Africa

The former Madagascar's head of state, Didier Ratsiraka, died on Sunday morning, March 28, at the age of 84. The announcement was made on his Facebook page. He had been president of Madagascar twice, from 1975 to 1993, then from 1997 to 2002. The naval officer, nicknamed "the Red Admiral" for his socialist policies, had been in hospital earlier this week for a routine check-up. .…

Following the announcement of Congolese justice on Thursday, on the launch of an investigation into General John Numbi, the former police chief suspected of sponsoring this double murder of Floribert Chebeya and Fidèle Bazana from the NGO's voiceless voice in 2010, legal proceedings are back to normal. development. This is stated by the magistrates at the Kinshasa Military Prosecutor's Office. as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda wa Kamanda Muzembe General John Numbi was invited to appear on March 17, but he…

After being taken into care at a hospital in Bamako, a woman who was pregnant with septuplates, with the help of the government, was to leave Bamako this Saturday, March 27, for a medical evacuation in Morocco, but at the last minute she did not start again. Malia's Minister of Health and Social Development, Dr. Fanta Siby, was himself at the airport to organize the departure of the young woman who was pregnant with septum spots. A Malian doctor would even accompany him. All arrangements were made. But at the last…

A real Desert Locust epidemic is destroying East Africa for the second year in a row. The flying insect reproduces exponentially and tens of millions of locusts devour fields that are grown for food. You could hear the rain falling. It is, in fact, a cloud of locusts that fell on a cultural field and devoured everything in its path. A desert-jumped swarm amounts to several million and last year, during the crisis in East Africa, a swarm as large as Luxembourg was seen. The first signs of this air and cyclical terror in…

Following the failure of the October 2020 presidential election, the Union of Democratic Forces in Guinea (UFDG), the largest opposition party, is trying to mobilize its militants again. On Saturday, March 27, he organized his second virtual general assembly, unable to gather his supporters at his headquarters, closed by security forces since October. Since the presidential election, the party had been almost silent and withdrew from the political scene. At the microphone, a speaker gives the floor to a few hand-picked…

After the Catholic bishops, the Protestants raise their voices against any postponement of the 2023 election. The Church of Christ of the Congo (ECC), the second largest religious denomination in the country, was unveiled on Saturday, March 27 in Kinshasa, its roadmap in the presence of elected officials and civil society activists . For Protestants, it is a real race against time that must begin now to hold elections in time. as reported from Kinshasa, Pascal Mulegwa Time passes and the tone of the Protestant…

Kenya is facing a third wave of Covid-19 contamination. A total of 2,104 people have died in Kenya since the pandemic began. 1152 new cases have been identified in the last 24 hours. In an effort to curb the spread of the virus, President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday announced a series of new measures that will take effect overnight from Friday to Saturday. as reported from Nairobi,Albane Thirouard The capital Nairobi and four neighboring counties are under protection. Prohibition to enter or leave. In these areas, the…

Following the priority goals, vaccination against Covid-19 has been extended to everyone who presents to the various health centers. As of March 27, 225,309 people have been vaccinated across the country since the campaign began on February 23. While the country has received just over 700,000 doses in total, the question then arises of a future shortage of stock. The national stocks of the Department of Prevention and Supply Pharmacy are empty. All doses of Sinopharm and AstraZeneca vaccines were distributed in cold rooms…

We now know of 17 of the 24 teams that will play the next African Cup of Nations football (CAN 2021) in January / February 2022 in Cameroon. The Nigerians won their qualifiers for CAN 2021, at the end of the penultimate day of the qualifiers. Qualifiers for the next African Cup of Nations (CAN 2021) ends 28, 29 and 30 March 2021 but we already know that two thirds of the law qualified for this "CAN 2021" . Twelve new teams really won their qualifiers on the penultimate day, which took place from March 23 to 27. THEY…

Martin Ziguélé and Karim Meckassoua, both presidential candidates in December, in the Central African Republic, are in turn banned from leaving the territory by the authorities. They wanted to go to Niger for the inauguration of the new president, Mohamed Bazoum. Authorities on Wednesday, March 24, demanded that opponent Anicet Georges Dologuélé submit a permit from the Ministry of Security before leaving the country, citing "new measures". That is why Martin Ziguélé and Karim Meckassoua wrote to this ministry. Without…