Cyclone Freddy, with record longevity and which has struck twice in southern Africa, continues to wreak havoc in Malawi, with a latest report on Tuesday reporting at least 190 deaths in this poor and landlocked country.
In DR Congo, humanitarian organizations are worried about the influx of displaced people in North Kivu.
MFS and the ICRC launched the alert by press release on Tuesday 14 March.
Every day, more and more people in the province flee the fighting and find themselves in disastrous living conditions.
The United Nations Council, visiting Goma last weekend, called for the respect of the ceasefire and supported the peace negotiations.
But the discussions seem to have reached an impasse.
Details Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula
In Nigeria the old 500 and 1000 naira notes will remain valid until the end of the year.
Decision of the Central Bank which invalidates the directive which imposed the replacement of all the banknotes of the country by new denominations from February 10.
Our correspondent Chinwe Ossundu discusses the consequences of this measure as the country is seriously affected by a shortage of liquidity.
Finally we take you
we take you to Mouanko in Cameroon, where “Diaspora Kitchen” was held.
A culinary event organized in this coastal town marked by the history of the slave trade.
Objective of the organizers: the sharing of experience between Cameroonian and Afro-American chefs to promote the traditional culinary art.
Report by our correspondents Marcel Amoko and Andre Yakana.
Editor: Célia Caracena
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