Africa

The Prime Minister annulled the election of the President of the Federation of Congolese Companies (FEC). The decision was made on Friday 27 November. The day before, Albert Yuma had been re-elected head of the main employers' organization. However, one of the candidates for this post considered the procedure to be irregular and the Prime Minister agreed with him.…

One month ago, on October 28, the Algerian president, infected with the coronavirus, was transferred to a hospital in Germany. The Algerian authorities are communicating a bit about the health condition of Abdelmadjid Tebboune, 75, in addition to saying that he is improving. Faced with this opacity, Algerians are worried about paralysis at the top of the state.…

On Wednesday, November 25, the Mali Council of Ministers decided on a wide range of appointments to ministries, especially for national reconciliation, with personalities who do not necessarily agree, and especially with a very large number of soldiers in governorships (13 of 20 regions). Among the named soldiers, one name is more controversial: Brigadier General Keba Sangaré, attached to a recently…

Senegalese President Macky Sall is worried about a possible second wave of Covid-19, which would be "unbearable for the country's economy". Although Senegal has one of the world's lowest deaths and "noticeable" results, the head of state calls for better respect for barrier gestures. as reported from Dakar, Thea Ollivier"The…

The turnout for the November 22 presidential election, led by Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, was 50.79%. One in two voters therefore did not vote, let alone Burkinabè who were not registered. RFI gives them the floor. With our special correspondent in Ouagadougou, Carine FrenkAccording to confirming sources, Burkina Faso is…

The Constitutional Court issued its decision on Friday, November 27, on the admissibility of candidacies for the by-elections on December 27, which will be linked to the presidential election. The Court has listed the names of the 1585 alternate candidates for the 140 seats in the Central African National Assembly. The President of the Court, Danielle Darlan, in particular closed the door to candidates…

Several associations have taken a stand to warn of a number of restrictions regarding the so-called sensitive archives for the role of the French army in Rwanda in the early 1990s. For some historians, access to these archives is only a problem for the Duclert Commission. , especially since they treat a painful substance. The…

After a career in satirical journalism, the Senegalese Pape Samba Kane returned to his first literary and artistic love. With two collections of poems and a novel published over a decade, the 60-year-old has established himself as one of the greatest voices in African literature. "I am the fruit of you / Of your laughter that makes me eat / You guava my nostalgia /…

This Saturday, November 28, Mauritania celebrates the anniversary of its independence. Sixty years later, how does the younger technology view the nation? By way of entrepreneurship or music, illustration with younger individuals who need to have their say. .

On 28 November 2020, Mauritania will celebrate 60 years of independence. The anniversary of an ambitious project, so much so that it was to build in 1960 to make the young state exist. Sixty years later, a long road has been traveled, but some projects remain unfinished, such as unity and social cohesion. A file that emerged during the latest presidential campaign and for which some votes call on the head of state, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani,…