Finalists of the last edition in Brazzaville (Congo), the Lionesses of Senegal received their entry to the Africa Cup of Nations of women’s handball, which is currently taking place in Yaoundé, Cameroon. In the opening of the three games on the programme, Senegal easily disposed of Madagascar (42-16) in group A. Guinea lost to Tunisia […]
Nigeria: conditions for lifting the Twitter suspension
The suspension of Twitter in Nigeria continues to dominate the news. On Wednesday, the Nigerian authorities revealed the conditions that the social network will have to comply with before the suspension is lifted. Suspended since last Friday in Nigeria where it has 40 million users, the social network of the blue bird will be able […]
EU sanctions against Burundi: East African Community raises its voice
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Handball (Women’s CAN): Good start for Cameroon and DR Congo
The 24th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations of women’s handball started this Tuesday at the Palais des Sports in Yaounde, Cameroon. For the first day in group B, the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon took the best on Kenya (40-16), while the DR Congo survived Nigeria (35-16). After the withdrawal of Algeria, they are […]
Latest massacre by armed Islamists in Sahel targeted Burkina Faso (HRW)
More than 500 civilians have been killed by armed Islamists in the Sahel region of Africa since the beginning of 2021, according to Human Rights Watch. Shortly after 2 a.m. on June 5, armed Islamist fighters stormed an artisanal gold mine near the village of Solhan in Yagha province in northeastern Burkina Faso. Witnesses told […]
One woman gives birth to 10 babies!
A South African woman has once again confirmed that « Africa is the cradle of humanity ». Gosiame Thamara Sithole, 37, from Tembisa Township in Ekurhuleni, has given birth to 10 babies, breaking the Guinness World Record held by Halima Cissé of Mali, who gave birth to nine children in Morocco last month. Sithole gave birth to […]
Senegal / Cape Verde, Sadio Mané finds the « catastrophic » pitch of Lat Dior Stadium
As part of the friendly matches, the Senegalese football team will face their counterparts from Cape Verde, this Tuesday, June 8 at 7 pm, at the Lat Dior Stadium in Thies. The match will be played on the pitch whose « catastrophic » state the Lions’ striker, Sadio Mané, has denounced. After a first friendly played last […]
Cameroon: Paul Biya appoints new leaders of the National Communication Council
By presidential decree published on June 4, 2021, the National Communication Council (CNC), the regulatory body of the media in Cameroon, has just known its third president, who is none other than Joseph Chebonkeng Kalabubse, a former journalist of the Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV) and recently retired. He replaces Peter Essoka, also a former journalist […]
DRC: UNC’s new secretary general expresses anger
On Monday, the new secretary general of the Union for the Congolese Nation (UNC), Billy Kambale, was installed in his new position. On this occasion, the man did not hesitate to pour out his anger about the judicial situation of his party’s president, Vital Kamerhe. From his place of incarceration, the president of the UNC, […]
Mali: Assimi Goïta reassures in his new position
Assimi Goïta is officially installed as the new President of the Malian transition. In his speech, which was eagerly awaited, the colonel, a double-putschist, wanted to reassure Mali’s partners, but also his compatriots. It is a Assimi Goïta rid of his traditional unshaven beard, his usual fatigues that he exchanged for a military suit, which […]