West Africa

How to revive Senegal's economy? The issue was at the heart of a presidential council on Tuesday, September 29th. Representatives of the government, the private sector and partners from the country gathered around Macky Sall. The authorities presented a € 22.4 billion plan and defined priority sectors. "After the defense, we must go on the attack" to regain growth according to the sports formula used by the head of state. And to this the authorities have adjusted their strategy with new priorities: "Firstly: Accelerate…

In Côte d'Ivoire, the BJKD Foundation (Bénédicte Janine Kacou Diagou) has just arranged the 3rd edition of its Young Entrepreneurship Award. The winners were announced during a ceremony held in Abidjan on 19 September. In the choice of projects, the BJKD award emphasizes gender parity. And the podium for the 2020 vintage was dominated by women.…

Corruption, smuggling, tax evasion ... Capital flight would represent $ 88 billion a year in lost earnings for the continent. An estimate from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Unctad. According to the UN, the capital flight on the continent would represent $ 88 billion, but since this is illegal practice, it is an estimate. A rather low estimate even indicates Unctad. These $ 88 billion lost to African countries more or less represent what the continent receives each year if we add official…

For a week, police have been deployed around the residence of the leader of the MRC. His party called for a protest against the Paul Biya regime in Cameroon last Tuesday. Demonstrations that mobilized an impressive security system despite the low turnout. Dozens of police and gendarme filters around the residence of Maurice Kamto day and night. In order to enter, a request must be made to the authorities. And until now Maurice Kamto claims not to have received any official notification from justice to explain the…

Every day, an estimated 400 women perform unsafe abortions in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. FRANCE 24 spoke with members of the NGO Afia Mama, which provides psychological, medical and legal support to women seeking abortion. Although the DRC has signed and ratified the Maputo Protocol, which allows women to terminate a pregnancy in the event of rape or if it threatens their health, Congolese criminal law continues to prohibit abortions. "The fact that the law is inconsistent means that the…

The president of the transition, Bah N'Daw, his prime minister, the diplomat Moctar Ouane, and the vice president, Colonel Assimi Goïta, met on Monday, September 28, in Bamako to discuss the tasks that await them over the next 18 months. But they must first face a problem: the embargo imposed on Mali by ECOWAS has not yet been lifted despite the appointment of a civilian prime minister. Bamako has not yet officially responded non-lifting of the embargo issued by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).…

Demonstrations to be held on Monday 28 September in Nigeria to protest the rise in fuel and electricity prices did not finally take place. After a day of negotiations in Abuja on Sunday, the Nigerian Labor Congress finally agreed to suspend the social movement for two weeks, time to continue negotiations with the government, which in turn promised to freeze labor market prices. 'electricity. Nigeria is one of the most failing countries in the world when it comes to electricity supply. The partial privatization of the…

Let's go to the submission of candidacies for the presidential election on November 22nd. The declared candidates have until 2 October to present themselves to the Independent National Electoral Commission (Céni) with their case file. However, some candidates face conditions for running that they consider "discriminatory". It is the school and university board adviser Issa Sawadogo, independent graduate, who was received first with her case file. An incomplete file because it was unable to collect either the sum of…

It is the gradual resumption of cultural activities in Senegal following a total closure linked to the coronavirus pandemic. In Dakar, art galleries welcome a limited and masked audience, but a new exhibition is to be found especially in the gallery le Manège of the French Institute: "Volatile". The signed soundtrack gives an idea of ​​the atmosphere at the Manège Gallery: flying migrants in wire and recycled metal, created by the Mauritanian Oumar Ball, appear to be in dialogue with the birds painted by the Senegalese…

In addition to the Covid-19 pandemic, which is strongly affecting the world economy and the Ivorian economy, there is a risk of socio-political unrest associated with the October 31 presidential election. Many observers fear that the country's economy will pick up after good years of growth and development. Following the 2010-2011 election crisis, Côte d'Ivoire's GDP had lost 4 points. In late…