Tag: Africa
Samuel Fosso, the “chameleon” of African photography
He is, with Malick Sidibé and Seydou Keïta, one of the biggest names in African photography. Samuel Fosso exhibits his self-portraits, his trademark, at the European House of Photography in…
a book of testimonies of the victims of rapes during the massacre of September 28, 2009
Wednesday in Conakry, it was the presentation of a brochure of testimonies of women who lived a painful situation in a stadium of Conakry on September 28, 2009. They were…
the extension of the jihadist threat to coastal countries worries
In Dakar, the forum on peace and security in Africa ended on Monday evening. For two days, politicians, soldiers and researchers exchanged views on security issues. At the center of…
the growing visibility of African letters
Literary Africa is on the rise. Its writers have garnered some of the great literary awards in the Western world this year, including the prestigious Nobel Prize for Literature which…
the opponent Joël Aïvo sentenced to ten years in prison
Beninese opponent Joël Aivo was heavily condemned by Criet, the Court for the Repression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism. The constitutional expert and two of his co-defendants receive ten years…
An energy cooperation agreement concluded between Brazzaville and Kinshasa
Although having great energy potential, Brazzaville and Kinshasa, the two capitals separated just by the Congo River, are experiencing serious electricity supply problems. To try to remedy this, they signed…
A docu-fiction puts the wounds of colonization on the report
“The Brazza report, a family secret, a state scandal” is an Original Spotify podcast written by Thibaud Delavigne, Charlie Dupiot and Antoine Jaunin. A fiction broadcast with the voices of…
faced with economic and health crises, “the urgency is there”
The 7th edition of the Dakar Forum on Peace and Security in Africa opened this Monday, December 6. A meeting that brings together many political and institutional players from the…
the police prevent the rally against the presence of foreign troops in the country
In Niger, the demonstration was first authorized by the courts, before being finally banned on appeal. The Tournons La Page (TLP) coalition still wanted to demonstrate to denounce the presence…
Simone Bitton meets the Muslim guardians of Morocco’s Jewish memory
The film “Ziyara”, a documentary by director Simone Bitton on the sharing of beliefs and memory between Muslims and Jews in Morocco has been released on screens in France. In…