Africa

In Tunisia, after his prime minister on Sunday, July 25, President Kaïs Saïed appointed a person in charge of the Interior Ministry. At the same time, another decree is being commented on to a large extent this Friday morning, in the case of the National Assembly, whose work has been frozen since last Sunday. With our special…

The French Supreme Administrative Court is therefore not opposed to his extradition to Burkina Faso. The younger brother of former President Blaise Compaoré is suspected by the Burkinabé court of having played a role in the assassination of journalist Norbert Zongo in 1998. According to a statement from the Prime Minister, the life of François Compaoré in Burkina is not threatened. Faso.…

According to the roadmap, adopted on Thursday, July 29, 2021, by the Council of Ministers, the inclusive national dialogue is planned for the end of the year. But to make the transition to fear, the government needs the money. More than 840 billion CFA francs, that is the cost of the measures to be implemented at the end of the transition. The roadmap, adopted on Thursday by the Council of Ministers, indicates that the Government's objectives during this transition will be to strengthen security, organize a national…

Isabel dos Santos, daughter of Angola's former president and once Africa's richest woman, must return to Angola her shares in Portugal's Galp energy company worth 422 million euros ($ 500 million), an international arbitration tribunal has ruled.…

"Kenya: when green gold threatens elephant survival".…

Several officials were detained Wednesday night, July 28, 2021, in Niamey, for their alleged involvement in a case of embezzlement of eight billion CFA francs (12 million euros) from the Treasury. This case comes after last year of undelivered military equipment and overbilling in the defense sector for an amount of CFF 32.6 billion (EUR 50 million). .

How did European countries deal with this issue of restoring African works of art? Who are the ones who will return goods? Those who are still studying the project? The last stop for our tour of Europe in France. In 2017 in Ouagadougou, Emmanuel Macron promised to enable the temporary or permanent restoration of African heritage in Africa within five years. Results three and a half years later: France has presented two works, one in Senegal, the other in Madagascar and is returning 26 others to Benin. One team was voted…

Eritrea is the last country in the world, along with North Korea, to refuse vaccination against Covid-19. In fact, in recent days, Tanzania and Burundi have agreed to the vaccine with the help of the international community. However, the continent is far behind in vaccination campaigns. With the launch of the vaccination…

After a decade of absence, former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo returned to Côte d'Ivoire on June 17, 2021. FRANCE 24's team was on board the flight with the former president. In this exclusive documentary, Gbagbo reflects on his political career and acquittal by the International Criminal…

Negotiations between religious denominations to appoint the future president of the election commission must resume this Friday, July 30, 2021. The president of the platform for religious denominations, Catholic Monsignor Utembi, invites other religious denominations to the episcopate to try to find agreement. The President of the National Assembly gave them 48 hours to find a solution. A deadline that expires on Friday at midnight. This is the last chance meeting and the six other religious denominations have decided…