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,…
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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…
North-Africa
protests in Sbeïtla in the center-west after the death of a man
Demonstrations took place on Tuesday 13 October in Sbeïtla, about 30 miles (30 kilometers) from Kasserine, a marginalized region in…
North-Africa
In Tunisia, the president resumes the debate on the death penalty
While the country has observed a moratorium since 1991, Kaïs Saïed voted for the death penalty after the murder of…
North-Africa
Egypt’s Nasser is still a divisive figure 50 years after his death
Fifty years since the death of Gamal Abdel Nasser, controversy over the legacy of the charismatic Egyptian president who fought…
