Life here

Install bookcases in the nine refugee camps in Cameroon: this is the goal of the Harambee Africa Association, which works to promote reading among the youngest. To start this project, the Gado camp was chosen, not far from the border with the Central African Republic. .

Identify future basketball talents and give them excellent training in sports and education: this is the goal of the project "Dreams come true" born in Chad. The project is aimed at children aged 5 to 14 years, it was launched by a collective of young sports enthusiasts. Sandrine Naguertiga, "technical" entrepreneur and French-Chadian blogger is with us in "La Vie ici". .

The Nyiragongo eruption and the earthquakes that followed it are at the heart of all conversations in the Democratic Republic of Congo: on the radio, in the newspapers or on the streets, we hear the words "volcano", "lava" all day, "eruption" or "earthquake" on the four national languages ​​(Lingala, Kikongo, Swahili and Tshiluba), but each one expresses them differently. .

Candied sugar bread from pineapple, bléfoutou flour, brown sugar and palm wine-based liqueur: these are the ingredients for adapting a great British classic to the Beninese sauce: crumbs. A recipe where only butter is imported; all other ingredients are produced in Benin. This morning, Sandra Idossou invites you to her kitchen for the first recipe in a series that we find every week in "La Vie ici".…

He dreams of opening a beauty salon and is passionate about care, makeup and hairdressing for women. Vodounou Hector foams parties, weddings or funerals in Porto Novo or Cotonou. A touch of make-up, a scarf that is union-bound on the heads of these ladies, everything that concerns women's beauty interests him. And even if it means meeting the sometimes serious eyes of those who wonder what a man can do in this sector, he assumes his passion. .

Conventional festivals, cultural occasions: to make these conferences seen, blogger Dieretou Diallo had the concept of ​​amassing them on an interactive map. With an outline, you possibly can see what is going on close to you and when. Or inform others about an occasion you're conscious of. .

It is in one of the poorest and most remote municipalities in Kinshasa, Kimbanseke, that the Bookexpress bookstore begins a tour of its mobile bookstore at the end of the month. Objective: to bring the book into the daily lives of young people in Kinshasa, while making them aware of environmental issues. Alpha Ramazani, at the beginning of this initiative, is with us in "La Vie ici". .

Roses, gladioli, lilies, orchids, aromas ... contemporary flowers, crops, that is the eagerness of Doris Diawarra, a younger Beninese who launched her horticulture not removed from Cotonou. His ambition: to supply flowers which might be extra accessible than the imported ones, that will be discovered cheaply within the markets and to provide his countrymen a style of actual flowers. .

In Lomé it can be found fried, with a very spicy sauce or grilled on skewers: tofu has become the new star in Togolese "street food". Made from ground soybeans and is usually sold by women who find more income there. Tofu is now one of the most important and can be enjoyed at any time of the day. .

This is the new app star for young people in Senegal: the clubhouse makes it possible to exchange information and social debates can be initiated (of course virtually). During the demonstrations of recent weeks, it made it possible to maintain the mobilization, to organize fundraisers and to preserve the link between the diaspora and those who were mobilized on the streets. Aminata Thior is with us in "La Vie ici". .