Tag: Africa
Rwanda declares end of Marburg virus outbreak
42 days after the recovery of the last patient, the Rwandan government officially declared this Friday, December 20, the end of the epidemic of the Marburg virus, a virus close…
more than 780 civilians killed by paramilitaries in El-Fasher, according to the UN
According to a new United Nations report released this Friday, at least 780 civilians were killed and more than a thousand injured in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, Sudan.…
Niger summons the charge d’affaires of the Nigerian embassy in Niamey
The representative of the Nigerian embassy in Niamey was summoned on Wednesday December 18, 2024 by the Nigerien Minister of Foreign Affairs. The information was given Thursday evening by Nigerien…
The French base in Djibouti “projection point” for missions in Africa, announces Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday December 20 that the French base installed in Djibouti would be “ reinvent ” as ” projection point » for “ missions »…
In Mauritius, the genealogical secrets of sperm whales revealed by scientists
International scientists have traced the family tree of a family of sperm whales in the intertropical waters of the Indian Ocean, a world first, they say. Based in Mauritius, they…
a femicide relaunches the debate on the normalization of sexist violence
A feminicide which has been making headlines in the South African press for several days and which is shaking up social networks: Ntobeko Cele, a 25-year-old young woman stabbed to…
Chad requests departure of French forces by January 31, 2025, negotiations underway
New twist in the disengagement and withdrawal of French troops in Chad after the breakdown of defense and military cooperation agreements announced by Chad about two weeks ago. N’Djamena demands…
dismissal of General Christian Tshiwewe Songesha as head of the Armed Forces General Staff
Changes at the head of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC). Félix Tshisekedi made a series of appointments in a context of increasing violence in the…
Kinshasa launched its campaign to obtain a seat on the United Nations Security Council
The DRC officially launched its campaign to obtain a seat on the United Nations Security Council this Wednesday, December 18. The country is seeking a non-permanent member seat for the…
a sit-in organized in Tunis to denounce the criminalization of aid to migrants
On the occasion of International Migrants Day organized this Wednesday, December 18, a Tunisian NGO called for demonstrations in the form of a sit-in in front of the municipal theater…