Africa

Kenya and Somalia were to meet before the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Monday and for ten days. The demarcation of their maritime border is at stake when significant natural resources lie at sea, but Kenya ultimately decided it would not argue. In a two-page letter sent to the court register last Thursday, the Kenyan justice minister explains his last-minute retreat: technical limitations related to the health situation, delays in the preparation of hearings given the pandemic, but also the presence on…

The trial against Amadou Sanogo is therefore declared "off" in Mali. The Bamako Assize Court announced it on Monday morning, March 15th. The coup captain in 2012, who became general, is therefore completely free. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielAmadou Sanogo no longer prosecuted for the murder of the 21 Red Berets…

House dancing, locking, popping or even top rock, it is in front of a full house that the artists compete for these street dances whose figures are exclusively attached standing. A rare space where young people have their place, Jessica, 15, notes: “Standing dance gives us young Madagascans the opportunity to develop and show that we have things to say. That's why I'm very involved in this dance. When I am angry, melancholy or happy, I express it with this art. There are not many places dedicated…

Three years ago, the central government made these craft areas available to them. According to the Provincial Ministry of Mines, it is necessary before any exploitation to transform these sites into surface mines and proceed with the opening of roads to ensure the best working conditions for craft mines. Meanwhile, some impatient miners are engaged in anarchic exploitation of cobalt.…

The Beninese government does not give us any proof of these allegations. And they themselves say that they do not yet have such evidence of accusations. And we, we know that this lady is disturbing, she is coming on the political field of the election while she is not expected. So we know she has the financial means to win the election, unlike many of the candidates who are there who do not have the financial means. Doctor Nadin Tayéwo Kokodé,…

On Saturday, the opposition, at the request of the caliph general, decided for Mourides to suspend his demonstrations "his die" to avoid the risk of further violence in Senegal. If the field is genuine, the crisis is not resolved in the field. It's about balance of power. With our special correspondent in Dakar, Carine…

It's the disappearance of a legend of Senegalese music: singer and lyricist Thione Seck, 66 years old. He started his career at the age of 17 with the Dakar Star Band and continued with the mythical orchestra Baobab, the Senegalese cult group in the 1970s. Thione Seck was one of the singers in the famous "mbalax" style. Many artists and big names in the music scene mourn a brother like his countryman singer Wasis Diop, who remembers a man deeply attached to his country. .

In Africa, not everyone is happy with the election of South African Patrice Motsepe as president of the African Football Confederation (CAF). Last Friday, during a CAF general meeting in Rabat, the South African billionaire benefited from the withdrawal of three West African candidates in his favor. But for Senegalese Abdoulaye Thiam, editor-in-chief of the "Sud Quotidien" and chairman of the Senegalese sports press association, politics…

Kenya and Somalia are before the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Monday and for ten days. The effort is the demarcation of their maritime border, while important natural resources are at sea. For Somalia, its maritime border with Kenya follows the course of the land border and sinks into the sea to the southeast. For Kenya, on the contrary, its border with Somalia follows a horizontal latitude from west to east. However, in the triangle between the two routes there is 100,000 km² of maritime territory and…

In Niger, the city of Arlit, 250 kilometers from Agadez, in the north of the country, painfully accuses the news of the closure of the Akouta mine, scheduled for March 31. On Wednesday, Moussa Souley, general manager of Cominak, Akouta's mining company, announced to the press the terms of the closure of this mine site. With our…