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In two months, Senegalese Edouard Mendy conquered Chelsea

Édouard Mendy was recruited at the end of September by Chelsea in Rennes and quickly won in the Blues cage. The goalkeeper continues the good performances and clean sheets (matches without conceding a goal) and banished the previous holder, Kepa Arrizabalaga, to the substitution bench. His coach, Frank Lampard, is completely happy with his Senegalese debut. Six years ago, Édouard Mendy vegetated at a national level in France, near Cherbourg. Today he is a member of one of the biggest clubs in Europe, is undefeated in…

DRC: resumption of cultural activities in Lubumbashi after six months of closure

In Lubumbashi, cultural activities resumed for the public in early October following a six-month suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo. For some cultural centers, the period of health emergency was an opportunity to reconsider the organization of activities. The artists themselves waited impatiently to return to more or less normal, although respect for barrier movements remains mandatory during the performances. .

G20 extends moratorium on debt of poor countries by six months

The finance ministers of the G20 countries have decided to extend the moratorium on debt service in the poorest countries by six months (until June), which has already given 46 countries out of 73 the right to suspend a global repayment amount estimated at five billion dollars. The moratorium was expected, although the IMF and the World Bank, as well as a number of NGOs fighting poverty, this gesture is still insufficient given the needs of poor countries. An extension of the moratorium was expected. But many were hoping…

students returning to school after seven months at home

Officially, more than 1.3 million students, from kindergarten to high school, have returned to the path on Monday, October 12, at the start of the 2020-2021 school year. All in all, they are happy to return to their places of learning after seven months of forced leave due to coronavirus, whose cases have dropped significantly in the country. But their joy is somewhat ruined by the hassle of transportation. as reported from Brazzaville, His parents dropped him off by car early in the morning at Chaminade High School,…

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 of non-residents to protect against the coronavirus pandemic. A closure that had stifled the island's economy. This Saturday, October 10, eight boats out of twelve of the Dakar-Gorée line will be restored to the great delight of the people. as reported from Dakar, Camera around their necks, Congolese students stroll through the shady alleys of the island of Gorée. They have been waiting for this…

Six months after her kidnapping, Soumaïla Cissé regains her freedom

The president of the URD and leader of the Malian opposition, Soumaïla Cissé, was released on Thursday, October 8, 2020. He has been in captivity since his March 25 kidnapping in northern Mali while in the countryside for the legislative elections. He was in the middle of an election campaign near Niafunké, in the Timbuktu region, his stronghold. Four days before the legislative election, Soumaïla Cissé and her delegation, about ten people, left Saraféré for Koumaïra, but they never made it. Armed men attack the…