The Fao food price index in April 2022 was down 0.8 percent from its peak level in March. The index, which tracks the prices of the world’s major traded commodities, was still up 29.8% from its April 2021 level. The Fao vegetable oil price index fell 5.7 percent in April, posting nearly a third of […]
Treatment of security issues: Journalists invited to a more professional treatment
The media is invited to a more professional treatment of the political and security crises in West Africa. According to « Walf Quotidien », this is a request made by media professionals during a roundtable discussion hosted by the founder of Africa Jom Center, Alioune Tine, this weekend. « The security issue in West Africa cannot be resolved […]
TOUBACOUTA: IRRIGATION SYSTEMS BOOST MARKET GARDEN PRODUCTION IN TWO VILLAGES
The technical support provided to two women’s groups in Néma Bah and Dassilamé Sérère has led to a significant increase in market garden production in these two villages in the district of Toubacouta, located in the Fatick region (center), APS learned Tuesday from the beneficiaries. The irrigation and land management systems used were popularized in […]
Rescue of more than a hundred migrants in the Aegean Sea
The Greek coast guard announced on Sunday the rescue of 106 migrants, including many children, who were on board a sailboat that half sank in the Aegean Sea. The migrants were discovered late Saturday near the southeastern island of Kos, close to the Turkish coast, the coast guard said in a statement, adding that there […]
Drought: 10 departments have exceeded the alert threshold
Météo-France warns in this month of May: « Precipitation is deficient by almost 35% on the country » (see map below). So much so that this one should know a year 2022 of important droughts. As a result, currently, about fifteen departments are affected by drought, of which ten have already exceeded the alert threshold: Maine-et-Loire, Vienne, […]
Gambia: Police arrest 6 youths for the murder of a 20-year-old Senegalese man
Police in The Gambia have arrested six young men in connection with the murder of a 20-year-old Senegalese man. « Following the armed robbery and death of a 20-year-old Senegalese national (Amat Touray) on March 27, 2022 at Palma Rima beach, investigators at the Kotu Police Station have uncovered evidence linking a gang of six youths […]
La propriétaire de Miss Rwanda accusée de viol et de harcèlement sexuel
Le Bureau d’enquête du Rwanda (RIB) inculpe Dieudone Ishimwe alias Prince Kid, le propriétaire de Miss Rwanda, de trois chefs d’accusation de viol, de harcèlement sexuel et de sollicitation de faveurs sexuelles auprès des candidates. Thierry Murangira, porte-parole du RIB, a déclaré à Taarifa dans une interview exclusive que l’acte d’accusation du suspect a été […]
L’hydrogène, la nouvelle ruée vers l’énergie pour l’Afrique
L’hydrogène vert sera l’une des plus grandes opportunités économiques des 30 prochaines années. Stimulé par les actions internationales de lutte contre le changement climatique, il a le potentiel de révolutionner de nombreuses chaînes de valeur dans l’industrie énergétique et dans les secteurs de la mobilité et de la fabrication. Avec l’amélioration rapide de la technologie […]
550 migrants clandestins morts ou perdus au large des côtes libyennes en 4 mois : OIM
L’Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) a confirmé la mort de 114 migrants illégaux et la perte de 436 autres alors qu’ils tentaient de traverser la Méditerranée de la Libye vers l’Europe au cours de la période du 1er janvier au 30 avril. L’OIM a également confirmé le sauvetage d’environ 4 461 migrants au cours […]
Faits concernant le premier port sec intérieur d’Égypte, comment il répond au transport durable
5 mai 2022 : Le port sec de la ville du 6 octobre est l’un des exemples les plus récents de transport durable dans la région MENA. Vous trouverez ci-dessous les principales informations sur le port : Il s’agit du premier port sec interne en Égypte. Il s’agit d’un projet de transport durable et de […]