#Mauritania : Former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz will be tried in court for alleged corruption with 11 other dignitaries of his regime, on the decision of the Mauritanian judge in charge of the investigation, announced Wednesday to AFP a magistrate of the prosecution and a lawyer. The former president and his 11 co-defendants are … Read more
#Mali : Four peacekeepers from the United Nations mission (Minusma) in Mali were injured on Wednesday in the attack on their convoy in Kidal (north), the UN announced. The injured are part of the Jordanian contingent of Minusma, said a security official on condition of anonymity. “This morning, four Minusma peacekeepers were injured repelling a … Read more
#Algeria : Oil prices increased on Tuesday to levels not seen since the peaks reached in early March, galvanized by the announcement of the European Union finally achieving an embargo on the bulk of Russian oil, after weeks of negotiations. Around 11:50 a.m. GMT (1:50 p.m. in Paris), a barrel of Brent from the North … Read more
#Senegal : Hundreds of boxes of fake drugs, worth an estimated 1.7 million euros, were seized this week by Senegalese customs in the Thiaroye area (west), they announced in a press release on Sunday. This entry «record»according to the statement, was valued at 1.15 billion CFA francs (1.7 million euros). «Dozens of parcels and hundreds … Read more
#Other countries : According to Daouda Kassoum Minta, Associate Professor of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, there is nothing to worry about monkeypox, the first known case of which in Africa dates back to 1970. It is not a fatal condition. , but giving rise to complications in some cases. According to the Associate Professor of … Read more
#Morocco : A young couple of Moroccan engineers has been on a journey across Africa for 5 months. They stopped in the Gabonese capital, Libreville. The opportunity for them to relate the first part of their incredible journey. The adventure of Omar Berraho and his wife Chadyne Rahhali began in Morocco on January 22. For … Read more
#Other countries : Former Nigerian vice-president and longtime opponent Atiku Abubakar was nominated Saturday as the opposition candidate for the presidential election scheduled for February 2023, the ruling party postponing its primary for a week to nominate its candidate . “Today we are writing history, a history which we believe will bring about fundamental change,” … Read more
#Senegal : Senegalese President Macky Sall on Friday acknowledged the “obsolescence” of Senegal’s health system and ordered an audit of neonatal services so that the public hospital is “no longer a space of tragedy”, after the death of eleven babies in a fire. The Head of State made these statements to the press after going … Read more