Tag: Africa
Somaliland in shock after fire in country’s largest market
In Somaliland, a region in northern Somalia which declared itself independent in 1991, the gigantic fire in the capital’s central market plunged the country into mourning overnight from Friday to…
an agreement reached between the authorities and the teachers’ unions after three months of strike
The authorities and unions in higher and university education have reached an agreement on the salary scale after a three-month strike that paralyzed the academic year in public universities. The…
President Bazoum speaks at length on the security situation in the Sahel
President Mohamed Bazoum was the guest of our colleagues from TV5 Monde this Saturday, one year to the day after his election as head of Niger. He tackled many domestic…
Kenyan motorists worry about potential fuel shortages
Access to fuel worries in Kenya. For several days, several parts of the country have been facing significant shortages. With our correspondent in Nairobi, Albane Thirouard The Kenyan government in…
President Bongo’s activists are preparing for his candidacy
In Gabon, President Bongo’s activists are increasingly calling on him to declare himself a candidate. On March 12, on the occasion of the 54th anniversary of the PDG party, Ali…
Cameroon: two journalists from Equinox TV deprived of airtime
In Cameroon, the National Communication Council suspended for one month, “from all journalistic activity”, Séverin Tchounkeu, director of the private television channel Equinox TV, as well as the star presenter…
Synpics reacts to the suspension of two private radio and TV channels
No sound, no picture on Zik FM and Sen TV, in Senegal… The radio and TV channels of the private group D-Media were suspended Thursday evening for 72 hours. The…
the head of the junta announces negotiations with certain armed groups
Junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba addressed the nation. In this second speech since taking the oath, the Head of State announced measures in the context of the fight against insecurity…
an NGO deplores the death in prison of four detainees
The Congolese Observatory for Human Rights (OCDH) deplored, Friday, April 1, the death, which occurred between February and March, of at least four people in the remand centers of Owando…
the government recognizes a “failure” of the army during an operation against the M23
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the authorities communicated for the first time on the offensives of the M23 rebellion in the territory of Rutshuru in North Kivu. Three soldiers…