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DR Congo is set to slowly ease military rule in the east of the country. The announcement comes ahead of elections in December. This as UN peacekeepers in the region are embroiled in scandal after allegations of sexual exploitation. Also in this edition: survivors of a lethal landslide in Cameroon …
Read More »Moscou va construire une centrale nucléaire au Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou et Moscou ont conclu un accord, vendredi, pour la construction d’une centrale nucléaire au Burkina Faso. Si le projet aboutit, le pays deviendra le second du continent à posséder une centrale nucléaire après l’Afrique du Sud.
Read More »Senegal judge cancels removal of opposition leader Sonko from electoral lists
A judge in the southern Senegalese city of Ziguinchor has cancelled the removal of imprisoned opposition politician Ousmane Sonko from electoral lists, his lawyers and now-dissolved political party said.
Read More »Burkina Faso signs agreement with Russia for nuclear power plant
Burkina Faso’s government said Friday that it had signed an agreement with Russia for the construction of a nuclear power plant to « cover the energy needs of the population, » less than a quarter of which has access to electricity.
Read More »Au Sénégal, un juge annule la radiation d’Ousmane Sonko des listes électorales
La saga politico-judiciaire autour de l’opposant sénégalais emprisonné Ousmane Sonko a connu un nouveau rebondissement, jeudi, avec la décision d’un juge provincial paraissant le remettre dans la course à la présidentielle.
Read More »Retrait français du Niger, campagne malgache et tirage de la CAN… l’info africaine de la semaine
South Africa’s Ramaphosa offers to help mediate Israel-Hamas conflict
Israel says there will be no humanitarian exceptions to its siege of the Gaza Strip until all its hostages are freed. Meanwhile, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa volunteers to help mediate the conflict and asks for the opening of a humanitarian corridor. Also in this edition: the Libyan city of …
Read More »In Kenya, rising waters increase crocodile population, threatening life, limbs and livelihoods
Climate change is having a surprising effect on one of Kenya’s largest freshwater lakes: a huge rise in the number of crocodiles.The reptiles are threatening the community’s lives, limbs and livelihoods. Dozens of people have been attacked since the beginning of the year – some of which have turned deadly. …
Read More »Félix Tshisekedi annonce un « allègement graduel » de l’état de siège dans l’est de la RD Congo
« L’état de siège » dans le Nord-Kivu et l’Ituri instauré en mai 2021 va connaître « un allègement progressif et graduel », a annoncé jeudi le président de la RD Congo Félix Tshisekedi. Cet allègement signifie « la levée des restrictions constitutionnelles » des citoyens, notamment « la libre circulation des personnes et de leurs biens …
Read More »Hosts Ivory Coast to face Nigeria in Africa Cup of Nations
Hosts Ivory Coast were joined in Group A by Nigeria in the draw for the Africa Cup of Nations in Abidjan on Thursday.
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