Tag: Africa
Ten years ago, northern Mali fell into the hands of jihadists
On March 30, 2012, Kidal, a city in northeastern Mali, became the first capital of a northern region to fall into the hands of a new rebellion. Led by a…
Morocco extinguishes DR Congo and flies to Qatar
The Moroccans made up for their average performance in the first leg (1-1) by beating the Democratic Republic of Congo 4-1 in Casablanca on March 29. The Altlas Lions are…
The DRC officially joins the East African Community
The East African Community formalized this Tuesday, March 29 the entry of a new member, and size. The Democratic Republic of Congo joins Burundi, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and…
2022 World Qualifiers: Africa holds its breath!
Five cleaver matches, five globalists known after the matches. The continental champion in danger, after a (short) defeat conceded in Cairo. The Pharaohs know how to hold a result, will…
in Africa, artists find their audience after two difficult years
After the rain comes the good weather? In any case, this is what African artists hope for after these two years hard hit by the Covid. Two long years during…
Maintaining sanctions against the Malian junta difficult for Senegalese truck drivers
After the extraordinary two-day summit on March 25 and 26 in Accra, ECOWAS decided to maintain the sanctions against Mali. The decision taken by the leaders of the sub-regional organization…
New accusations against the Malian army in Ansongo
Fighting has been raging for three weeks in the Ménaka region of northern Mali, near the border with Niger. The armed groups of the MSA and the Gatia, signatories of…
insurrection of March 29, 1947, the underside of a revolt
75 years ago, on March 29, 1947, around 10 p.m., Malagasy insurgents attacked the French military barracks of Moramanga in the center of the country. Their goal, to take up…
Amnesty International’s vitriolic report against rich countries
Amnesty International publishes this Tuesday, March 29 its report for 2021 on the situation of human rights in the world. The NGO is very critical of rich countries. In this…
Mali-ECOWAS: status quo, whose fault is it?
Political reactions are diverse after the last ECOWAS summit. The heads of state of the West African organization decided on Friday to maintain the economic sanctions weighing on Mali, despite…