After nine years spent in the lair of international justice, in The Hague, Charles Blé Goudé, pillar of the regime of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, returned to Côte d'Ivoire on November 26.
This return that he wanted "sober" was finally marked for a great triumphal celebration in Yopougon, a popular town in Abidjan.
In Goma, hundreds of people marched on December 1 in DR Congo.
Despite the ban on demonstrations, many of them gathered before being dispersed by the police.
The protesters demand, among other things, the lifting of the arms embargo in the country.
At least 15 people perished on Sunday in the collapse of a side of a hill on which a crowd was attending a funeral tribute in a popular district of Yaoundé, the Cameroonian capital.
The fate of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa mobilized all attention on Thursday, the day after the publication of a report claiming that he "may have committed" "violations and faults", in the context of a scandal. around a burglary that has been poisoning him for months.
In the Comoros, former President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, tried for high treason by the State Security Court, was sentenced on November 28 to life imprisonment.
The decisions of this special court cannot be appealed.
Harissa, the famous mashed red peppers made in Tunisia, was listed on Thursday as an intangible heritage of humanity.
She joined the Algerian raï also registered in the prestigious list a few hours earlier.
In Morocco, the Atlas Lions, who beat Canada on the third day (1-2), took the lead in the pool and qualified for the second time in the round of 16 in history after 1986, to the great pride of Moroccan supporters.
And finally, the joy of Senegalese fans in Dakar and Doha who see their national team qualified for the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup by beating Ecuador 2 to 1 on the third and last day of group A. The champion of Africa in title, which absolutely had to win to qualify, won thanks to a penalty from Ismaïla Sarr just before half-time, then by Kalidou Koulibaly.
Opening of the Grand-Bassam trial
The trial of four of the accused in the attack on the seaside town of Grand-Bassam in 2016 opened on November 30 in Abidjan.
Claimed by the branch of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (Aqmi), this first jihadist attack committed in Côte d'Ivoire had killed 19 civilians, including European nationals.
Our correspondents went to meet the victims.
Report by Sadia Mandjo, Sophie Lamotte, Damien Koffi and Caroline Dumay.
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Mauritius, the island of a thousand flavors
Fish rougail, briani or even dholl puri... the cuisine of Mauritius offers a veritable melting pot of delicious flavours.
We talk about it with one of its ambassadors: Kristel Froger, culinary creator, founder of the media "L'atelier de Kristel" and author of the book "Easy Mauritius - the best recipes from my country" (Mango editions).
She tells us about the must-have dishes, her favorite recipes and shares her ideas for the end-of-year celebrations.
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Lounis Aït Menguellet, living legend of Kabyle music and poetry
In this new issue of "À l' Affiche", Louise Dupont looks back on Lounis Aït Menguellet's exceptional concert in Paris.
A living legend in his native country, Algeria, the singer has given his letters of nobility to Kabyle music and poetry.
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Prickly pear oil, a treasure for Tunisia
On the road that leads to Zelfen, in the center-west of Tunisia, the landscape is dominated as far as the eye can see by fields of prickly pears.
Its seeds are transformed into oil, giving rise to a new sector of cosmetic products and therefore an economic source.
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