Africa

Tanzanian police have arrested a man for circulating posts saying President John Magufuli is in poor health. Magufuli has not been seen in public in two weeks and triggered unconfirmed reports from opposition leaders that he is unhealthy and unable to work. At least one man has been arrested for allegedly spreading false reports that Magufuli was seriously ill in the Kinondoni area of ​​Dar es Salaam, Kinondoni Regional Police Commissioner Ramadhani Kingai said at a news conference on Saturday. "There…

In the Central African Republic, a fraction of voters have been called to the polls since Sunday morning, March 14, for the second round of legislative elections. We also vote in constituencies where the first ballot on 27 December was canceled or prevented for security reasons. At noon on Sunday, no major incidents were reported, although Minusca confirms that the vote was blocked in some areas of the…

Senegalese singer Thjonen Seck died Sunday, March 14, of a short illness. Information confirmed by his family. Singer and lyricist Thione Seck, one of the princes of Senegalese music for forty years, died on Sunday 14 March at the age of 66 in Dakar, we learned that from his lawyer, Ousmane Seye. Former singer of the legendary…

The Central African Republic voted in heavily guarded polling stations in the second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday after rebel violence misunderstood December's votes. Voting began smoothly with only minor delays over the capital Bangui, the electoral body said. Small rows of residents could be seen waiting to vote when a large number of police and gendarmerie stood by. "Things are going well in Bangui so far," The National Election Authority spokesman Theophile Momokoama said by…

The Human Rights NGO, Human Rights Watch (HRW), condemns the violence perpetrated by separatists in the English-speaking zone of Cameroon in a report released on Friday 12 March. These separatists have mostly abandoned their ideological claims and have become criminals organized into several armed groups, the organization believes.…

Idriss Déby Itno held a big meeting on Saturday 13 March in the main stadium in the capital. In front of a conquered public, the outgoing head of state, who had secured his victory in the first round, renewed promises to develop Chad. as reported from Ndjamena, Madjiasra nakoIt is from a platform located in the middle of the…

Terré in his stronghold of Pool, a region devastated between 2016 and 2017 by a civil war that ended thanks to a peace deal, former rebel leader Frédéric Bintsamou, "alias" pastor Ntumi, set up a media contact on Saturday, March 13, 2021, in the city of Mounkala, where he spoke about the March 21 presidential election in Congo-Brazzaville. He gave no voting instructions. The President of the National…

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) received 1.7 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine a week ago as part of the Covax program. However, the country has decided to postpone the "sinus die" start of its vaccination campaign, which was to start on Monday 15 March. This is a "precautionary measure" that several countries,…

The deadly remains of Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko were returned to Abidjan in Ivory Coast yesterday, March 13. The head of government died on Wednesday in Germany at the age of 56 from a dazzling cancer. The Ivorian president, the deceased family, officials, but also hundreds of anonymous people were present when the coffin arrived to pay tribute to the statesman.…

This Ivorian artist, who lives between Paris and Abidjan, claims a unique style, both very personal and universal. Its secret: symbols, a language in itself. From an early age, Ernest Dükü was influenced by learning Akan symbols from his mother, who was active in the lumbar trade. "She explained to me the meaning of the…