Thousands of people in Kenya are being evicted and their homes demolished, following a government order for anyone living near rivers or a dams to move to higher ground. More information from ou local correspondent, Olivia Bizot.
Read More »Chad votes in a first for coup-hit region
Counting was underway Monday evening after Chadians voted in a presidential election to end three years of military rule that opponents of junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno have dismissed as a fix. Chad is the first of four military regimes in the Sahel to hold an election after successive …
Read More »South Africa : water crisis in the city of Durban could tip the balance in the upcoming elections
South Africa’s coastal city of Durban is facing a severe water crisis ahead of national elections, with residents suffering from prolonged dry taps and poor sanitation services. The crisis has largely been blamed on mismanagment & corruption by the rulign ANC party, and could now tip the balance in the …
Read More »Élection au Tchad : le vote s’est déroulé dans le calme
Jour de vote au Tchad. Près de 8 millions d’électeurs étaient appelés aux urnes pour élire le prochain président. Un scrutin qui s’est globalement déroulé dans le calme. À noter la mort d’un homme tué par balles à Moundou, la deuxième ville du pays. Un incident isolé selon les autorités.
Read More »Chad : Couting begins after Chad presidential
Voting day in Chad, where nearly 8 million voters were called to the polls to elect the next president, after three years of military rule under the interim president, Mahamat Deby Itno, a vote that analysts widely expected the incumbent to win.
Read More »Chad votes for president after three years of military rule
Chadians go to the polls on Monday after three years of military rule following the death of long-time ruler Idriss Déby, the first presidential election in Africa’s Sahel region since a wave of coups.
Read More »Les Tchadiens votent pour élire leur président après trois ans de pouvoir militaire
Les Tchadiens sont appelés lundi aux urnes pour mettre fin à trois ans de pouvoir militaire dans une présidentielle marquée par un duel inédit entre le président de transition, le général Mahamat Déby, et son Premier ministre et ex-opposant Succès Masra. L’ancien chef du gouvernement Albert Pahimi Padacké et sept …
Read More »Kenya floods death toll rises to 288 as heavy rains, flooding persist
Kenya said Sunday that the death toll from weeks of devastating rains and floods had risen to 228 and warned that there was no sign of a let-up in the crisis.
Read More »Chinese-owned gold mines in Niger ordered shut after herders report animal deaths
Several gold mines in northern Niger managed by a Chinese company were ordered to temporarily close after dozens of animals died from drinking wastewater, local authorities told AFP on Sunday.
Read More »Le Kenya toujours en proie aux intempéries après le passage du cyclone Hidaya
Le Kenya a annoncé dimanche un nouveau bilan de 228 morts depuis mars dans des intempéries qui ne montrent aucun signe d’accalmie, même si le pays a échappé aux ravages du cyclone Hidaya ayant balayé samedi ses côtes et celles de la Tanzanie.
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