Ndèye Fatou Gning
UNITED STATES: Multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos leaves Amazon
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, announced on Tuesday, February 2 that he is leaving the directorate general of the e-commerce...
UGANDA: Akon’s wife announces $12 million for entertainment industry
The wife of Senegalese-American producer Alioune Badara Thiam aka «Akon», Rozina Negusei, announced a five-year investment of $12 million (FCFA 6.5...
RWANDA: Beata Umubyeyi Mayoress winner of the Five Continents Award 2020
Franco-Rwandan author Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse is the 2020 winner of the Prix des 5 continents de la Francophonie for her novel...
SOUTH AFRICA: One million doses of received anti-Covid vaccine
South Africa received its first doses of the British AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine produced in India. It was President Cyril Ramaphosa who himself carried...
GAMBIA: Adama Barrow Officially Launches Party for 2021 Presidential Election
The President of the Republic of the Gambia, Adama Barrow, officially launched the National Peoples Party (NPP) on Saturday. It was...
NIGER: Mohammed Bazoum and Mahamane Ousmane to face each other in...
The Constitutional Court of Niger has proclaimed the final results of the first round of the presidential election of December 27,...
BURMA: Army seizes power, Aung San Suu Kyi arrested
The Burmese army carried out a coup early Monday and declared a state of emergency for a year and placed its...
RWANDA: The country ranked 1st African country and 6th worldwide in...
Rwanda was ranked, in a report published by the Lowy Institute, first country in the management of the coronavirus pandemic and...
SOCIAL MEDIAS: Social networks harmful to adolescent mental health
A new study published by the Education Policy Institute and Prince’s Trust reports on the harmful effects of social networks on the...
SOUTH AFRICA: Jacob Zuma to testify before anti-corruption commission
On Thursday, 28 January, the South African Constitutional Court ordered former President Jacob Zuma to testify before the Zondo Commission, which...
UNITED STATES: Biden signs decrees on access to abortion
The President of the United States Joe Biden signed, Thursday, January 28, several decrees including two on health coverage and access...
SENEGAL: Assane Diouf released, her lawyer will refer to ECOWAS
Assane Diouf has been breathing the air of freedom since Thursday 28 January after eight months behind bars. The man known...
AFRICA: Eco, the single currency of ECOWAS, postponed to 2025
The governments of the countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), meeting in ordinary summit on Sunday 24...
COVID-19: South African variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus in 31 countries
The South African variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, is now spreading to 31 countries worldwide, following the infection...
SENEGAL: Student Diary Sow returns home
A happy ending in the Diary Sow case. The Senegalese student at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris had been missing since 04...
GHANA: Former President Jerry Rawling now rests at Accra Military Cemetery
On Wednesday, 27 January, the Ghanaian people paid a final tribute to former President Jerry Rawling, born Jeremiah John Rawlings. This...
AFRIQUE: FIFA rejects Ahmad, Omari and Zetchi
The Control Commission of the International Amateur Football Federation (FIFA) rejected, on Tuesday 26 January 2021, for various reasons, the candidacies...
COVID-19: The European Union raises its voice on vaccine exports
The European Union (EU) does not rule out restricting the export of the AstraZeneca vaccine. The Anglo-Swedish laboratory has announced a reduction...
SENEGAL: Reug Reug, the colossus of Thiaroye beats Alain Ngalani in...
Wrestler Oumar Kane aka Reug Reug emerged victorious from his fight at the One Championship in Singapore against Cameroon’s multiple world...
FOOTBALL: The full draw of the 2021 Can U20 in Mauritania
On Monday, 25 January 2021, the African Football Confederation (CAF) held a random draw for the NAC under 20 in Cairo,...
TOGO: A call for tenders for the construction of a renewable...
Until 16 February 2021, the Togolese Ministry of Public Works has launched a call for tenders for the construction of the...
UNITED STATES: The impeachment trial of Donald Trump will begin on...
The impeachment trial of Donald Trump is scheduled for 08 February 2021. The Senate received the indictment on Monday, January 25,...
GAMBIA: Musu Bakoto Sawo elected “African of the Year”
Gambian Musu Bakoto Sawo was voted “African of the Year” by the Daily Trust. A consecration achieved through her tireless struggle...
UNITED STATES: Amanda Gorman, the young poet following in the footsteps...
Amanda Gorman, 22, captivated her audience at Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony on January 20. His poem "The Hill We Climb" is a...
AFRICA: 30 million doses of Covax vaccine expected by March
All 54 countries on the African continent have expressed a particular interest in access to vaccines, through the Covax mechanism, as...
UGANDA: Under house arrest since the day after the presidential election,...
Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has been under house arrest since Friday, January 15, 2021. The Ugandan opposition leader, who can’t...
SENEGAL: Diary Sow finally gives news
Senegalese student Diary Sow has finally given sign of life. A preparatory class student at the prestigious Parisian Lycée Louis-le-Grand, she has...
ENERGY: Oil and gas are expected to cover more than 50%...
Many countries are increasingly turning to renewable energies such as hydro, wind, solar or biomass resources to reduce their consumption of...
ALGERIAN WAR 1954/1962: The Stora report delivered to France, the Elysée...
On Wednesday 20 January 2021, the French historian Benjamin Stora submitted his report on the France-Algeria memory. If the Elysée Palace consents...
UNITED STATES: Biden calls for unity and promises to be President...
Joe Biden was invested 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. After his swearing-in, the new President...
RWANDA: Favipiravir soon approved for treatment of coronavirus patients
Rwandan authorities intend to introduce the “favipiravir” in the treatment of people with coronavirus. The announcement was made on Monday, January...
HANDBALL : MONDIAL 2021: Algeria challenges France on Wednesday
The Algerian handball team will face France, this Wednesday, January 20, 2021, for the main round of the world championship held...
UNITED STATES: Joe Biden invested 46th President of the United States...
It is this Wednesday, January 20 that Joe Biden will be invested 46th President of the United States of America. A...
ESWATINI : The country joins US coalition against Huawei’s 5G
The Kingdom of Eswatini joined the alliance initiated by the United States against Huawei’s 5G network. The country thus becomes the first...
SOUTH AFRICA: Zuma ignores commission of inquiry
The former South African president from 2009 to 2018, Jacob Zuma, was expected this Monday, January 18, 2021 before the commission...