East-Africa
access to France’s “secret” archives is debated
Several associations have taken a stand to warn of a number of restrictions regarding the so-called sensitive archives for the…
History
East-Africa
Madagascar: Historical past of Litchi Gasy (3/3 Collection)
Continuation and finish of our sequence on Madagascar lychee. Yearly, 2 to three weekends earlier than Christmas, there’s Malagasy lychee,…
East-Africa
Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, the first democratically elected president, has died
Former Mauritanian head of state Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, the country’s first democratically elected president in 2007 and overthrown by…
Central-Africa
“The history of decolonization must be rediscovered”
Does the history of decolonization tell from a colonization perspective? A dude to the classic historical story that reflects the…
West-Africa
fifty years ago “Mar Verde”, the Portuguese attack on Conakry
On November 22, 1970, Guinea’s fate almost changed. The declining Portuguese empire is in difficulty on its current Guinea-Bissau territory.…
West-Africa
the tombs of Antananarivo, an architectural heritage in danger
The tombs, scattered here and there in Antananarivo, are hundreds. The oldest date from the Vazimba period towards the end…
West-Africa
a statue of Cheikh Anta Diop unveiled in Dakar
In Senegal, a new statue was unveiled in the heart of Dakar on Tuesday, November 3, by historian Cheikh Anta…
East-Africa
“Ry Tanindrazanay malala ô”, the story of a wavy Malagasy national anthem
In May 1959, the national anthem of the very young Republic of Madagascar was officially presented to the people. But…
West-Africa
Goree Island is reopening its doors after seven months of isolation
Gorée, the historic island off Dakar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, had banned the arrival…
North-Africa
Patrice Bouveret: “French nuclear waste in Algeria still exists”
Between 1960 and 1966, France conducted 17 nuclear tests in the Algerian Sahara. More than half a century later, the…
Central-Africa
DRC: culture for preserving memory
In the city of Kisangani, cultural actors keep alive the memory of the violence that destroyed the city and killed…
