Africa

Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson and Gérard Djossou are still being held on Monday, November 30, in the intelligence service. Investigations continue to determine the circumstances under which the destabilization project they are accused of were prepared and their authors. During this time, condemning reactions to these arrests are multiplied.…

As every year, this Monday, November 30, the WHO publishes its report on the development of the malaria pandemic in the world. And if some progress is observed, the pace is far from sufficient to reach the end of the disease by 2030, which is the goal. In addition to the usual difficulties, such as chronic lack of funding, Covid-19 was added this year, disrupting programs, especially in the Democratic…

Rare information begins to filter by demand for capturing the capital of Tigray, Mekele, by the Federal Army on Saturday 28 November. The Red Cross, for example, claims that the city's hospitals are overwhelmed and lack everything. In the meantime, the struggle for press releases resumed without it being possible to independently verify them.…

It is a text that does not pass. The Algerian authorities sharply criticize a European Parliament resolution adopted on Thursday, 26 November, which in particular denies "the deterioration of the human rights situation in Algeria". The Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns interference in the country's internal affairs.…

Imam Kobine Layama, President of the Central Islam of the Central African Republic, died on Saturday night, November 28, in Bangui, aged 62. As a member of the Platform for Non secular Confessions, he's thought of by many to be an influential actor for peace within the Central African Republic. He was buried on Sunday within the Muslim cemetery in Boeing. A rally was additionally held on the Al Atiq…

At least 43 farmers were killed by Boko Haram on Saturday 28 November in northeastern Nigeria as residents of the region went to the polls to elect their local representatives and advisers. This tragedy has therefore plagued the first vote in 13 years in this region, which has been hit by a jihadist uprising, which has left 36,000 dead and two million displaced since 2019.…

The French institute inaugurated the arrival in the Ivory Coast of a "Micro-Foil", a cultural device initiated by La Villette that has spread throughout France and abroad. It is a flexible space and computer and educational tool that provides access to more than 1,500 digitized works of art from national and international cultural institutions, such as the Louvre or the Philharmonie de Paris. This is…

Four unions of community workers and the territorial administration held a general assembly this Saturday, November 28, in Bamako. They had already been on indefinite strike for over a month and a half. During the meeting, they decided to continue this strike to demand improvement of their living and working conditions. Union judges also condemned the recent massive appointments of soldiers at the head of administrative regions. For the platform of the four unions for workers in the territorial administrative…

Djibouti has simply launched the development of an virtually distinctive infrastructure in Africa: a shipyard. For ten years, the nation has strived to turn into a crossroads for worldwide maritime commerce. The authorities hope that the shipyard, whose first stone was laid on Thursday 26 November, will obtain this ambition.…

Created after Ali Bongo's election victory was challenged in 2009, the opposition party will hold its congress next weekend.