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 for a…
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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, the UN…
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 the age…
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 final week.…
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”, guilty of…
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 as they…
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 the age…
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 central western…
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 a young…
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 for Arab…
