L’opposition a appelé, pour la troisième fois mercredi, la population kényane à manifester contre la vie chère et les taxes imposées par le gouvernement. Durant ces rassemblements, des affrontements entre policiers et manifestants ont fait au moins deux morts. Plus de 300 personnes ont été interpellées.
Read More »Poutine ne se rendra pas au sommet des BRICS, l’Afrique du Sud soulagée
En Afrique du Sud , la présidence a fait savoir aujourd’hui que le président Vladimir Poutine n’assisterait pas au sommet des BRICS ( Brésil Russie Inde Chine et Afrique du Sud) prévu le mois prochain à Johannesburg . La Russie sera représentée par Sergueï Lavrov. La fin d’une longue Saga.
Read More »Clashes erupt in Kenya as police fire tear gas at anti-govt protesters
Kenyan protesters hurled rocks at police, which responded with volleys of tear gas, in skirmishes in the country’s major cities on Wednesday as three days of demonstrations against high costs of living and tax hikes kicked off.
Read More »Tunisie : HRW dénonce des « abus graves » contre des migrants africains
Les forces de sécurité tunisiennes ont commis de « graves abus » contre des migrants noirs africains, a déclaré l’ONG Human Rights Watch, mercredi, appelant l’Union européenne à suspendre le soutien à ce pays dans la lutte contre l’immigration irrégulière.
Read More »Watchdog finds ‘serious’ Tunisia abuses against black African migrants
Tunisian security forces have committed « serious abuses » against black African migrants, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday, calling on the European Union to suspend migration control funding to the country.
Read More »Kenya braces for 3 days of anti-government protests after new tax hikes
Kenya is bracing for three days of protests this week. The demonstrations are being organised by opposition leader Raila Odinga, who accuses the government of failing to control a cost of living crisis. Also, as the conflict rages in Sudan, we look at the economic impact of the war on …
Read More »La famille Onkende porte plainte contre X et demande une enquête internationale
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.
Read More »From Khrushchev’s KGB to Putin: the deep roots of Russian influence in Africa
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 …
Read More »The evolution of jihadi groups in the Sahel, Wagner’s role and consequences for civil populations
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 …
Read More »Access to higher education in Niger: In Niamey, students and teachers push for change
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 …
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