Tag: Africa
Jimmy Carter is also remembered in Africa – the continent was not unknown to the former president Kolkka | Foreign countries
Jimmy Carter made 43 trips to Africa during his life. He is remembered for his fight to suppress infectious diseases such as the previously common smallpox. The former president Jimmy…
“sit-in” of women in Ndjamena to denounce the collective rape of a 17-year-old girl
On the night of January 1, after spending the evening at the Dari festival, the 17-year-old girl was attacked by several men on her way home. This collective rape is…
Former governor of the Bank of Mauritius arrested for alleged embezzlement
The former governor of the Bank of Mauritius was arrested on Friday January 3 as part of an investigation into alleged embezzlement of public funds. Harvesh Seegolam had been the…
This little beast from Africa has arrived in France
Beware! Spotted in several French departments, this little beast wreaks havoc in its path. This little creature only measures a few centimeters, but it has frightened the authorities since it…
the government announces a doubling of the minimum wage from February 1
The Congolese authorities announced, Thursday, January 2, the doubling of the guaranteed interprofessional minimum wage (SMIG) in the DRC. Minister of Labor and Employment, Ephraïm Akwakwa Nametu signed an order…
SVT: Wagner mercenaries forcefully move civilians away from gold mines in Africa | News in brief
According to the Swedish public broadcasting company SVT, the Russian mercenary army Wagner runs gold mines in the Central African Republic, using violence if necessary. Fighters of the Russian mercenary…
Ethiopia hit by earthquake and Mount Dofan eruption
An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale shook northern Ethiopia on Friday January 3, where a volcano erupted. No injuries have yet been reported. 1 minute The earthquake occurred…
the victim’s companion prosecuted for violation of the secrecy of the investigation
New twist in Morocco in the so-called “sons of” affair. Four young men, some of whom belong to the kingdom’s wealthiest families, have found themselves at the heart of rape…
Analysis: “Central African Republic – Russia’s favorite country in Africa”
On November 12 this year, 200 Russian “military instructors” arrived in the West African country of Equatorial Guinea. A few months earlier, on April 10, the same thing happened in…
Ivory Coast worries about intensification of cocoa smuggling
According to Ivorian cocoa exporters cited by the Reuters agency, 50,000 tonnes of beans would have illegally left the country towards Guinea in the last quarter of 2024. While a…