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Tunisian President Kais Saied has decided to strengthen diplomatic ties with Syria, the presidency said on Thursday, the clearest sign yet of Tunisia’s intention to fully restore relations days after a deadly earthquake that has devastated large parts of Syria.
Read More »Les ministres des Affaires étrangères du Mali, de la Guinée et du Burkina Faso se rencontrent
Les chefs de la diplomatie des trois pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest dirigés par des militaires issus de coups d’Etat – Mali, Guinée et Burkina Faso – se rencontraient jeudi à Ouagadougou, a annoncé le gouvernement burkinabè. Cette rencontre intervient deux jours après la visite mardi au Mali du ministre russe …
Read More »Cédeao et UA : le Burkina Faso, le Mali et la Guinée souhaitent la levée de leur suspension
Le Burkina, le Mali et la Guinée, trois pays suspendus de la Cédéao et de l’Union africaine après des prises de pouvoir successives par des militaires en 2020, 2021 et 2022, ont souhaité jeudi la levée de leur suspension de ces organisations.
Read More »Nigeria tests new voting system
Ahead of Nigeria’s elections voters help electoral authorities test out a new system meant to head off vote rigging. Also we hear from HamiTraoré, an Ivorian activist trying to hasten FGM’s end by bringing discussions about it’s impact into the open. And Tunisians frustrated by a stagnant economy find new ways …
Read More »Poisoned and hyperagressive seals attack Cape Town tourists
The recent introduction of new denominations of naira in Nigeria causes a chaotic rush to get the old notes out of circulation by the end of the month. Also Ivory Coast has raised its minimum wage as the country faces a cost of living crisis. And Cape town tourists are …
Read More »Amoukana fly high
In South Africa, as embattled state energy company Eskom’s debts pile up daily blackouts continue to hobble the nation. Also Rwanda is investing more in a circular econolmy and is ramping up it’s waste management projects. And a breathtaking guinean acrobatic troupe Amoukana are working towards creating their own professional …
Read More »Guinea’s Hakim rock TikTok
We hear from some of the hundreds of Cameroonian medical students who’ve headed to Madagascar for their training. Also videos from a Guinean tiktoker based in Senegal have been taking the social media site by storm. Chanel collaborates with West African embroidery artists to put on a spectacular exhibition of …
Read More »Nigeria’s cash shortage crisis taints election campaign
In tonight’s edition: With little more than two weeks to go before Nigeria’s presidential election the tensions caused by a chaotic change in currency has soured the mood. As daily rolling power cuts across South Africa continue to hit the economy hard president Cyril Ramaphosa declares a state of emergency …
Read More »Russia’s Lavrov pledges support on lifting UN sanctions, defends Wagner on Sudan visit
Russia’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov held talks in Khartoum Thursday with Sudanese officials, pledging support for their call to lift long-standing UN sanctions on the African nation.
Read More »Au Soudan, Sergueï Lavrov défend les opérations du groupe Wagner en Afrique
Après le Mali et la Mauritanie, le ministre russe des Affaires étrangères Sergueï Lavrov s’est rendu jeudi au Soudan où il a loué les opérations du groupe paramilitaire Wagner. Il a aussi dit soutenir l’appel à lever les sanctions de l’ONU frappant ce pays enlisé dans une crise économique et …
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