2023-11-21 21:10:15 The increase from 32 to 48 teams for the 2026 World Cup simplifies the qualification method for African teams. The confederation saw its number of qualified selections increase from 5 to 9. Gone are the three-phase qualifiers (round-trip preliminary round between the weakest nations, group stage, play-offs), make way for a more readable … Read more
2023-11-02 21:39:45 Published on : 02/11/2023 – 22:39 In Senegal, the Unity and Rally Party (PUR, opposition) has nominated international civil servant Aliou Mamadou Dia as candidate for the presidential election of February 25, 2024. He was the guest of our newspaper. Also in the summary: Amnesty International warns of war crimes and human rights … Read more
2023-09-23 18:35:06 Ethiopia announced on September 10 the end of the filling of the Great Renaissance Dam, sparking immediate condemnation from Cairo, which denounced the illegality of the approach. Egypt and Sudan view the massive dam, which cost $4.2 billion, as a threat to their water supplies. They have repeatedly asked Addis Ababa to stop … Read more
2023-09-22 15:00:03 Published on : 22/09/2023 – 17:00 5 mn Rwandan President Paul Kagame, de facto leader of the country since the end of the 1994 genocide, has announced that he will run for a fourth term in the presidential election scheduled for next year in this country of the region of Big lakes. The … Read more
2023-09-03 09:20:58 GDP share of the six new members, being added to the five-member BRICS grouping of emerging economies from January, will be just 11 per cent, with Saudi Arabia’s contribution the highest at 4 per cent, an analysis shows. The proposed addition of Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates … Read more
2023-08-25 22:29:24 Published on : 26/08/2023 – 00:29 In Gabon 850,000 voters are called to ballot this Saturday. A triple vote since in addition to the presidential election it is also a legislative and municipal election. A one-ballot election. Ali Bongo Ondimba is seeking a third consecutive term as president against 13 other candidates. In … Read more
2023-08-24 08:18:58 With our correspondent in Johannesburg, Claire Bargelès It is a historic day in South Africa: the leaders of the five countries of the Brics – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa – held a press briefing at the Johannesburg conference center to take stock of their deliberations, after a three-day summit. South African … Read more
2023-08-18 16:01:47 Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The Emirati President, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, discussed, on Friday, with the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, various aspects of bilateral relations between the two countries, and the negotiations of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, during his visit to Addis Ababa, according to a … Read more