Africa

The WHO is trying to ease the controversy over Covid-19 vaccines being exported from South Africa to Europe, a case revealed by the "New York Times". As the continent lags behind in vaccination and deliveries planned under the Covax initiative are slow, the New York Times revealed this week that millions of doses of the Johnson…

According to a report by NGO Save The Children published earlier this month, the number of women settling with their partner without being married is increasing. In Sierra Leone, this cohabitation home has a name: "Tap To Me". However, this phenomenon clashes with certain sensitivities in the country. "My body, my decision, my…

France has added Morocco and Algeria to its list of countries considered to be areas at high risk for Covid-19. The measure means that from Saturday, people arriving from either country will be subject to more stringent protocols, including self-isolation. A recent increase in the number of…

Between municipal clashes have left at least 32 dead and 74 injured in the Far North of Cameroon, near the border with Chad, thousands of people have fled to Chad or inside Cameroon according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Today, calm has returned but the situation is still difficult for the refugees. At the…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the authorities are worried about a new homemade medicine made from the remains of outlet pipes. "Bulgen" appeared in 2019, but its consumption, especially toxic, is spreading dangerously among young Kinshasa. as reported from Kinshasa, Pascal MulegwaFunny young people, in tears,…

Sucaf (Sucrerie africaine de Centrafrique), a subsidiary of the French group Castel, is accused by a US NGO, The Sentry, of providing financial support to armed groups for several years in exchange for securing its operations. Sentry, a non-governmental organization specializing in tracing illegal financing in conflict zones,…

Doudou Ndir, Director of the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA), will today, Friday 19 August, conduct an inspection tour with the Administrative Committees of the Dakar, Pikine and Keur Massar Ministries to assess the progress of this process, which continues to be controversial. within the political class. as…

In its latest report, the Congolese Association for Access to Justice once again sounded the alarm about the sad living conditions of Congolese prisoners, despite some improvements. as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda wa Kamanda MuzembeLack of adequate medical care, promiscuity and inhuman material conditions: these are the…

In the latest attack by jihadist groups, 65 civilians, 15 gendarmes and 6 helpers from the Burkina Faso armed forces were officially killed. These armed groups are increasingly attacking convoys or mixed convoys of the armed forces, particularly in the Sahel. This responds to a strategy of controlling this. groups this part of Burkina Faso, according to specialists. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya Boudani. The convoy that left Dori on Wednesday August 18 had almost 80 vehicles. "It spread to a distance of about 600…

Our series on resistant women takes us to Gabon to meet descendants of Queen Nzinga. She opposed Portuguese penetration in Angola in the 17th century. As a 43-year-old monarch, she fought hard to defend her kingdom against the slave trade. The fighting was so furious that some people fled Angola to Gabon. Among them, Vungu…