Tag: Africa
Episode 4: the giants of Africa
Group D: Egypt, Nigeria, Sudan, Guinea-Bissau. – In this 4th episode, it is about a hen where heavyweights of African football meet. Martin Guez and Hugo Moissonnier, journalists in the…
queues at polling stations in Banjul
Six candidates are vying for a presidential term in The Gambia, including incumbent Adama Barrow. A ballot that will be played out in one round. In the capital Banjul, offices…
creation of a court for the repression of economic crimes
Guinea is setting up a Court for the Repression of Economic and Financial Crimes (CRIEF) with the objective of combating financial crime, in particular the embezzlement of public funds. This…
Justice rejects NGO appeal against Shell seismic project
A South African high court on Friday dismissed environmental organizations which had taken legal action to prevent Shell from carrying out a search for oil and gas deposits by seismic…
The world as seen by Stas Bartnikas: 10 stunning aerial photos
As always, Stas Bartnikas invites us to take to the heights to discover the beauty and diversity of the terrestrial landscapes. Direction first, the land of predilection of the Russian…
ex-vice president Ahmed Saïd Djaffar returning from exile
In the Comoros, Vice-President Ahmed Saïd Djaffar returned to the country this Thursday, December 2 after three years in exile. Accused of an attempted coup in August 2018, he had…
Covid-19: “Naked”, the new variant detected in South Africa
News Posted on 11/26/2021 2 min read At a press conference on November 25, scientists announced that they had identified a new variant of Covid-19 in South Africa. Of particular…
IMF to give Zambia $ 1.4 billion
The first country on the continent to default on its debt after the start of the pandemic, Zambia sees an improvement after the agreement given by the IMF for a…
UN and AU condemn “segregation” affecting some countries in southern Africa
Together, the UN and the African Union (AU) condemned yesterday, Wednesday, December 1, the “segregation” to which certain countries of southern Africa are subject since the discovery of the Omicron…
Omicron present in the Netherlands since November 19, before South Africa
The new variant of Covid-19 is spreading and worrying the world. The Dutch health authorities announced on Tuesday, November 30 that they had already detected Omicron in a test taken…