Tag: Africa
The director of the Phénix circus Alain Pacherie “has no rules in his choices, I am open to everything”
In 2025, Cirque Phénix celebrates a quarter of a century of creativity and daring. Founded and directed by Alain Pacherie, this unique circus continues to push the boundaries of live…
In Gabon, unemployed graduates question Oligui Nguema’s promises
In Gabon, several dozen unemployed graduates, united within the Coalition of Movements to Fight Unemployment and affiliated, spent the night from Monday to Tuesday in front of the National Assembly.…
Mali changes Bamako place names referring to France or ECOWAS
After Niger and Burkina Faso, the Malian junta proceeded this Tuesday, December 24 in Bamako to change the names of streets and monuments, several of which evoked the Economic Community…
Famine spreads in war-torn Sudan | News in brief
More than 600,000 people in Sudan are already suffering from a catastrophic famine, and in addition, more than eight million people are on the verge of starvation. Famine has spread…
In the footsteps of the African soldiers of the Provence landings
80 years ago, more than 250,000 fighters landed in Provence, in the south-east of France, two and a half months after D-Day in Normandy, to liberate the country occupied by…
new outbreak of violence after the validation of the results by the Constitutional Council
The post-electoral protest could further intensify in Mozambique, where riot scenes broke out on Monday, December 23, after the final validation by the Constitutional Council of the results of the…
the Niger Delta depollution project is a “total failure”, according to the UN
The depollution of the Niger Delta, faced with numerous oil spills, is a “ total failure » in Nigeria, according to representatives of the United Nations, according to documents revealed…
After the departure of Chad and Senegal, what remains of French forces in Africa?
The rearticulation of the French military presence in Africa is accelerating at the end of the year. Two countries, Chad and Senegal, have chosen to end the defense agreements that…
fighting continues for control of Lubero and regains pacified areas
In eastern DRC, the war continues to pit the M23 rebels – supported by neighboring Rwanda – against the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – supported…
the resolution on the mandate of MONUSCO does not explicitly condemn Rwanda
On December 20, 2024, the UN Security Council adopted a new resolution on the mandate of MONUSCO, the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. If Kinshasa hoped…