Au Burundi la libération de la journaliste Floriane Irangabiye n’a pas redoré le blason du régime. Depuis l’arrivée du président Ndayishimiye il y a 4 ans la répression contre des membres de la société civile et des journalistes n’a pas baissé d’intensité. C’est ce que rapporte l’ONG Amnesty internationale qui …

There’s nothing like social networking to get your name out there. Young farmers have understood this, and a new wave of agricultural entrepreneurs are embracing online platforms to make their own way in a key economic sector. Story by Clarisse Fortuné.

Ghana’s ruling New Patriotic Party has started courting voters in earnest ahead of December’s high stakes elections. Its fielding Vice President Mahamudu Bazamia as its candidate to take on top challenger, ex-president John Mahama. The NPPs released its manifesto and promises to boost access to education, improve infrastructure and tackle …

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other African countries could start vaccinating against mpox within days, Africa’s top public health agency said on Tuesday. Details with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kinshasa, Emmet Livingstone.

Africa centre for disease control says that it is just days away from starting mpox vaccinations in countries on the front line of the viral outbreak that began in DR Congo last September. At least 16,700 cases and 570 fatalities have been logged there this year so far.

Five Kenyan police officers appeared in court on Wednesday, suspected of helping Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, accused of murdering and dismembering dozens of women, escape from a Nairobi police cell. More information with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Nairobi Bastien Renouil.

A massive vaccination campaign to fight the spread of the newest strain of M-pox could be rolled out within the coming days across a number of African countries. The epicentre of the latest deadly outbreak is the DRC, but screening and border controls are being put in place in neighbouring …

A new Amnesty report claims that Burundi’s president, Évariste Ndayishimiye, continues to rule with a ‘wave of repression’. The report also says this method of governing ‘has dashed hopes of a meaningful change in approach by the government towards civil society’.

Le Sénégal veux renégocier ses contrats pétroliers et gaziers. Le premier ministre Ousmane Sonko a nommé une commission pour travailler sur le dossier. Sa mission : trouver les failles dans les contrats avant d’engager les discussions avec les multinationales qui exploitent ces hydrocarbures sénégalais.  La correspondance à Dakar de Elimane …

Last week the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact, represents a global health emergency for the second time in two years.  An outbreak of mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to neighbouring countries and more …