Africa

The Democratic Republic of Congo has chosen the AstraZeneca vaccine to stop the development of the disease. However, the vaccination campaign is about to slow down. The country is far from the original goals. Following the delay recorded in the deployment program and mistrust of the population, a large proportion of the doses acquired were redistributed to other countries thanks to the Covax…

On Saturday, May 22, President Cyril Ramaphosa traveled to the north of the country, to Tafelkop, in the Limpopo region, to give 30 black farmers ownership of state land. A very political ceremony before the local elections, planned for the end of the year. The issue of land distribution continues to burn in the country and the promised reforms are taking place very slowly.…

The famous volcano Nyiragongo, near the city of Goma, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), came into sudden activity on Saturday night and the authorities ordered the evacuation of the city. This Sunday morning, the lava flow seems to have stopped its development, reports AFP, and the inhabitants are starting to return.…

Uncertainty remains over the death of Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Jas (Boko Haram), in the clashes on Wednesday 19 May. But this deal reveals the open war waged by this organization and the Islamic State group in this region of Nigeria. Vincent Foucher, a researcher at CNRS, returns to this rivalry between the two jihadist groups in the Sahel.…

Tunisia's Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi confirmed on Saturday, May 22, in Tripoli, his country's desire to resume economic cooperation with Libya. "This fraternal visit confirms the historical political, economic and human relations between the two countries," the Tunisian prime minister told local media on his arrival in…

Three Ethiopian soldiers convicted of rape and another for killing a civilian and dozens of others accused of similar acts. The Ethiopian prosecutor has published an overview of ongoing investigations into human rights violations in Tigray. The northern province of the country has been ravaged by a war for more than six months and calls from the international community asking Ethiopia to shed light on…

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is Kalev Mutondo, former head of the National Intelligence Agency (ANR) accused of arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture and attempted assassinations during Joseph Kabila's presidency? The Kinshasa-Gombe tribunal de grande instance (TGI), which had initiated a trial, finally declared itself incompetent to try Kalev Mutondo, but for the prosecution and…

In retrospect, Africa has almost returned to a time of repeated coups from the past. To the great misfortune of the people. It was in Paris this week. Africa was the guest of honor at a summit to raise awareness among partners and other donors of the need for significant funding for the revival of economies damaged by the…

In Senegal, Ousmane Sonko is banned from leaving the territory. The opponent was invited to attend the ECO's Estates Basic - the longer term West African foreign money - a gathering to be held in Lomé, Togo subsequent week, 26-28 Could. However the chief of the Pastef celebration is beneath judicial management, as a part of an allegation of alleged rape made by an worker of a therapeutic massage parlor.…

In Côte d'Ivoire, the federal government has laid the primary stone on a significant building website: the dry port of Ferkessédougou, which will likely be a form of outgrowth of the port of Abidjan, within the far north of the nation, with the purpose of serving Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Inauguration deliberate, if all goes properly, at the tip of 2023.…