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Tunisian police used tear gas and water cannons on Friday to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who defied a ban on gatherings to protest against President Kais Saied’s July power grab.

Au Mali, la semaine a commencé par les sanctions de la CEDEAO et s’est terminé par une manifestation à Bamako à l’appel de la junte. Les pays de l’Union Européens ont aussi affirmé qu’ils suspendaient l’aide budgétaire tout en maintenant une coopération militaire mais « pas à n’importe quel prix ».  Les Maliens …

Penguins have lived in South Africa for millions of years but the adorable little birds are in danger. The population of the Cape Penguins has dropped by half in the past two decades because of climate change. A new clinic just opened in Cape Town to look after the penguins …

Pre-tournament favourites Senegal, heavily impacted by Covid-19 infections, failed to impress again at the Africa Cup of Nations but a 0-0 draw with Guinea in Bafoussam on Friday all but ensured their progress to the knockout stages. FRANCE 24’s James Vasina reports from Cameroon.

Tunisian police used tear gas and water cannons on Friday against hundreds of demonstrators who defied a ban on gatherings to protest against President Kais Saied’s July power grab. Freelance journalist in Tunis, Fadil Aliriza, tells us more.

Malians took to the streets by the thousands on Friday, AFP correspondents saw, after the military junta called for protests against stringent sanctions imposed by the West Africa bloc ECOWAS over delayed elections. 

African authorities are still trying to get vaccination rate up in the race against Omicron. 39 countries have reported the variant and across Africa, cases are up by 11%. Guinea is seing about 400 a day and he is ramping up its vaccination drive. FRANCE 24’s report.

At least 108 civilians have been killed this month in a series of airstrikes in the war-torn northern Tigray region of Ethiopia, the United Nations said Friday. 

Des milliers de Maliens ont manifesté, vendredi, contre les sanctions de la Cédéao décrétées pour punir les militaires qui ont repoussé les élections et la transition de plusieurs années. Au même moment, le colonel Assimi Goïta, chef de la junte, a validé un « plan de risposte » gouvernemental aux sanctions ouest-africaines.

Tunisia’s Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party has reiterated calls for demonstrations on Friday marking the anniversary of the country’s revolution, defying tightened coronavirus restrictions it says are politically motivated. Freelance journalist in Tunis, Fadil Aliriza, tells us more.