The trial of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, the former president of Mauritania, opened on Wednesday (January 25th) in Nouakchott, where he is being prosecuted for illicit enrichment.
The 66-year-old denies the facts and cries out for the plot to keep him out of politics.
Tension has risen a notch between DR Congo and Rwanda.
Kigali accuses Kinshasa of having violated its airspace and claims to have taken "defensive measures".
A Congolese fighter plane was hit by Rwandan fire.
The Congolese authorities deny having violated their neighbor's airspace and describe the attack on their Sukhoi as an "act of war".
The US military carried out an operation in northern Somalia that killed an Islamic State (IS) leader, identified as Bilal al-Sudani, and "about ten people" linked to the terrorist organization said , Thursday, January 26, US representatives.
At least 23 villagers, according to local sources, were killed overnight from Sunday to Monday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in an attack attributed to the ADF (Allied Democratic Forces) and claimed by the Islamic State group .
French forces in Burkina Faso: a departure "without diplomatic rupture, unlike in Mali"
France announced on Wednesday that it would withdraw its troops from Burkina Faso, within a month, in accordance with Ouagadougou's request.
The country's authorities are counting on a "patriotic outburst" from Burkinabè to fight jihadism, while calling for material support from their allies.
Decryption by David Rich.
French army soldiers patrol the village of Gorom-Gorom aboard armored personnel carriers in northern Burkina Faso on November 14, 2019. © Michele Cattani, AFP
Miss Senegal case: accusation of "rape apology" dismissed
In the Miss Senegal case, the verdict fell at the end of last week.
The charges of rape of Miss Senegal 2020 and apology for rape against the coordinator of the organizing committee were dismissed by the Dakar court.
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"Djinns", the first novel by Seynabou Sonko, a book between two cultures
"Djinns", plural of "Jnoun", are invisible beings who can be good or malevolent.
These geniuses influence our behavior.
This is the subject of the novel by the Franco-Senegalese Seynabou Sonko.
Jimmy, one of the characters, is diagnosed with schizophrenia by a psychiatrist.
But for Mami Pirate, "shrinks are for white people" – so she decides to cure the young man in her own way, drawing on her own beliefs, those of African and traditional medicine.
A confrontation between two worlds.
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"Djinns", the first novel by Seynabou Sonko, a book between two cultures © FRANCE24
Marie-Paule Okri, Ivorian women's rights activist: "African feminism is concrete"
The guest of "Paris Direct" is the Ivorian Marie-Paule Okri.
In 2020, she co-founded the Ivorian League for Women's Rights.
She is a daily activist for the rights of girls and women in her country.
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Marie-Paule Okri, Ivorian women's rights activist © France24
Rwandan shooting at a Congolese plane: no, this soldier is not on the job!
Earlier this week, Rwanda fired on a Congolese fighter jet accusing it of violating its airspace, which the Democratic Republic of Congo has denied.
Internet users claim to share the shots of the shooter.
The images are based on a military simulation game, regularly used to spread false information related to conflict situations.
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In Sudan, the cultivation of gum arabic increasingly neglected
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The cultivation of gum arabic in Sudan AFP - ASHRAF SHAZLY
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