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a citizens’ debate on the priorities of the state budget

The text, which was adopted last week by the National Assembly, provoked strong reactions from the opposition and civil society. The latter had condemned "a budget voted in a hurry and contrary to the needs and challenges of the people". Yesterday afternoon, the Rohy movement, which brings together associations across the country, organized a citizens' debate in the capital Antananarivo to better…

In Morocco, the cultural sector is half mast

In Morocco, tradition is the third sector most affected by the well being disaster linked to Covid-19. There's even discuss of a white yr. Because the lock-in, transactions associated to tradition have decreased by 60%. This summer season, the museums reopened their doorways: excellent news for visible artists and photographers. However theaters, theaters and live shows are nonetheless closed and the…

openness and blur

The composition of the Transitional National Council is now known in Mali. The last transitional body, with a legislative function, was eagerly awaited. The Malian authorities published the list of its 121 members on Thursday night. It is a list that plays openness, but which is actually very unclear. It is transparent too…

Laurent Gbagbo restores his Ivorian passports

The former Ivorian head of state could soon return to Abidjan. After several months of waiting, Laurent Gbagbo recovered his two passports on Friday: a regular and a diplomatic one. Since his arrest in April 2011, Laurent Gbagbo no longer had a travel document.

artificial rain to combat drought

Madagascar is currently suffering from a pluviometric deficit leading to a shortage of drinking water in several regions of the country and not just in the south where famine is widespread. While the rainy season should be in full swing, the meteorology department decided last week to start "artificial rain" to allow the springs to be regenerated. The first resort to benefit from it was Fianarantsoa in…

In Chad, Parliament adopted the draft new structure

It's a challenge whose precept was adopted a month in the past at a discussion board convened by the federal government however which was boycotted by a part of the opposition and civil society. Any longer, Chad, which not has a put up as Prime Minister, could have a Vice-President and a two-chamber parliamentary system. as…

the country facing a resurgence of the epidemic

Schools and universities will be closed for ten days. A measure motivated by an increase in new cases of coronavirus registered in recent weeks. Almost 159 cases have been registered in the last 24 hours. Since the pandemic began in March, Mauritania has experienced 9,000 cases of infection, including 7,900 cures and 181 deaths. The death toll has risen in recent days.…

peace still seems far away in the English-speaking regions

For almost four years, the English-speaking regions of the northwest and southwest have been in conflict between independent armed groups and the Cameroonian police. Murders and abuses committed in both camps left more than 3,000 dead and 700,000 displaced. The government finally organized regional elections that would give these regions access to a special status. But for those who have lost…

In Côte d’Ivoire, artists Yodé and Siro had been sentenced to at least one 12 months in jail

The Zouglou music duo had been instantly prosecuted for contempt of courtroom, discredited the judiciary and disseminated false info with racial and tribal tastes. Final Sunday, throughout a live performance within the municipality of Yopougon, the well-known Ivorian group had listed prosecutor Richard Adou and accused him of solely prosecuting opposition activists as a part of investigations into…

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