Tag: Africa
seven years after the murder of Senzo Meyiwa, five suspects in the dock
In South Africa, a long-awaited trial, already postponed twice, is due to open this Friday around the mysterious death in 2014 of Senzo Meyiwa, football goalkeeper and star captain of…
Marine Le Pen advocates an “adult” relationship with Africa, Achille Mbembe calls for it to be beaten
In a grandstand at Young Africathe Cameroonian intellectual Achille Mbembe calls to vote for Emmanuel Macron in order to “to counter the project” of Marine Le Pen whom he qualifies…
health unions call for mobilization after the arrest of professionals
A strike movement was launched this Wednesday, April 21, 2022. They denounce in particular the legal proceedings carried out against six midwives from the Louga hospital, about 200 kilometers north…
the government announces a salary increase for civil servants
The government has announced the increase in the salaries of civil servants and career public officials from this month of April 2022. The Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the…
Prime Minister Choguel Maïga before the National Transitional Council
The Prime Minister appears this Thursday morning before the National Transitional Council, the legislative body of the transition, to present the results of his just over ten months as Prime…
The World Bank calls on rich countries to show food solidarity with the South
How to combat the food crisis that poor countries are going through? This is one of the major questions occupying the IMF and the World Bank this week. Gathered for…
laying of the first stone of the mausoleum of Idriss Déby in Amdjarass
On April 20, 2021, the Transitional Military Council announced the death of President Idriss Déby in combat. A year later, the anniversary of the marshal’s disappearance is marked with discretion…
Prime Minister Patrick Achi unveils his new government
Patrick Achi had resigned last week before being renewed Tuesday April 19 by Alassane Ouattara, with instructions to form a tight team. With our correspondent in Abidjan, Peter Pinto The…
Pro-Russian speech in Africa and Asia: “We are blind to what is really happening”
In a thorough study conducted for the London-based Center for the Analysis of Social Media (CASM), researcher Carl Miller analyzed accounts sharing two pro-invasion hashtags in the early hours of…
Gabon joins the global campaign for women’s rights “HeForShe”
Gabon has just joined the global campaign “HeForShe” (“Him for her”), a movement whose goal is to involve men and boys as key actors in the fight for gender equality…