Africa

While we await the publication of the preliminary results of Sunday's presidential election in Burkina Faso, the Independent National Electoral Commission (Céni) has just announced that the announcement will take place on Thursday at 10 am (UT). From our special envoys to Ouagadougou,"We lacked almost nothing," a source told the…

In Chad, an explosion left several dead and wounded in the army ranks during the night Tuesday to Wednesday when soldiers sailed on Lake Chad. An explosion attributed by the authorities to the Islamists from Boko Haram. as reported from Ndjamena, Madjiasra NakoThe motorized canoe carrying the soldiers was circulating among the…

Continuation and finish of our sequence on Madagascar lychee. Yearly, 2 to three weekends earlier than Christmas, there's Malagasy lychee, harvested in mid-November, in cubicles of European futures. A distinct segment market the place Madagascar reigns supreme, with greater than 15,000 tonnes exported every year. Because the main producer within the southern hemisphere, it's the solely nation on the…

For the reason that introduction of a brand new mining code within the Democratic Republic of Congo, giant corporations have paid contributions to native communities to straight assist the areas through which they function. In a report printed in Lubumbashi ten days in the past, civil society NGOs point out that between July 2018 and December 2019, communities acquired greater than $ 114 million in…

It is in principle this Wednesday that the consultations launched by President Félix Tshisekedi will end. He got political, religious and civil society figures to put an end to the differences with Joseph Kabila and within the FCC-Cach coalition. But after three weeks of discussions, several cases stand still. as reported from…

Prayers and tributes in Niamey, the capital of Nigeria, at the home of former President Mamadou Tandja, who died on Tuesday at the age of 82. In Niger, he had previously seduced part of the population with his measures against poverty. From our correspondent in Niamey, Moussa KakaNational radio has since broadcast Muslim…

The village of Minimakanda, in the circle of Bankass, in the Mopti region, was attacked twice on Monday and Tuesday by armed men. A deadly attack that feeds the cycle of violence where the area has been thrown for more than a month. The village of Minimakanda was attacked twice in two days. According to many local sources,…

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is without doubt one of the nations the place the rape of ladies is usually used as a weapon of warfare. In line with a UN report from 2019, the nation registered 900 rape victims, most of whom had been registered within the japanese a part of the nation, which was suffering from armed battle.…

In Ethiopia, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's ultimatum expires on Wednesday. Humanitarian and politicians fear a bloodbath when the region is cut off from the world. Diplomats, international institutions and foreign powers try to encourage dialogue. But the Ethiopian authorities are still deafening the ear. From our correspondent…

Socio-cultural barriers weigh on victims of assaults in Mali, causing self-censorship that limits the number of dismissals and prevents criminal prosecution of the perpetrators of these crimes. A law is being prepared but it has stagnated for several years in the draft. Rape, physical or psychological abuse, domestic or street…