Tag: Africa
the French army announces having killed a member of the commando
The French army announces having killed, this Monday, December 20, 2021, in Niger, one of the perpetrators of the assassination of six French humanitarian workers and their Nigerien companions in…
Omicron variant: What does the first real-life data say in South Africa and the UK?
This is the question everyone is asking: will the vaccines currently available be able to protect us from the Omicron variant? First real-life data is now available. These come from…
Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou lives to the rhythm of fashion
The International African Ready-to-Wear Show, which has been held since December 17, is organized by the Burkinabè designer Idé Mava. Creators, buyers, resellers or simple admirers of African fashion meet…
the cable car, a wart for the sacred hill, deplore citizens
Since this weekend, the route of one of the two cable car lines in the Madagascan capital has crystallized tensions over this costly project. Plans call for one of the…
former transitional president Sekouba Konaté back among his family
After ten years of exile between Morocco, Ethiopia, the United States and France, Sekouba Konaté returned to the country of his ancestors on Saturday, December 18. He arrived by road…
march in Dakar against violence against women and children
The Senegalese capital hosted this Sunday, December 19 a peaceful march at the initiative of the White March of Women movement. This growing movement is mobilizing against violence against women…
in the face of the faltering economy, the suspension of anti-Covid measures gives some hope
In Gabon, the health pass is no longer mandatory to access public places and the Covid-19 test is once again free. The measures that entered into force last Wednesday are…
Fashion Week is in full swing in Dakar
Dakar Fashion Week began on Friday in the Senegalese capital and ends this Sunday evening. This 19th edition brought back eighteen designers from all over the continent, organized by its…
a CDP congress against the backdrop of an open crisis with the outgoing president
In Burkina, it is the crisis within the Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), the party of former President Blaise Compaoré. A congress opened this Saturday and continues this Sunday,…
a contested verdict in the Apollo 21 trial
Friday at noon, after 10 days of trial, the verdict of the so-called “Apollo 21” case fell to the Criminal Court of Antananarivo. Six of the 20 defendants were convicted,…