First successful liver transplant in Ivory Coast
An Ivorian-Egyptian team successfully performed a liver transplant in Abidjan earlier this week. “The 60-year-old patient is doing well. The donor is also doing very […]
Month: December 2021
Madagascar: Traffickers arrested with 49 kilos of gold bars in their possession
Three men, including two Malagasy, were arrested at customs at Moroni international airport in the Comoros on 28 December, with 49 kilos of gold bars […]
Sudan: Hundreds of tons of food looted from WFP in Darfur
A new illustration of the outbreak of violence in Darfur, Sudan: an armed group attacked a World Food Program warehouse on Tuesday evening, December 28. […]
Cameroon: Oil and grain exports suspended
The export of vegetable oil and cereals, including peanuts, is suspended in Cameroon. This is announced in a note signed by the Director General of […]
Faced with a shortage of priests, the American Catholic Church is recruiting in Africa
Africa is the fastest growing region for the Catholic Church. The situation is different in the U.S., where the Catholic Church faces significant obstacles in […]
Another Gabonese coach pinned for pedophilia
A Taekwondo coach was arrested Tuesday by Gabonese police for alleged “pedophilia” on “numerous victims”, a judicial source said Wednesday. The arrest of Martin Avera, […]
IsDB grants $371mln for road projects in Africa
As a strategic partner of several countries on the continent, the IsDB provides significant financing for infrastructure projects in Africa. For its 2021 closing, the […]
Buhari rejects bill imposing direct party primaries
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected a bill to amend the electoral Code, saying its enactment would cause unrest among political parties. The president’s decision […]
Gambia: Court rejects appeal against Adama Barrow’s re-election
The Supreme Court of Gambia rejected Tuesday the appeal of the unsuccessful candidate in the presidential election of early December, Ousainou Darboe, who denounced irregularities, […]
Several dead in the collapse of an abandoned mine in Sudan
At least 38 people were killed Tuesday when a disused gold mine collapsed in West Kordofan province, according to Sudanese authorities. The country’s state-owned mining […]