Africa

Following a resurgence of coronavirus instances in vacationer areas, Madagascar is closing its borders to passengers from 16 nations, together with 9 Europeans. Whereas the reopening of the borders of the authorities in Nosy Be by the authorities since October 1 had given hope to this island, which primarily lives off tourism, this resolution seems like a cease for operators within the archipelago…

Today is the end of the campaign to withdraw ballot papers, while the first round of the presidential election is scheduled for less than a week. Nearly 7.5 million citizens are registered on the electoral rolls. A record number. But since the call for civil disobedience and an active boycott launched by the opposition and the violence that killed 16 people in Dabou in particular, the withdrawal of…

In Guinea, while Céni has just declared Alpha Condé the winner of the first round of presidential election with 59.51% of the vote, at least three new people lost their lives in clashes on Saturday, leading to ten to eight dead tolls for post-election violence since the vote last Sunday. It could be much heavier, the opposition counts, that, about thirty victims. Faced with the situation, a "preventive diplomatic mission" is expected in Conakry to try to calm tensions. According to our information, the mission is…

In his speech, the Congolese head of state pointed out the differences within the ruling coalition with his partner, Joseph Kabila's FCC, and announced consultations next week with a view to forming a "holy union". We are still waiting for the official response from the FCC. No reaction from Lamuka's side either. Only civil society has begun to speak out. Many organizations are still debating internally to define a common position. But for Carbone Beni, the coordinator of Filimbi, there is already a positive point, that…

The French overseas minister will journey to Mali on Sunday for a two-day go to. That is the primary go to by a French civilian authority for the reason that August 18 coup. Particularly, the top of French diplomacy could have talks with the president of the transition and his prime minister, Moctar Ouane. Paris will discuss peace and safety, but in addition to help the transition.…

At least six students aged 9 to 12 were killed and several others injured in a massacre committed at a school in Kumba, in the English-speaking region of the southwestern area on Saturday, October 24, according to the report, which was communicated in the evening. by the Cameroonian Prime Minister. It was a school day like any…

In Tunisia, civil society figures condemn the words of an Islamist deputy who justified the assassination in France of history professor Samuel Paty. Coming from academia, research, or the art world, about forty of them have signed an unequivocal petition to condemn dumb remarks and demand justice. The signatories, primarily from progressive and modernist academia, find it scandalous that a member of the nation can afford to justify death by beheading of French teacher, reports our correspondent in Tunis, Michel Picard.…

In one week since October 17, more than 2,600 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and sub-Saharan Africa have arrived in the Spanish Canary Islands, corresponding to the whole of 2019. The authorities seem overwhelmed. The health situation due to Covid prevents any repatriation to their countries of origin or transfer to the European continent. After sometimes a thousand kilometers and one to fifteen days of dangerous sea crossing, between 300 and 400 immigrants reach the coast of the Canary Islands every day, the island to…

Donald Trump introduced with nice fanfare the normalization of ties between Israel and Sudan. The US president took the chance to deal with one other challenge that Sudan and Egypt cherished, the massive dam on the Nile that Ethiopia has begun to fill with out the prior consent of its neighbors and regardless of threats from Cairo. Donald Trump went additional by guaranteeing that Egypt needed to blow…