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Anniversary of African independence

several orphans victims of the Inal massacre arrested in Nouakchott

36 Negro Mauritanians were arrested on Saturday (November 28th) as they tried to march on the official platform where President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani was taking part in a military parade marking the 60th anniversary of national independence. For part of the Negro-African community, the national festival has been synonymous with grief since November 28, 1990, when 28 black officers were executed at a…

the other November 28 victims of “humanitarian debt”

The country celebrates its 60th anniversary of its independence this Saturday, November 28. But this date also marks another anniversary, painful: the massacre of 28 black soldiers, hanged at the base of the Inal, in the Nouadhibou region, on November 28, 1990. A drama that is part of a period of bloody repression against the Negro Mauritanians, between 1989 and 1991. A period was qualified as…

unfinished location of the device

On 28 November 2020, Mauritania will celebrate 60 years of independence. The anniversary of an ambitious project, so much so that it was to build in 1960 to make the young state exist. Sixty years later, a long road has been traveled, but some projects remain unfinished, such as unity and social cohesion. A file that emerged during the latest presidential campaign and for which some votes call on the head of state, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani,…

Africolor highlights “Sékou Touré, the president who said no”

Guinea was the first French-speaking country to gain independence in 1958 ... and it is only natural with this country that the cycle of performances "Indépendances Cha Cha" begins within the framework of the Africolor festival. The health crisis demands, the show "Sékou Touré, the president who said no" takes place this Tuesday 17 November at 21 live (and free) on the site and social networks on Africolor.com. In 1958, Guinea said no to the referendum on French-African society. Sékou Touré refuses what he considers to…

Independence special: Joni Haastrup, soul prince in Nigeria

This October 1, 2020 marks the 60th anniversary of Nigeria's independence. As on every anniversary date, RFI makes you relive the musical atmosphere of the time. Close-up of a unique singer whose career began in the 60s, before Fela and before Tony Allen: Joni Haastrup, king of Afro-soul. In the early 1960s, Nigeria was hit by…

sixty years later between disillusions and hopes

Nigeria's 60th anniversary will continue to be very limited and anti-Covid-19 measures will require it. Several local governments, including the state of Lagos, have already announced that they are canceling their military parade. The ceremonies will therefore be concentrated in Abuja, where a parade is planned. President Muhammadu Buhari speaks early this morning on radio and television, but not publicly as originally planned. But Nigerians' interest in this anniversary date is limited. There is therefore nothing…

Nigeria: the results of 60 years of independence

On October 1, 1960, Nigeria, a former British colony, became the largest independent state on the African continent. What political, economic, social and cultural results can we draw from these sixty years of independence? With our guests:- Remi Sonaiya, author, former professor of French language and applied linguistics,…

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