In the midst of the race for the White House, we continue to question the impact of the country's policy on the African continent.
One of the issues is abortion.
In Kenya, reproductive health is 95% funded by Washington.
But since 1984
,
the "Mexico City policy" has prohibited American funding from being distributed to NGOs practicing abortion.
A policy that is suspended for each Democratic term and reinstated by the Republicans.
In 2017, Donald Trump
hardened it.
All organizations that advise on abortion are deprived of funds.
Report from Nairobi.
Cameroon organized this Thursday the funeral of the seven murdered students in their classroom in the city of Kumba.
It was October 24, during an attack that shocked the international community.
A tragedy attributed by the government to armed separatists who advocate a boycott of the education system.
These funerals brought together thousands of residents, whose anger and emotion remain alive.
Report from our special envoys in this newspaper.
Finally, Lakhdar Bouregaâ, a highly respected veteran of the War of Independence against France and a figure in the popular uprising of the "Hirak", died at the age of 87.
His family announced on October 21 that he had the coronavirus.
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