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In Madagascar, the government has set the price per kilogram of rice. For several weeks, this food, basic food on the Big Island, has continued to increase. The prices of the different rice varieties at the grocery stores vary between 2200 and 2500 Ariarys (between 0.50 and 0.50 euros). Duties that Malagasy households can no longer afford. In the Anosibe district, inside the capital's largest wholesale market, most merchants heard the news about rice pricing in the morning. Their prices have not changed and few agree to…

It is in principle this Wednesday that the consultations launched by President Félix Tshisekedi will end. He got political, religious and civil society figures to put an end to the differences with Joseph Kabila and within the FCC-Cach coalition. But after three weeks of discussions, several cases stand still. as reported from…

Road traffic resumed on 14 November at the Guerguerat border post, marking the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania. The blockade of activity for several weeks served as a justification for launching a Moroccan military operation, leading to the end of a nearly thirty-year ceasefire between Rabat and the Polisario Front and the concerns of the international community.…

The start of the school year is still hypothetical two weeks after the official reopening of classes in the DRC. The striking teachers are demanding a regulation of their salaries and their status by the government. They suspended their mobilization without winning their case, but classes did not resume all. From our Kinshasa…

A complete of 21 folks have been killed in unrest in Guinea after a controversial presidential election final week, state tv reported on Monday as worldwide envoys tried to ease tensions within the West African nation. The RTG state information channel mentioned 21 folks had been killed since Oct. 19, together with safety forces…

For 15 days, jihadists have surrounded this village in the Ségou region of central Mali and have banned entry. While an attempt at mediation is underway, residents need to take their problems patiently. "We have no news." This villager from Farabougou makes sure that his whole family is well, but does not hide a certain…