Africa

An operation to combat arms trafficking networks taking place in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire led to the acquisition of tens of thousands of explosives, but also a large amount of dirty fuel, Interpol and the UN announced on Monday. The 260 men and women in the operation called KAFO deployed from November 30 to…

In Mali, the controversy over restrictions on freedoms, especially the press following the publication of a government statement on a state of emergency, seems to be subsiding. The Ministers of Communications and Territorial Administration met on Monday, December 21, the heads of press organizations who say they are calm today but are vigilant.…

In a letter to the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH), Boubacar Keita's lawyers say the son of the former president has been completely isolated in the family home for four months. The Council calls for this situation to end. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielThe letter is signed by Me Djeneba Diop and Bakary Semega.…

In one month, Burkina Faso registered 2,000 new cases of Covid-19 contamination. A situation that worries the response committee, especially when the celebration of the end of the year comes. Ouagadougou, the capital, has only 1,000 positive cases and about 20 people are already in hospital. Health officials demand that barrier measures be followed to avoid saturation of health centers.…

AfroQueer is the identify of the primary podcast of documentary sequence concerning the lifestyles of the LGBT group in Africa. A sizzling matter, as those minorities are frequently demonized at the continent. AfroQueer changed into created two years in the past. Our correspondent within the area visited their studios in Nairobi, Kenya's capital.…

A few of the neighbors of the Central African Republic, two nations are specifically tormented by this disaster: Congo and Chad. How can we see this disaster at the facet of those two typical companions within the Central African Republic? Some solutions. Because the present chairman of ECCAS, Denis Sassou Nguesso consults the…

The security situation remains uncertain in the CAR after the organization of a coalition of six armed groups and their descent on the main axes of the country towards the capital. In the capital Bangui, the situation was calm on Monday, December 21, where movements were reported. as reported from Bangui, Charlotte cossetIn the…

In Côte d'Ivoire, the political dialogue between the government and the opposition opened this Monday, December 21, in the morning. Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko received the various parties to calm the spirits following the controversial re-election of President Alassane Ouatarra on October 31, 2020. as reported from Abidjan,…

In Gabon, a draft constitution was adopted by the government last week. The main modification, generally commented, consists in the establishment of an interim provided by three personalities in the event of a leave of absence. The presence of the Minister of Defense, together with the Presidents of the two chambers of Parliament, in this new unit raises many questions.…

In Algeria, the hour is no longer for protest, the spirit has fallen for hundreds of thousands of protesters who invaded the major cities every week to demand the end of the "system". Covid-19 got better with this popular glow, but Hirak, a protest movement born on February 22, 2019, resists. Hirak militants has suspended its…