Africa

Jumia, the African leader in e-commerce and Gozem, one of the leading startups in the urban transport niche, saw with relief the end of a difficult year 2020 for its activities in Africa. And to start over, these companies, both founded by young French people, have a recipe: innovation and investment. Founded in eleven African…

Hundreds of rape cases have been reported throughout Tigray since the beginning of the conflict - which has now been going on for four months. Hospitals have received many cases of abortions or serious injuries as a result of these rapes. The victims suffer from psychological trauma. Possible war crimes, but so far no independent investigative body has gained access to the region.…

Algerian researchers must have access to the archives of Algeria kept in France by Abdelmajid Chikhi, Director General of the Algerian National Archives. The latter requires the opening of archives on both sides of the Mediterranean. Abdelmajid Chikhi was a guest on Monday on the Qatari channel Al-Jazeera in a program about the…

While in June 2020 they insisted that election reforms preceded the election of the leaders of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Céni) and not the other way around, religious denominations have changed. They began the process of appointing a replacement for Corneille Nangaa, president of Ceni. Candidates start submitting their files.…

The Democratic Republic of Congo has not had a digital database of its officials since independence in 1960. To remedy this, public administrations have for several weeks been asked to declare their workers to the Ministry of Public Services. In addition, the state primarily wants to sort out fictitious employees or cumulators who seal the accounts.…

About 70,000 producers have joined the organic sector, when they were just under 4,000 in 2009. The organic agricultural sector is therefore flourishing, but production is primarily intended for export. Locals still consume little of this type of product due to excessive costs. To facilitate the development of the sector, the country adopted in July 2020 a law on organic farming and a national strategy that is almost unique in its kind on the continent. .

Six candidates face incumbent President Idriss Déby Itno, who is seeking a sixth term in the April 11 presidential election. If the candidates meet their constituents during meetings, it is also on the streets of Ndjamena that the race for the Pink Palace is played out through campaign posters. They are distributed in large numbers on the streets of the Chadian capital. But the opposition condemns the…

Lake Retba (Pink Lake), divided from the Atlantic Ocean by a narrow corridor of dunes, gets its name from the pink water caused by Dunaliella salina algae and is known for its high salinity, up to 40% in some areas. An aerial view shows rows of boats used to harvest salt in Lake Retba, Senegal, March 16, 2021.…

Tigray Province has been at war since early November. More than three million people need help and victims of serious human rights violations. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been silent for more than three months. He ended up acknowledging in part the humanitarian catastrophe caused by his intervention, but did not take responsibility for it.…

Wanted by justice to explain his involvement in the Chebeya affair, former Congolese police chief John Numbi has fled abroad and is now under arrest warrant. NGOs are asking the Congolese government for his extradition to Kinshasa following his flight from the DRC. as reported from Kinshasa,Kamanda Wa Kamanda MuzembeHe was…