En RD Congo, on n’en sait toujours pas plus sur la mort de Chérubin Okende… L’opposant et porte-parole du parti de Moise Katumbi a été retrouvé mort dans son véhicule sur l’un des grands axes de la capitale le 13 juillet.

When Russian President Vladimir Putin develops his network of influence in Africa, he isn’t doing so at random. He is drawing on the rich history of Soviet relations with African countries that dates back to the 1960s and the efforts made by Russian spies during the Cold War to counter …

Armed Islamist groups have carried out widespread killing, rape and looting in northeast Mali this year forcing thousands of people to flee. This according to Human Rights Watch. They say Russia’s Wagner Group has been implicated in « atrocities » in several African countries, including Mali. FRANCE 24’s terrorism specialist Wassim Nasr …

In Niger, significant investments have led to remarkable improvements in students’ situation, from beefed-up scholarships to upgraded university facilities. Yet, to this day, 23% of young people aged 15 to 29 are still unemployed. Many youths leave the country either before starting their studies or right after graduation due to …

After years of prohibition, logging in Kenya’s forests is once again legal. President William Ruto’s announcement at the beginning of July came as a surprise to environmentalists. The country needs to replant billions of trees to cover 30% of its territory, compared with the current 8%. But the Ruto justified …

Candidates in Gabon have until Sunday 16th July to submit their candidature files for the general elections. Latecomers have been given a further 5 days to complete their applications. For the presidential elections alone, some fifteen candidates are in the starting-block. Ali Bongo Ondimba has been in power for 14 …

The most vulnerable families across the continent are bracing themselves… after the Black Sea Grain deal expired on Monday. The deal enabled Ukraine to continue exporting grain out of the country despite Russia’s ongoing full scale invasion. It has helped temper spiralling food inflation across the continent, which disproportionately harmed …

Alvine Yéno est une jeune gabonaise qui a créé une plateforme communautaire d’entraide de don de sang. Nommée Ntchina, elle permet de mettre en relation gratuitement les donneurs de sang et les demandeurs, ainsi que de géolocaliser les poches de sang disponibles dans les banques de sang. Après un an …

Kenyan President William Ruto lifts a ban on logging, saying his government will still push ahead with plans to plant 15 billion trees over the next decade, but climate experts warn his decision could be catastrophic. Meanwhile, concerns grow in the Horn of Africa as Russia announces a halt to …

L’Afrique, et plus précisément son sous-sol, est de nouveau convoité par le Nord. Les pays industrialisés confrontés à la transition énergétique ont tous besoin des métaux que recèle ce continent. Une occasion unique pour l’Afrique de rétablir plus de justice et d’égalité dans le commerce international. Pour en parler, Ali …