East-Africa
the death of two doctors and the threat of a strike by health workers
Anger is escalating in Kenya after the deaths of two famous doctors this weekend. They gave in to Covid-19 when…
death
West-Africa
Jerry Rawling’s death becomes a campaign issue
In Ghana, Jerry Rawling’s death aroused popular sentiment. Less than a month after the presidential election, the two main political…
West-Africa
Fifteen jihadists sentenced to loss of life in Mali
The chief of a jihadist group and fourteen different fighters stood trial on Friday, November 13, for operations carried out…
West-Africa
France announces the death of Ba Ag Moussa, a senior jihadist leader
France confirmed on Friday, November 13, that it had “neutralized” in Mali – including killing – Ba Ag Moussa, a…
North-Africa
many tributes after the death of Lakhdar Bouregaa, independence hero
Lakhdar Bouregaa, 87, was infected with coronavirus. This independence veteran was also a figure for the Hirak protest movement calling…
West-Africa
Samuel Wazizi’s demise in Cameroon, a symbolic case
In reminiscence of our two colleagues from RFI, Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, assassinated on November 2, 2013 in Mali,…
West-Africa
death of the eminent historian Iba Der Thiam
The famous Senegalese intellectual Iba Der Thiam died on Saturday 31 October evening at the main hospital in Dakar at…
West-Africa
Senegal denies the loss of life toll of 140 deaths in a canoe sink
In Senegal, it’s nonetheless unclear the variety of migrants who died within the sinking of the canoe that was fired…
West-Africa
“Ibrahim 10” and Sadou Chaka sentenced to death
Following a swift deliberation, Bamako’s court against terrorism on Wednesday, October 28, recognized Mauritanian Fawaz Ould Ahmed, alias “Ibrahim 10”,…
West-Africa
The demise toll rises as Nigeria’s brutality towards police protests
In tonight’s version: Lagos is paralyzed by ongoing protests towards police brutality. Protesters are marching in direction of the airport…
West-Africa
death of Woungly Massaga, figure of the armed struggle for independence
Woungly Massaga, revolutionary pan-Africanist, figure in the armed struggle for Cameroon’s independence, died on Saturday 17 October in Yaoundé at…
