Africa

Much of Libya has been without water for a week already. The source of this shortcoming is that an armed group in the water supply center ceases to demand the release of a man who was previously close to the ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi. This is Abdallah al-Senoussi, a former interior minister and Gaddafi's brother-in-law.…

Ivory Coast has been mobilized for a week on its first Ebola case and has not forgotten the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of new cases is increasing again and "We must vaccinate" is the government's watchword to quickly turn the corner. Nearly 1.6 million doses of Pfizer vaccine, funded by the Covax unit, were delivered to Côte d'Ivoire overnight from Friday to Saturday.…

Experts from the two countries have been in Pweto at the border since last Friday with the aim of updating the border for the part of their border between the Moero and Tanganyika lakes, whose route is still controversial. The area is regularly the scene of clashes between the Congolese and Zambian armies. as reported from…

In Kenya, less than a year before the presidential election, the Court of Appeal on Friday confirmed that the constitutional review process was illegal. This reform "Building Bridge Initiative" was initiated by President Kenyatta in November 2019, with, according to him, the goal of curbing the current presidential system for "the winner takes it all" and which would be the starting point for the…

Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye inaugurated a Covid-19 screening center at Bujumbura Airport on Friday, August 20. The government acknowledges an increase in Covid-19 cases in the country, but it worsens the seriousness of the situation. The picture is published by the Burundian Presidency. Of the dozens of people…

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was Nigeria's first feminist figure in the first half of the 20th century. As a political leader, she stood up against the injustices against women in her region before working for her country's independence. Married to a teacher and Anglican pastor, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti freed himself from the conventions of the time. She becomes a public figure while raising her four children,…

Algeria and Morocco joined countries on the red list of France on Friday, August 20. This list applies to countries where "active circulation of the virus is observed with the presence of variants of concern". Unvaccinated people returning from these two countries must present a convincing reason, a PCR test in less than 48 hours and must isolate themselves for ten days.…

The political peasants are moving in the country, six months before the January 2022 local elections. An opposition coalition, which includes at least Pastef by Ousmane Sonko, the Senegalese Democratic Party Karim Wade, the Unity and Rally Party (PUR) and Taxawu Dakar is being formed. While discussions are ongoing, no official announcement has been made yet.…

While crime dropped significantly in the country during the lockdown last year, it has soared this year. The South African Police Department has published its statistics for the months of April to June. Compared with the parentheses in 2020, South Africa now has a slightly higher level of violent crime than it knew before the pandemic.…

The verdict on the trial of the man whose story inspired the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda has been rejected for going into opposition to Paul Kagame. A year ago, he was arrested, kidnapped according to his relatives and taken back to Kigali, where he has since been convicted of terrorism. The long-awaited verdict was scheduled for Thursday, August 19, but it is postponed until September 20.…