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Two days after the Tunisian UGTT trade Union announced it would not take part in the national dialogue proposed by President Saied, the Deputy Secretary-General gave the underlying reasons behind the decision. “**We have repeatedly warned that any call for dialogue must be made in a consultative manner,**Sami Tahri said during a press conference.It cannot be done by directive or… Read More

Hundreds of demonstrators from the South African Economic Freedom Fighters party, marched Wednesday to the French embassy in Pretoria. As the continent marked the 59th anniversary of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity, the protestors demanded that France leave Africa.  “It’s Africa day, we know that Africa was colonised, there’s only one country on the continent that was… Read More

A subsidiary of Swiss-based mining giant Glencore, pleaded guilty to seven counts of bribery in a London court Tuesday. The firm will pay up to $1.5 bln after other subsidiaries pleaded guilty to bribe in Brazil and the US. The United States department of Justice said on May 24 the natural resource firm had entered a plea agreement to foreign bribery and market… Read More

Last updated: 3 hours ago Around 250 climate activists have been blocking the annual shareholders meeting of French energy giant Total from going ahead since Wednesday morning, May 25. Several environmentalist groups behind the protest issued statements demanding TotalEnergies immediate withdrawal from Russia and a halt to new fossil fuel projects. Protesters were blocking the entrance to Salle Pleyel in… Read More

Belgium will return a “relic” of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the former Belgian colony who was assassinated in 1961, to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at an official ceremony in Brussels on 20 June. The principle of this restitution, demanded by the Lumumba family from the Belgian King Philippe, has been accepted since 2020. However, the… Read More

Energy companies may return to Mozambique following the improvement of security conditions in Cabo Delgado. The poverty-stricken northern province had been suffering increasingly violent attacks by Islamic State-affiliated insurgents since 2017, many targeting towns and communities near the $20bn gas export terminal, which is backed by major international investors and companies. The fossil fuel project has been blamed for stoking… Read More

The bodies of four miners have been found in a zinc mine in Burkina Faso after a 39-day search. Eight miners were trapped by floodwaters last month in the Canadian-owned mine in Perkoa, located about 120km west of the country’s capital, Ouagadougou. The floods followed unexpected torrential rains on 16 April. Since then rescuers have worked tirelessly to pump some 165 million… Read More

The first queer play to be staged in Tunisia has premiered in the capital, Tunis. Director Essia Jaibi’s latest work aims to challenge conservative attitudes in a country where same-sex acts are punishable by prison terms. “Flagranti” (or “In the Act”), deals with “a reality that we pretend not to see”, said Jaibi. The work, co-produced by LGBTQ rights group… Read More

Gabonese authorities banned a march that was to take place Tuesday. The organizers wished to demonstrate against the French military presence in Gabon. Despite the opposition groups’ commitment to ensure a peaceful gathering, the Gabonese Interior Minister did not grant the requested authorization citing the “cooperation and military agreements” binding the countries. The Swedish Defence Research Institute assesses 350 French… Read More

Brian Diang’a never imagined that his childhood passion could become a career: this gamer found refuge in video games and e-sports to escape a difficult family life in Africa’s largest slum in Nairobi. “Gaming was my only escape,” the 28-year-old told AFP, recounting his childhood. The man who is now known as “Beast” discovered video games at the age of… Read More