West Africa

In Niger, civil society organizations in Arlit, a northern mining city, despatched a letter to President Mohamed Bazoum on Sunday. They categorical concern concerning the circumstances for the closure of the Akouta uranium mine, which is owned by Cominak, a subsidiary of the French large Orano. On March 31, Cominak stopped manufacturing.…

For a month, the Ivory Coast has struggled with energy outages. The Ivorian Electrical energy Firm (CEI) is establishing a drastic pressure reduction program for households beginning Tuesday, Could 11, after urging the nation's massive firms a couple of days in the past. as reported from Abidjan, Pierre PintoSix-hour cuts, day…

The African Soccer Confederation has drawn tons for the qualifiers for the subsequent Girls's African Cup of Nations (CAN 2022) on Might 10, 2021 in Cairo. This CAN 2022 qualifies for the World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand. Forty-four nations are formally on the beginning line to play the subsequent Girls's African Cup…

That is his first journey outdoors Chad since taking up as head of the army council. Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno is in Niger on Monday 10 Could. He went to satisfy his troops within the Téra division, however he additionally exchanged on arrival with the very best Nigerian authorities. At the identical time, the Chadian military introduced that army operations towards the rebels from the Entrance for…

Six months delay for George Weah's son and greater than 20,000 euros in compensation. That is what the courtroom in Versailles close to Paris determined. In query: for loud events given by the son of the ex-star of PSG and the president of Liberia in Saint-Germain-en-Laye within the suburbs of Paris. The evenings had been…

In West Africa, the international locations of the Gulf of Guinea worry a jihadist an infection. The presence of terrorist cells in southern Burkina Faso worries border states: Benin, Ivory Coast, Togo and Ghana. On this context, Ghana, an English-speaking nation surrounded by French-speaking neighbors, is deepening its army cooperation with Paris. About forty troopers from the nation's elite items…

100 folks, together with 18 girls and 53 youngsters, took refuge this Wednesday in Bamako. They settled in the kids's city and fled their village within the Kayes area beneath strain from the typical authorities after refusing their "slave standing" dictated by custom. as reported from Bamako, Kaourou MagassaAs she sat on a…

Roses, gladioli, lilies, orchids, aromas ... contemporary flowers, crops, that is the eagerness of Doris Diawarra, a younger Beninese who launched her horticulture not removed from Cotonou. His ambition: to supply flowers which might be extra accessible than the imported ones, that will be discovered cheaply within the markets and to provide his countrymen a style of actual flowers. .

The Taubira Act turns twenty on Monday, Could 10, 2021. It was distinctive on the time of its adoption in 2001 and is the primary to acknowledge slavery and human trafficking as a criminal offense towards humanity. Its publication upset France's reminiscence coverage and extra: the UN additionally acknowledged slavery as a criminal offense towards humanity in 2001, adopted by the European Parliament in 2020. Backstage and on the mobilization…

Since their acquittal on the ICC in March final 12 months, Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé are nonetheless the topic of political negotiations on the phrases of their repatriation. Negotiations condemned by victims of violence in reference to the murderous disaster after the 2011 elections. They're organizing an indication in entrance of the Abidjan Palace of Justice on Monday morning, Might 10,…