In October, the DRC government signed a $ 25 billion memorandum of understanding with German investors for the modernization of 10,000 kilometers of Congolese railways. The project has a duration of 30 years. In the southern and eastern part of the DRC, the Société nationale de chemin de fer du Congo, SNCC, has more than 3,600 kilometers of railway line and about 20 operational locomotives. This…

In Madagascar, greater than ever throughout this tough financial interval, rural individuals are doubling their efforts to search out new technique of subsistence. Within the jap a part of the nation, within the Ifanadiana district, the hope of a greater life got here from gold panning. Dozens of households started trying to find gold nuggets in hand throughout the dry season. Within the mattress of…

Tunisia is undergoing an unprecedented crisis exacerbated by the health crisis. On Tuesday, the head of government drew up an overview of the economic and social situation. Accounts in red, unemployment at the highest level and an emigration of young people to Europe, all elements that Hichem Mechichi intends to rectify. as…

Standoff continues in Côte d'Ivoire. The homes of key opponents condemning the re-election of Alassane Ouattara are still surrounded by police since the opposition announced it intends to set up a National Transitional Council. The RHDP, the ruling party, claims that the opposition has committed an "act of rebellion" that undermines the security of the state.…

On this third day of consultations, Félix Tshisekedi met with Jean-Pierre Bemba, former Vice President, President of the MLC and former Opposition Fellow of the Congolese Head of State. He is the first political person to be received. President Tshisekedi is looking for a new majority to overthrow his predecessor, Joseph Kabila.…

Since the announcement on Tuesday morning of the re-election of Alassane Ouattara with more than 94% of the vote, according to preliminary figures from the Electoral Commission, new steps have been taken in the political opposition. The homes of several opponents were especially surrounded by the security forces. And this Wednesday morning, the tension has not abated.…

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has introduced an offensive by federal troops towards provincial authorities in Tigray, 700 kilometers north of the capital Addis Ababa. The escalation had been occurring for a number of weeks now with the area threatening to face out. Since that evening, the combating has taken place within the province, however solely somewhat data is filtered out as a result of lower of all…

In Algeria, the court of appeal on Tuesday, November 3, ruled on Ali Haddad's fate, embroiled in a corruption case. The former head of Algerian bosses had already been tried in July 2020, but had appealed his conviction. A new verdict was therefore expected and turned out to be milder than at first instance. Twelve years in…

Agathe Habyarimana, the widow of the former Rwandan president suspected of involvement in the 1994 genocide, was heard by French justice on Tuesday (November 3rd). An extremely rare hearing in the context of the investigation into the role that former gendarme Paul Barrilà played in the massacres. It had been years since we had…

On Tuesday night, a bus from Mopti was targeted by armed men about thirty kilometers from Bandiagara, in Dogon country. The charge is heavy: eight dead. It is an area that has already been targeted in the last month by several jihadist attacks, and where the army has subsequently been accused of abuse. Of the thirty passengers…