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The French government has removed Benin, Ghana and Senegal from the list of so-called safe countries in OFPRA, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons in France. In the latter two countries, the goal is to protect LGBT citizens who are exposed to discrimination. Asylum seekers from these three West African countries in France now have the opportunity to appeal if their…

In retrospect, Africa has almost returned to a time of repeated coups from the past. To the great misfortune of the people. It was in Paris this week. Africa was the guest of honor at a summit to raise awareness among partners and other donors of the need for significant funding for the revival of economies damaged by the…

G20 international locations, the IMF and main vaccine producers promise to pace up vaccination in poor international locations which can be lagging behind. By the tip of April, lower than 2% of Africa's inhabitants had been vaccinated, in contrast with greater than 40% in the USA. On Friday, Might 21, on the World Summit in…

The Covid-19 pandemic plunged the African continent into an unprecedented recession final 12 months. African international locations should finance their restoration, however not like the nice powers, they wouldn't have the identical capability. The Paris summit is devoted to reviving these fragile economies, the concern of their money owed and the well being disaster ended on Tuesday evening.…

Progress is being made in the direction of schooling for all - outlined by the UN because the completion of undergraduate research. In accordance with Unesco statistics, 16 nations are displaying good outcomes, though greater than half of the 59 million kids not enrolled in class on this planet nonetheless stay south of the Sahara. “Making certain common…

While some countries have not launched their vaccination campaign against Covid-19, others today are at the gates of collective immunity, just like Israel. RFI dedicates a special day to vaccination around the world on Monday 19 April. They will be able to return from May 23 on the beaches of Tel Aviv. Tourists will soon be able to re-enter Israeli territory. The consequence of the vaccination campaign started in December last year and which made it possible to control the pandemic locally. Israel would now be close to…

Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah embarked on a tour on Wednesday, April 7, in four Gulf countries: Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which he will visit this Friday to end his tour. The Libyan official is seeking support from these countries for his government and is trying to get from them a unified position in the face of the crisis in his country.…

Two benchmarks indicate a decline in democracy around the world by 2020. In Africa, the 10 most democratic countries no longer include Benin, but include Malawi. "A struggle without leaders for democracy," is the unpleasant headline in Freedom House's latest annual report. This American and independent think tank measures the…

This measure was taken in 1993 to punish Sudan for having Osama bin Laden and a number of other al-Qaeda militants. Khartoum was accused of involvement in sure terrorist operations. With this choice, it's the finish of an extended look forward to the Sudanese. With our regional correspondent in Nairobi,Sebastien NemethSudan…

This Tuesday, December 1, is World AIDS Day. The pandemic is still just as virulent and despite the progress made, the goals are far from being achieved. Among the advances, UNITAID, an international drug procurement organization linked to the WHO, announced on Tuesday an agreement that will enable better care for HIV-positive children in developing countries. The cost of treatment will be greatly…