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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…

Ten days after the eruption of Nyiragongo, volcanic activity seems to have calmed down a bit in Goma, but the evacuation order is still being maintained by the authorities. According to the UN Humanitarian Coordination, there are more than 500,000 displaced persons. But in recent days, we have seen a movement of these displaced people returning to Goma.…

In Nigeria, another major kidnapping took place on Sunday at a Koran school in the state of Niger, northwest of the country, where 200 children went to school. No final assessment has yet been made on the number of young people reported missing. Against this unpleasant uncertainty, spontaneous protests have taken place in northwestern Nigeria over the past week, condemning the incessant attacks on the…

Sophie Bouillon, correspondent for Agence France Presse (AFP) in Lagos, has just published a book dedicated to Nigeria's economic capital: Manuwa Street. She answers questions from Claire Fages. .

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), while volcanic activity around the city of Goma remains a source of concern, nearly 14,000 people have left their homes since last Thursday crossing the Rwandan border, following a partial and preventive evacuation order. Some of these displaced people returned home this Saturday, May 29th.…

People from the southwestern state will have the right to vote in Northeastern State: Deni MOGADISHU, Somalia - President Deni announced that people from the southwestern state living in Northeastern State have the right to participate in the election as voter registration is taking place in three districts. While participating in the FGS-FMS election talks in Mogadishu, Deni said that his…

In Côte d'Ivoire, the number of illegal abortions is almost 300,000 each year under unhealthy conditions. Minors are particularly concerned, with 76% of Ivorian women ending their pregnancies still attending school, according to the NGO Médecins du Monde. From our correspondent in Abidjan,At the end of the morning, the sun is not sore with the people of Soubré, the…

No less than 15 individuals have been killed by gunmen on Wednesday, Could 19, within the Adjarara district of Tin-Akoff municipality. Instantly afterwards, 15 armed males have been killed in crossfire with a patrol from the Markoye army unit. A soldier was injured. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniThat is the second…

In reference to the World Day towards Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, on Could 17, two Africans testify about their lives, poles aside: one, a gay in Senegal, have to be hidden to keep away from imprisonment, whereas the opposite, a lesbian in South Africa , asserts itself in daylight. Habibou, 25, is a younger Dakarois…

Somalia's Prime Minister urges youth to strengthen their function in peace, reconstruction MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's Prime Minister Mohamed Roble on Saturday known as on the youth to participate within the reconstruction and democratization of the nation. In an announcement issued in Mogadishu on the event of the 78th anniversary of the Somali Youth Day, Roble urged youth to…