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The Senegalese philosopher Souleymane Bachir Diagne published this year his autobiography, "Le fagot de ma mémoire". He develops his favorite themes, which range from postcolonial to critical thinking in Islam, including African philosophies. Since 2008, the author has taught at Columbia University in New York, where he heads the Institute of African Studies. Here is the second part of the column that Tirthankar Chanda dedicates to this…

Burkinabe's defense and security forces are reorganizing to better deal with attacks by armed groups. A new national security strategy will soon be implemented, according to Brigadier General Aimé Barthelemy Simporé, Minister of Defense. as reported from Ouagadougou,Yaya BoudaniReorganization of ground forces, territorial…

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on an Eritrean official it accused of being involved in serious human rights violations in the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, where thousands of people have been killed and more 2 million displaced people.…

The Chadian contingent deployed in the three border zones (Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso) by 1,200 men has halved. The reason given by the Chadian authorities is a strategic reassignment to make the G5 Sahel force more operational in the theater for operations against terrorism. Does this withdrawal leave a void on the ground? Not…

A new attack took place today in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso. A convoy of civilians has been targeted and tolls are high, around one hundred dead in total. According to security sources, 47 civilians and soldiers as well as 58 terrorists were killed. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniThe attack took place on the…

US Secretary of Defense defends airstrikes in Somalia against Al-Shabaab WASHINGTON - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Saturday that US airstrikes targeting al-Shabab in Somalia over the past few days were undertaken because Somali forces are stepping up their offensive against the al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist group. “More recently what has happened is that our partner forces have…

The number of French President Emmanuel Macron and members of the government is on a list of potential targets for the Pegasus software, which is used by some states to spy on personalities, said Laurent Richard, head of the organization Forbidden Stories, on Tuesday and confirmed information from World. Daily The world revealed…

Human rights activists, journalists and opponents around the world have been spied on by software developed by an Israeli company, according to a study published in several media outlets on Sunday. NSO Group spyware Pegasus, if inserted into a smartphone, can retrieve messages, photos, contacts and even listen to calls from the…

Beninese justice sentenced a man on Tuesday, June 29, to 12 months in prison, including six months in prison, for "assault and battery" on three transgender people. This crime was perpetuated due to a lack of provisions in the penal code that punish "transphobia". On the night of April 30, at a birthday party in Cotonou, a group of people attacked three guests. These transgender women are attacked, beaten and naked. Only one of the attackers showed up at the hearing, his accomplices are on the run. .

In Burkina Faso, the government has been the target of many critics since the jihadist attack that killed 132 people in Solhan, on the night of June 4-5, 2021. After civil society, it is the opposition that wants to demonstrate next Saturday, July 3. Mr Ousseni Tamboura is the Minister of Communications and spokesman for the Burkinabè Government. While in Paris, he answered questions from Chirstophe Boisbouvier. .