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Nigerian justice has confirmed the conviction of the Anglo-Dutch hydrocarbon giant Shell to $ 467 million in damages for an oil spill caused in 1970. This could be the last end of a lengthy trial. It comes after several years of legal struggle, a victory for the Ejama-Ebubu community in Rivers State in Nigeria, which will thus…

The conflicts between the Ethiopian Federal Army and the TPLF Tigrayan movement, which has now been going on for 20 days, are causing increasing concern. Several states, including Ethiopia's allies, are withdrawing their reserves. The latest reports come from the United States. Through a vote from the National Security…

In Mali, a forum for reconciliation between communities opened on Thursday 5 November in Niono. Four ministers had traveled to this city in the Ségou region, in the center of the country. And hundreds of people were invited to participate in the discussions with the aim of easing tensions between the various communities in the circle and especially the traditional dozo hunters on the one hand and the…

The international community is concerned about the situation in Côte d'Ivoire following the presidential election. The preliminary results were announced this Tuesday, November 3 in the morning. The Independent Electoral Commission announces the victory of outgoing President Alassane Ouattara in a third term contested by the opposition. Outside Ivorian borders, several organizations and countries are…

The situation is still explosive in several other regions of Nigeria, where local governors are taking steps in scattered order to try to stifle the popular rebel movement triggered by army intervention on Tuesday evening, October 20, against a peaceful gathering of young people in Lagos. The police inspector issued a statement from his spokesman on Saturday, October 24, in which he seriously raised his…

As the crisis continues in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari spoke this Friday 23. October with his predecessors, including Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo, during a virtual meeting. as reported from Abuja, Liza FabbianAccording to the press release from the Nigerian presidency, the head of state once again lamented…

In Guinea, there is still no official winner of the first round of the presidential election last Sunday. The Electoral Commission announced new partial preliminary results on Thursday night, but the figures for three constituencies are missing. The retiring Commissioners condemn "serious irregularities" in the counting procedure.…

In Mali, the 3,000 inhabitants of Farabougou are no longer alone in their village, cut off from the world. Soldiers from the Malian army were able to set foot on Thursday at this locality in the center of the country, while jihadist fighters had banned entry for 17 days. This Friday morning, the Malian army gave some details about its intervention.…

In Guinea, the Electoral Commission on Wednesday night announced new partial results for Sunday's presidential election. Preliminary results at the national level are not yet known for this election, which has been followed by violence in Conakry and other cities in the country in recent days. With our special correspondent in…

Prices had risen by the end of the lockdown, as buses could only be half-filled to respect social distance. Despite a slight drop on October 14, they remained above prices before the coronavirus crisis. In Rwanda, the government on Wednesday night suspended a rise in transport prices that had sparked a wave of protests from the…