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The Ivorian League for Women’s Rights asks for help with legal support for a woman accusing Ivorian Minister for Reconciliation Kouadio Konan Bertin of rape. According to the League’s officials, the victim’s lawyer has “withdrawn” and the association has no money to pay another lawyer. “In this kind of case it’s extremely, extremely difficult to get a lawyer to go… Read More

Tunisian President Kais Saied had a telephone conversation on Saturday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron during which he expressed his regrets over the reduction announced by Paris of visas granted to Tunisians, according to an official statement. “The president regrets the decision to reduce the number of visas granted to Tunisians who wish to travel to France,” the Tunisian… Read More

Bertin Kasolene is clapping his hands and counting in time to the beat. Around him is a small circle of children, stamping their feet and waving their arms with the biggest smiles of their faces. It’s a world away from the hard reality they’ve faced in recent months after a volcanic eruption forced many of them to flee their homes.… Read More

A peaceful demonstration in Chad’s capital city was dispersed by police Saturday, leading to dozens of protesters being injured. Fifteen minutes after the beginning of the march, video showed panicked crowds running from the scene as police began to use tear gas grenades against protesters. The demonstration on Saturday morning drew a crowd of hundreds, carrying placards and Chad’s national… Read More

Standing beside the piles of dark red palm fruits ready for crushing for their essence, Nigerian farmer Micah Ojo hopes to cash in on the government’s drive to revive the country’s once thriving palm oil business. His farm is one of the small plantations scattered across southern Nigeria where the government is investing heavily in palm industry as part of… Read More

Casa Sports players and fans erupted into celebration after the club won its third Senegal Cup against FC Diambars on Saturday. The triumph comes after a decade of setbacks and near misses, having lost three finals in 2013, 2015, and 2016. “We feel great satisfaction, a great pleasure because we have fans who are the best in Senegal. We must… Read More

This episode of Inspire Africa is produced in partnership with the Sahel Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD) > On this episode of Inspire Africa, we continue our series on SWEDD project’s “#StrongerTogether” campaign with the theme – Girls’ Education and Women’s Leadership. This time, first, in Cameroon, with women’s rights lawyer and and head of an association promoting women’s… Read More

General Jean-Marie Michel Mokoko, 74, a former presidential candidate in 2016 convicted of undermining state security, was returned to prison on Friday while he was treated for a year in hospital, his lawyer said, protesting the measure. “The general was reinstated this morning in the Brazzaville prison, while his cell has not been rearranged,” Yvon Eric Ibouanga told AFP. “This… Read More

Last updated: 13 hours ago Russia holds its first royal wedding since the 1917 Bolshevik revolution toppled the Romanov monarchy, with aristocrats travelling from across Europe for the lavish ceremony. Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Romanov, 40, and his Italian fiancé Rebecca Virginia Bettarini, 39, are wed at Saint Isaac’s cathedral in the former imperial capital Saint Petersburg. More about Sourced… Read More

The purchase price of cocoa to farmers in Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s leading producer, has been set at 825 CFA francs (1.25 euro) per kilo, at the opening of the 2021-2022 cocoa season, a drop of 17.5%, the Ivorian regulatory body for the sector announced Friday. During the previous campaign (2020-2021) which coincided with the presidential election of 2020 in… Read More