The ECHR condemns France for the house arrest of an environmental activist during COP21
France was condemned on Thursday May 16 by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for the house arrest of an environmental activist during...
In South Africa, President Ramaphosa signs law establishing universal health coverage
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law Wednesday, May 15, a law establishing universal health coverage. The signing of this text, which remained...
By withdrawing from Niger, American forces lose a strategic position in the Sahel
With the sending of a delegation to Niger on Wednesday, May 15, to discuss the terms of withdrawal of their troops – a requirement...
Slovakia: international shockwave after the shooting attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico
The attack on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, “between life and death” after being injured by several bullets on Wednesday May 15, sparked astonishment...
US presidential election: Joe Biden and Donald Trump will debate on CNN on June...
The two main candidates in the US presidential election, Joe Biden and Donald Trump, have agreed to debate twice, on June 27 and September...
In Georgia, tens of thousands of demonstrators march again in the streets after the...
Around 30,000 Georgians opposed to a controversial bill passed in parliament the day before, which threatens to hamper the country's membership in the European...
Protests in Armenia against land transfer to Azerbaijan
Several hundred Armenians demonstrated on Wednesday, May 15, in Yerevan to protest against the government's intention to cede land to Azerbaijan, its neighbor and...
Young Moroccans sequestered in Burma to work by force in online scam centers
The story that the newspapers in Morocco have been buzzing about for almost two weeks is as astonishing as it is worrying. Nearly 200...
Presidential election in Chad: for Succès Masra, a disillusioning tomorrow
The invitation cards for the ceremony to announce the final results have already been posted. In N'Djamena, no one doubts that the Constitutional Council...
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico shot and wounded
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot in the stomach and taken to hospital, according to the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Lubos Blaha, quoted...
Georgia: “foreign influence” law “moves” country away from EU integration, says NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has called Georgia's adoption of a controversial "foreign influence" law inspired by Russian legislation to crack down on...
In Switzerland, a former Gambian minister sentenced to twenty years in prison for crimes...
Swiss justice sentenced a former Gambian interior minister to twenty years in prison on Wednesday May 15 for various crimes against humanity under the...
In Burkina Faso, the government announces “national meetings” to decide on the continuation of...
The government of Burkina Faso, a country led by a military regime since 2022, announced on Tuesday May 14 the holding of “national meetings”...
African Union: who to succeed Moussa Faki Mahamat?
The race to succeed Chadian Moussa Faki Mahamat, who will leave his post at the head of the African Union (AU) Commission in February...
Gabon: Ali Bongo’s family files a complaint in France to denounce his arbitrary “sequestration”
Lawyers for the Bongo family announced to Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Tuesday, May 14, that they had filed a new complaint in Paris to...
In Senegal, the government suspends construction sites on the coast of Dakar
In Senegal, the new government announced on Tuesday, May 14, the suspension for two months of all construction on the coast of Dakar and...
Brazil: Lula dismisses the boss of the oil giant Petrobras
The government of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, dismissed the CEO of the public oil giant Petrobras, Jean Paul...
In Baltimore, the boat that hit a bridge suffered two electrical outages just before...
Questions about the incredible accident involving a boat and a bridge in Baltimore (United States) at the end of March will perhaps dissipate. In...
In Germany, Björn Höcke, a far-right leader, fined 13,000 euros for using a Nazi...
On Tuesday May 14, German justice sentenced Björn Höcke, one of the most radical figures of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, to...
In Thailand, Netiporn Sanehsankhom, a pro-democracy activist on hunger strike, has died
A Thai democracy activist, detained on lese majeste charges while awaiting trial, died following a hunger strike, the prison administration said on Tuesday (May...