Etiket: Africa
South Africa | First woman appointed President of the Constitutional Council
(Johannesburg) South African judge Mandisa Maya was on Thursday appointed president of the Constitutional Court by President Cyril Ramaphosa, becoming the first woman to hold the position in the country.…
In Africa, LGBT+ rights are declining
Currently, only 22 countries out of the 54 on the continent do not criminalise same-sex relations and this figure could drop in the coming months. Published 07/18/2024 07:38 Update 07/18/2024…
Who is Kémi Séba, a famous influencer in French-speaking Africa, accused of being a “relay of Russian propaganda”?
If Russia is waging a physical war in Ukraine, it is waging another in Africa, a war of influence. Kémi Séba, a social media star, is one of its relays.…
“He has not a family but a people behind him…” Biniam Girmay, a victory for Eritrea and Africa
The Eritrean won his first Tour de France victory on Monday. He is the third African to win the Tour, after Robert Hunter in 2007 and Daryl Impey in 2013…
Weakened, Islamic State group returns in force in parts of Africa and the Middle East
Despite its defeat by an international coalition in 2019, Daesh is starting to expand again and is worrying the intelligence services, ten years after its formation. Published on 06/30/2024 4:02…
South Africa | Radioactive rhino horns to deter poachers
Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Mokopane) South African scientists this week began injecting radioactive materials into the horns of live rhinos to make them useless and more detectable…
Senegal is building a large “vaccinopoly” while South Africa faces cheaper competition
France hosted the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation in Africa on Thursday June 20. The objective is to allow the continent to have more vaccines, but it is…
South Africa | Former President Zuma contests election results, calling them ‘rigged’
(Johannesburg) Former South African President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday that his party would continue to contest the results of the last general elections, which he said were “rigged”. Posted…
South Africa | Re-elected President Ramaphosa works to form a coalition government
(Cape Town) Cyril Ramaphosa, re-elected president of South Africa by Parliament on Friday, is working on Saturday to form a new government after his ANC party reached an unprecedented agreement…
South Africa | President Ramaphosa re-elected, a coalition government in sight
(Cape Town) Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected president of South Africa on Friday by the new Parliament, while his party the ANC reached an unprecedented government agreement with the main opposition…
South Africa | ANC reaches deal to form coalition government
(Cape Town) The ANC, the largest South African party, deprived of an absolute majority by the last elections at the end of May, announced Thursday that it had reached an…
“They come from Africa, they don’t want to go back there”
(Calais, France) In Europe, the issue of “irregular” immigration is far from being resolved. As migrant crossings continue in Calais, despite threats of expulsion to Rwanda by the United Kingdom,…
The financial prosecutor’s office requests a trial against Vincent Bolloré for corruption in the investigation into the activity of his group in West Africa
The businessman and his group have been indicted since 2018, suspected of having obtained the management of ports in Guinea and Togo in exchange for services. Published on 06/07/2024 12:53…
The African National Congress loses its parliamentary majority in South Africa, 30 years after the end of apartheid
The African National Congress (ANC) party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result that sets South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the…
Legislative in South Africa | Towards a historic setback for the ANC
(Johannesburg) South Africa’s ruling ANC is heading for a historic setback in the legislative elections, with partial results two-thirds into the count on Friday clearly predicting that the party will…
Elections in South Africa | Counting in progress, suspense for the ruling party
(Johannesburg) The counting of votes continues Thursday morning, the day after crucial legislative elections in South Africa, where the ruling party, the ANC, could for the first time in its…
International Nights of Africa Festival | Electro-eclectic Africa
The sounds of the world will resonate in Montreal from July 9 to 21 for a new international Nuits d’Afrique Festival. Anchored, as always, in diverse African traditions, the event…
South Africa: the link between the ANC – the party of Nelson Mandela
South Africa will vote on Wednesday to elect the MPs who will nominate the future president. For the first time since 1994, the African National Congress could lose its majority,…
where is the thinking of the WHO and in Africa to better anticipate pandemics?
The global Covid-19 pandemic has exposed huge inequalities in access to vaccines. African countries, in particular, were among the last to be supplied. Today, at the WHO and in Africa,…
Elections in South Africa | Latest seduction operations and first early votes
(Johannesburg) Many South Africans, unable to travel on Wednesday to vote in the legislative elections, announced as the most contested in thirty years, began to cast their ballots on Monday.…