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Mariaa Siga, 2021 © Stéphane Pineau With a calling card as her first album Asekaw, which she finally has the opportunity to defend on stage, the Senegalese singer Mariaa Siga claims herself and with conviction forms her musical imprint between folk and reggae. Seeing her dance enthusiastically in the audience to the sound of Elida Almeida's Cape Verdean funaná, which performed on the July evening at the Nuits du Sud…

Ethiopia's Amhara State recruits more youth, promises to crush TDF in Tigray NAIROBI, Kenya - The conflict in Ethiopia appears to be spiraling out of control as Amhara regional forces have gathered more young people to join the combat strategy with the Tigray Defense Forces. which closes in the north by buying back its strongholds. Amhara State called on young people to join the regional army,…

In Burkina Faso, the number of people forced to flee violence is accelerating and reaching an unprecedented level, according to the Refugee Commission. The humanitarian organization reiterates its call for coordinated action for peace and stability in this country. Together with RFI, Fatoumata Sinkoun Kaba, UNHCR Spokeswoman…

Two Frenchmen were arrested on Tuesday evening, July 20. According to the Advocate General of the Court of Appeal, who spoke on Wednesday, July 21, the two men were accused of endangering state security. They were still in custody on Wednesday night with their wives. as reported from Antananarivo, Laure VerneauAccording to the…

According to the report released on Thursday, 16 people were killed in rains from March to May this year. More than 26,000 homes and 260 schools have been destroyed, along with health centers, in Tanganyika province, said OCHA, the UN's humanitarian coordination office. With our special correspondent in Kalemie, Denise mahehoSo…

More than 400,000 people have "crossed the threshold of famine" in Tigray, a region in northern Ethiopia at war for eight months, a senior UN official warned on Friday. The organization also urges the rebels to apply the ceasefire decided by Ethiopia. The situation in Tigray has "dramatically worsened", the UN Deputy Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs…

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. .

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan authorities have reported a mass exodus of youngsters from the Al-Shabaab group, whom they've reportedly joined lately, as a part of an ongoing crackdown to forestall militants from finishing up assaults within the nation. This 12 months alone, authorities advised Voice of America, at the least 350 youngsters have dumped Somalia-based al-Shabaab militants and at the moment are being reintegrated into their respective households. The defections primarily came about alongside the coastal strip of the…

A demonstration against police violence mobilized about 100 civilians on Friday, June 18, in Tunis, following other protests in the capital this week. as reported from Tunis, Lilia blaiseUnder a blazing sun, young people claim their right to demonstrate and express themselves. Avenue Bourguiba, crossed by the police who are…

In Kédougou, a landlocked region 700 km from Dakar in southeastern Senegal, young people and students have demonstrated on several occasions in recent weeks. They want to integrate international mining companies that mine gold in their region. An extraction activity that places gold in first place among the exported products, with a 20% increase in exports between 2018 and 2019. Nevertheless, Kédougou…