Algeria asks France for an apology over colonial crimes
On Sunday 5 July, the anniversary of Algeria’s independence, Algeria buried the remains of twenty-four anti-colonial fighters returned by France. The decapitated heads of 24 […]
Month: July 2020
Malian President proposes a government of national unity to end crisis
In Mali, solutions are multiplying in an attempt to resolve the political crisis. Thus, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta received Saturday in Bamako representatives of parties […]
Burkina Faso: Government wants to protect famous Saponé hat for the benefit raftsmen
The Minister of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts, Harouna Kaboré and the Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism, Abdoul Karim Sango proceeded Saturday at the town […]
South Africa: first clinical trial of a vaccine against Covid-19 being conducted
South Africa has just started the first clinical trial of a vaccine against Covid-19 on the continent. This candidate vaccine has been developed by Oxford […]
Benin: Attempt of coup d’état against Patrice Talon?
Rumors and social networks have reported an attempted coup d’état that reportedly failed on the night of 25-26 June. Conflicting information was circulated on the […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly back to Abidjan
Evacuated to Paris two months ago for follow-up care for his heart transplant, Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly returned on Thursday 2 July on a […]
Algeria: Hirak figure, Karim Tabbou released from prison
Karim Tabbou, a Hirak figure, was released temporarily on 2 July. The opposition leader of the small unregistered UDS party had been in prison for […]
Algeria: Haddad, Sellal and Ouyahia sentenced for corruption
The judge of the court of Sidi Mhamed delivered his verdict on Wednesday 1 July in the case of Ali Haddad, imposing on the latter […]
Archbishop of Kinshasa raises his voice against the intransigence of the FCC
Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Archbishop of Kinshasa and Vice-President of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) raises his voice against the intransigence of the […]
Eighty-one dead in Ethiopia after two days of demonstrations
Two days of protests in Ethiopia, following the death of a famous singer from the Oromo majority ethnic group, have resulted in the deaths of […]