West-Africa
fifty years ago “Mar Verde”, the Portuguese attack on Conakry
On November 22, 1970, Guinea’s fate almost changed. The declining Portuguese empire is in difficulty on its current Guinea-Bissau territory. Lisbon will…
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East-Africa
after four years of national dialogue, violence remains
South Sudan, independent since 2011, is struggling to recover from a six-year civil war that officially ended in February. In 2016, the…
World
40 years of Amiens International Film Festival
It is an institution celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The Amiens International Film Festival, which specializes in so-called “southern” film, a…
West-Africa
Nigeria: the character of Ken Saro-Wiwa, his battle, his “heirs”, 25 years later (1/3)
On November 10, 1995, Nigerian author and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight comrades had been by chance executed by President Normal…
North-Africa
the former boss of the bosses, Ali Haddad, sentenced to 12 years in prison on appeal
In Algeria, the court of appeal on Tuesday, November 3, ruled on Ali Haddad’s fate, embroiled in a corruption case. The former…
Somalia
Seven years later an update on the study’s progress and blockages
On November 2, 2013, our colleagues Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon were kidnapped and then killed in Kidal in northern Mali while…
West-Africa
In the spotlight: Laurent Gbagbo breaks nine years of silence
A speech just before the presidential election on October 31 to invite dialogue and thus avoid “disaster”. “Gbagbo speaks for the first…
West-Africa
the end of four years of captivity
Auxiliary worker Sophie Pétronin was released on Thursday, October 8th. An event that puts an end to almost four years of captivity.…
Southern-Africa
Ten years in prison for a South African banker in the VBS affair
The head of the South African bank VBS was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He is accused of plundering the economy…
North-Africa
Sudan: towards the end of the conflict in Darfur, 17 years later?
This October 3, a historic peace agreement between the Sudanese power and rebel groups, officially ending almost 17 years of war in…
West-Africa
Nigeria celebrates 60 years of independence
In tonight’s edition: Nigeria started the month celebrating six decades of self-government. We look back at the watershed moments that led up…
