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In Mexico, at least forty dead in the fire of a migrant center

At least forty migrants died and twenty-eight others were injured on Tuesday, March 28, in the fire at a detention center in Ciudad Juarez,...

In Senegal, Ousmane Sonko's camp under threat of arrest

Five days after being arrested, El Malick Ndiaye was released from prison on Monday, March 27, with an electronic bracelet attached to his ankle....

In Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré increases the pressure on the media

"Program blocked. Since Monday, a black screen has replaced the France 24 news bulletins on television sets in Burkina Faso. On March 27, the...

ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin embarrasses South Africa

Will Pretoria roll out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin if he decides to attend the Brics summit scheduled for late August in South...

Protest repressed in Chad in October: 259 convicts pardoned by the president

Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno on Monday (March 27) pardoned 259 of the 262 protesters sentenced to prison after a bloodily repressed protest...

In eastern DRC, the UN is alarmed by a "steep rise" in violence

The east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has suffered a "steep upsurge" in violence since December 2022, with more than 700 civilians...

Between France and Algeria, rapprochement after the crisis

“The relationship between France and Algeria is fluctuating. The little sentence dropped on March 23 on Al-Jazeera by the Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, was...

In Ecuador, at least seven dead and forty-six missing in a landslide

According to the latest official report published Monday, March 27, seven people died and forty-six are missing in a landslide caused in southern Ecuador...

In the United States, a shooting in a primary school leaves six dead, including...

Three children and three adults were killed Monday, March 27, by a woman who opened fire at an elementary school in Nashville, in the...

Genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda: major trials pending in France

Will the trial of Félicien Kabuga at the International Criminal Court (ICC) go to an end? According to the conclusions of experts mandated by...

Russia, the leading arms seller in sub-Saharan Africa

Exit China, come back to Russia. Over the past five years, from 2018 to 2022, Moscow has taken over from Beijing the top arms...

Arrival in Ghana of Kamala Harris, first leg of her African tour

US Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Ghana on Sunday, March 26, the first leg of her three-country tour of Africa aimed at strengthening...

Israel: monster demonstrations against the reform of justice, the president calls to stop "immediately"...

Supposed to stay above political affairs, he earlier warned in mid-March that Israel could be heading for "disaster." Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday...

Twitter is only worth half of its acquisition price, says Elon Musk

Elon Musk currently estimates the value of Twitter at 20 billion dollars (about 18.58 billion euros), compared to 44 five months ago when the...

Germany hit by 'mega strike' in transport

A strike movement of an extremely rare scale for Germany began on Monday March 27 to paralyze the entire national transport sector, while the...

Justice reform in Israel: Binyamin Netanyahu dismisses his defense minister

Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu sacked his defense minister, Yoav Galant, on Sunday March 26. The latter had declared the day before, on television,...

Tunisia: at least twenty-nine migrants dead in several shipwrecks off the country

At least 29 migrants from sub-Saharan African countries have drowned in three shipwrecks off Tunisia, the coast guards announced on Sunday March 26. Coastguards...

Honduras continues its rapprochement with Beijing by officially severing diplomatic relations with Taiwan

Initiated several days ago, the turnaround is now complete: Honduras announced on Saturday March 25 the severance of its diplomatic relations with Taiwan, eleven...

United States: in meeting in Texas, Donald Trump denies "any crime" on his part

Threatened with indictment, former US President Donald Trump proclaimed his innocence on Saturday, March 25, during a campaign rally for the 2024 presidential election,...

In Morocco, the Atlas Lions eagerly awaited for their face-to-face with Brazil

It is a great fervor that should animate the supporters who will make the trip to the Tangier stadium. Saturday evening March 25, the...

"Ten years after the Seleka coup in the Central African Republic, justice is still...

Grandstand. On March 24, 2013, an alliance of rebel groups known as Séléka took control of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic....

Nicolas Sarkozy on a "private" visit to Kinshasa

In 2009, Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Kinshasa as president. As required by the codes specific to these official visits, he had taken advantage of...

Charles III's official visit to France postponed due to mobilization against pension reform

King Charles III's state visit to France, scheduled for Sunday to Wednesday, is "postponed", "given the announcement of a new national day of action...

Genocide of the Tutsi: Félicien Kabuga's trial suspended on his state of mental health

The prosecutor wanted to explore Félicien Kabuga's brain. To prove that he had this particular "intention" which makes the singularity of the crime of...

US conducts airstrikes in Syria after American killed in attack

US forces have carried out "precision airstrikes" in eastern Syria after a drone attack that killed an American and injured six others, the United...

In Brazil, thirteen people killed during a police operation in a favela near Rio

At least 13 people, including a drug trafficking gang leader from northern Brazil, were killed on Thursday March 23 during a police operation in...

In Nigeria, the ruling party wins the majority of gubernatorial seats

"How is it possible that the numbers have changed so much in three weeks?" Did they do magic? asks Banji, a resident of Lagos,...

In India, opponent Rahul Gandhi sentenced to prison for defaming the surname "Modi"

An Indian court on Thursday (March 23) found opposition leader Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation for his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname....

Taiwan recalls ambassador to Honduras after foreign chief's visit to China

Taiwan protests and expresses its "deep dissatisfaction" with the visit of the head of Honduran diplomacy to China, and announced on Thursday March 23...

Ugandan president urged by international community to reject anti-LGBTQ law

The United Nations, the NGO Amnesty International, Washington and London asked Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday March 22 to reject a law against...

In Senegal, President Macky Sall demands measures to stop the unrest

Senegalese President Macky Sall called on the government on Wednesday (March 22) for measures to "preserve public order", after unrest related to a trial...

Qatar Islamic Bank and Jim Ratcliffe still in the running to buy Manchester United

Will the Qataris take over Manchester United? The answer was still not known overnight from Wednesday March 22 to Thursday March 23. The president...

In Greece, traffic is gradually resuming after the train disaster

Three weeks after the cessation of train traffic following the train disaster in Greece, traffic partially resumed on Wednesday March 22.Only certain intercity lines...

Partygate case: Boris Johnson heard by parliamentary committee

Boris Johnson persists and signs: he didn't lie. The former British Prime Minister was heard on Wednesday March 22 by a parliamentary committee for...

In the DRC, facing the rebels of the M23, Angola is added to the...

Will sending Angolan soldiers to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) be a step towards peace as attempts at a truce with the rebels...

Burma prepares the return, from mid-April, of a thousand Rohingya refugees

Burma has said it is ready for the return, from mid-April, of a thousand Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh under a pilot repatriation programme, a...

Gandhi in South Africa: a heritage to preserve, but empty coffers

Ela Gandhi, 82, has not left South Africa where her grandfather, Mahatma Ghandi, developed his method of non-violence. But she is now battling with...

Syria: Hit by Israeli strike, Aleppo airport decommissioned again

Aleppo airport in northern Syria was targeted on Wednesday March 22 by a new Israeli strike, targeting in particular an arms depot belonging to...

Central African Republic: Castel beer, point of tension in the Franco-Russian war of influence

On the night of March 5-6 in Bangui, surveillance cameras filmed four masked men in outfits similar to those of Wagner's Russian mercenaries, throwing...

Greece: Prime Minister announces general elections in May

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced Tuesday evening, March 21, "with certainty that the elections will take place in May", in an interview with...