Africa

In Mali, the situation is calm in Farabougou, a village in the center of the country, in the Ségou region, where the Malian special forces entered late last week after more than two weeks of jihadist blockade. On the spot, local notables had carried out a mediation with the jihadists who surrounded the village and who are still present in the surroundings. This mediation stopped with the arrival of the…

France and Mali differ on Monday on whether or not to speak to jihadists to assist finish the Sahel's eight-year-old rebellion, with French International Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian ruling out the likelihood. Throughout a press convention within the capital Bamako, Le Drian distinguished between partaking with armed teams that…

Since April, Gabon has been in a state of health. The Central African country is facing a major economic hit as a result of Covid-19 lockdown measures and falling oil prices. The arenas of this unprecedented crisis could remain at Port-Gentil, its oil capital, for a while. Businesses, shops, transportation, tourism and other sectors in the country's economic center are all struggling. Port Gentil has…

A UN court said on Monday that Felicien Kabuga, suspected of financing the Rwandan genocide in 1994, has been transferred from France to The Hague. .

While violence has taken place since Election Sunday, the security situation remains very tense in Conakry. A mission from the international community tries to calm the situation during a day of dialogue with the various actors. With our special correspondent in Conakry, Charlotte idracThe situation in Conakry varies greatly…

Dozens of Tunisian artists and intellectuals have signed a petition calling on the country's judiciary to prosecute a lawmaker who justified the gruesome killing of a French teacher Samuel Paty by an Islamist radical. Signatories to the petition accused Tunisian lawmaker Rached Khiari of "condensing terrorism" in a social media…

The normalization of the connection between Sudan and Israel is slowly progressing and dividing Sudanese society. On Sunday, Khartoum introduced forthcoming talks between Sudanese and Israelis with a view to reaching a broad settlement laying the foundations for his or her future cooperation. However Sudan, whose financial system is failing, wants assist in return.…

The National Electricity Company justified the prolonged power outages by power outages at Inga hydropower dams in recent months. Repairs are underway, but while waiting in the neighborhoods, liquor is being heated. The impact on small businesses is huge. as reported from Kinshasa, Sonia Rolley"Here it is dark, there is no…

The Congolese government announced that a hearing was held in Madingoud in November to prepare for the March 2021 presidential election, according to the constitutional calendar. But it is already provoking reactions from the opposition, which seems to be challenging the terms of its organization. as reported from Brazzaville,…

Sunday was very eventful in front of the parishes of the Catholic Church. The pastor wanted to open their churches, which had been closed since March, to fight coronavirus without permission from the government, which will reopen places of worship on October 30. as reported from Libreville, Yves-Laurent GomaIn the 6th…