Africa

Hospitalized since early March in Paris and immediately transferred to Germany six days later, Ivorian Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko succumbed to a dazzling cancer yesterday, Wednesday 10 March. What was the background of this politician who was often described as a unifier? Was he a potential successor to Alassane Ouattara as head of state Sylvain N'Guessan, director of the Abidjan Strategy Institute, answers François Hume-Ferkatadji's…

This Thursday morning marks the start of the presidential election campaign on April 11 in Chad, a 30-day campaign. On paper, nine candidates are running, including current head of state Idriss Deby Itno, but three of them are "despite themselves". Soon 69 years old, including 30 in power, Idriss Deby Itno will run for a sixth…

In the eastern DRC, North Kivu, six young people accused of kidnapping a three-year-old child were lynched last Sunday. Facts confirmed by the provincial governor, Carly Kasivita. This happened in Kitshanga, in Masisi. The people of this rural municipality, condemning the inefficiency of the police, continued to lynch these alleged hostages.…

Due to the security crisis, unemployment is falling in central and northern Mali. Today in northern Mali, the UN Mission in Mali is the largest provider of jobs. And in Timbuktu, for example, where 600 Malays are employed in Minusma, there are more and more women. With our special correspondent in Timbuktu, Serge DanielIn…

In 2020, cotton production collapsed by three quarters in Mali, from 700,000 to 147,000 tonnes. Fearing a fall in producer prices and the removal of fertilizer subsidies, cotton producers turned away from white gold. But it is strategic for Mali, and the Ministry of Agriculture is intensifying consultations with the agricultural world to revive production.…

In Darfur, while a peace deal was signed in October between the central government and several armed groups, the pacification of the province promises to be thorny. In fact, hundreds of thousands of people live in displaced camps and no longer have access to their land, which is occupied by other populations. From our special…

The first doses of the anti-Covid19 vaccine were received last Sunday; Following the delivery of these doses to the interior of the country, the government officially launched the vaccination campaign on Wednesday 10 March. This is the AstraZeneca vaccine from the Covax initiative, originally 156,000 doses. Despite concerns among the population implementing the program, the Scientific Committee assures…

Noureddin Bongo Valentin, the son of Ali Bongo, who holds the post of general coordinator for presidential affairs, gave his first interview. Named for this post in December 2019, Noureddin Bongo, often contacted as his father's successor, has never spoken publicly. He broke the silence. He gave his very first interview to Ecofin, an economic agency with a pan-African calling.…

Where is the Tanzanian President Located? John Magufuli has not been seen in public since February 26. Nearly two weeks of absence that started a wave of rumors, especially as the Kenyan press talks about the hospitalization of an African head of state in Nairobi because of Covid-19. Tanzanian power is not expressed, but the opposition is asking the authorities for explanations.…

Sudan accuses Ethiopia of sponsoring local militia in the Blue Nile KHARTOUM - Another crisis is looming in the Horn of Africa, but this time there are traditional allies of Sudan and Ethiopia, not about the controversial Grand Renaissance Dam, but about a well-funded militia within the Blue Nile that allegedly sabotages the Khartoum administration. Over the weekend, Ethiopian Prime…