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Effet collatéral du COVID-19, les violences sexuelles ont augmenté en 2020. A la veille de la journée mondiale de tolérance zéro à l’égard des mutilations génitales féminines, nous recevons, une grande actrice ivoirienne très engagée sur ces questions. Naky Sy Savané. Autre effet de la crise sanitaire, le cas des étudiants, …

Swedish soldiers have deployed in a new European special forces mission fighting jihadists in Mali, French military sources said on Friday. 

In this edition, the senate president in DR Congo resigns after colleagues file a motion of no confidence against him. He’s the latest Kabila-era leader to step out of the picture. We bring you more from our correspondent. Also, Congolese and international rights groups urge the US to reinstate sanctions on Dan Gertler. An Israeli diamond tycoon accused of obtaining corrupt mining …

La Suède a annoncé, vendredi, le début du déploiement de 150 soldats au Mali, pour rejoindre la force européenne Takuba, chargée d’accompagner l’armée malienne au combat. 

The head of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s senate resigned on Friday, handing President Felix Tshisekedi another victory in his bid to sideline allies of his predecessor Joseph Kabila. 

Le chef du Sénat, Alexis Thambwe Mwamba, dernier proche de l’ancien président Joseph Kabila à la tête d’une institution politique de poids, a annoncé, vendredi, sa démission. 

Déjà favorite pour prendre la tête de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala est désormais la seule candidate, suite au retrait de la ministre sud-coréenne Yoo Myung-hee. Seule l’administration de Donald Trump s’était, jusqu’à présent, ouvertement opposée à la candidature de la Nigériane.

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a step closer to becoming the first African and first woman to lead the World Trade Organization, after a South Korean rival withdrew on Friday following months of uncertainty over the body’s leadership. 

In tonight’s edition: A former Ugandan child soldier who became a commander of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army is convicted of dozens of crimes, including widespread rape, sexual enslavement, child abductions, torture and murder, including the killing of babies. Also, as Ethiopia focuses on ongoing conflict in the Tigray region, ethnic crisis …

Getting identification papers is an exhausting process in Cameroon. Some applicants have waited over 5 years with no results. Some resort to the Black Market. Also, one sustainability project in Abidjan gives thrown away plastic a second life by turning it into bricks to build schools. And we take a …