing the French group for damages incurred during the transport of an electricity group from France to Burkina Faso. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniIn 2010, the…

A demonstration against police violence mobilized about 100 civilians on Friday, June 18, in Tunis, following other protests in the capital this week. as reported from Tunis, Lilia blaiseUnder a blazing sun, young people claim their right to demonstrate and express themselves. Avenue Bourguiba, crossed by the police who are…

While the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund will soon meet to decide on a new loan to be granted to Cameroon, NGOs and civil society organizations are calling on the international organization to demand anti-corruption measures in exchange for government. this loan. Mid-May, a review by the Supreme Court's…

Ten days after reviving these supraregional units, which have disappeared since 2014, he appointed RHDP barons, most of whom had resigned from the latest government, at the helm. as reported from Abidjan, Pierre PintoThe only woman named "Minister Governor", Hamed Bakayoko's former Minister of Culture, Raymonde Goudou Coffie, is…

On Saturday, Guinea will hold a ceremony in the Nzérékoré region. This is to celebrate the official end of the Ebola epidemic, 46 days after the second negative test of the last patient affected by the virus. The fee, 23 registered cases including 12 deaths and 11 recoveries, is much less heavy than during the previous epidemic…

On Friday, Addis Ababa accused the EU's special envoy of making false statements with colonialist overtones. as reported from Nairobi, Sebastien nemethEthiopians refer to a meeting on Tuesday between Finnish Pekka Haavisto and a committee of the European Parliament during which the special envoy accused the Ethiopian authorities…

In northern Senegal, the Diamond Dam in the Saint-Louis region marks the border with Mauritania. It is the work of the Senegal River Development Organization (OMVS), which has four Member States: Senegal, Mauritania, Mali and Guinea. In operation since 1986, this "anti-salt" dam has made it possible to develop agriculture in the river valley. And 35 years later, it is a successful example of…

Rhissa al-Sahraoui, one of the right-wing leaders of the Islamic State in the larger Sahara organization Abu Walid al-Sahraoui, was captured by French forces involved in the Sahel. He is believed to be one of four EIGS cadres captured during recent operations in northeastern Mali. According to Nigeria's security sources…