« L'utopie n'est que le nom donné aux réformes lorsqu'il faut attendre des révolutions pour les entreprendre » Jacques Attali
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Hundreds of thousands of smallholder farmers in southern Africa are adopting fast-growing trees and shrubs to fertilise their fields naturally, for improved yields and incomes, according to a study. Scientists at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), a non-profit research organisation in Kenya, analysed […]
The authorities have arrested Marcial Abaga Barril, an opposition member who planned to campaign against the Nov. 13 referendum on a constitutional change that would all but ensure Africa’s longest-serving dictator could extend his rule, Human Rights Watch said Friday. Mr. Barril was arrested outside his […]
While the world is struggling to contain the epidemic of Somali pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean, a new “copycat” phenomenon is emerging on the other side of the continent, in West Africa, where piracy is expanding rapidly. The new piracy hotspot is the Gulf of Guinea, off the coasts of Nigeria and […]
Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Saturday called on voters to ignore a poll boycott ordered by her rival, saying the move was illegal and intended to intimidate Liberians. Winston Tubman, the challenger in a presidential run-off vote due on November 8, on Friday said he would not take part in […]
Au Liberia, un nouveau coup de théâtre électoral. L'opposant Winston Tubman a annoncé le 4 novembre son retrait du second tour de la présidentielle prévu le 8 novembre. Un deuxième tour qui l'oppose à la chef de l'Etat sortante Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. C'est un nouveau rebondissement dans un processus […]
Sierra Leone will send 850 soldiers to an African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia, a military official said Thursday. The official, Lt. Col. Ronnie Harleston, Sierra Leone’s military attaché to the United Nations, said the troops would deploy in the middle of next year. They will join approximately […]
The Egyptian cabinet, reacting to a public outcry, has amended a document proposing principles for a new constitution that would have shielded the army from oversight by parliament, a cabinet minister said on Thursday. The document initially gave the ruling military council exclusive authority to approve […]
The demand for rhino horns has lead to record poaching this year in South Africa, wildlife charity WWF has said. Figures from South Africa National Parks show 341 rhinos have been killed so far in 2011, already outstripping last year's record total of 333. WWF says the spike in poaching in Africa and […]
Morgan Tsvangirai, premier ministre zimbabwéen et rival du président Robert Mugabe, a suggéré mardi au chef de l'État de démissionner «pour le bien du pays», invoquant «son âge et sa santé». M. Tsvangirai n'a pas confirmé la rumeur qui affirme que M. Mugabe, 87 ans, souffre d'un cancer de la prostate, […]
Ugandan police arrested opposition leader Kizza Besigye on Monday for the second time in a month, his party said, as he was leaving his house to join a protest against soaring food and fuel prices. Ann Mugisha, deputy foreign envoy for the Forum for Democratic Change, said his exact place of detention […]
There are serious concerns over the prospects for fair elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after a confidential report suggested that the register of voters has been manipulated to favour the incumbent, Joseph Kabila. The historic 28 November polls, only the second vote since the end of a […]
Paul Nsapu, secrétaire général de la FIDH, s'est vu refuser un visa à son entrée sur le territoire sénégalais. Conséquence : il n'a pu assister à la présentation d'un rapport sur les droits de l'homme, vendredi à Dakar. La Fédération internationale des ligues des droits de l’homme (FIDH) a présenté ce […]
Trois travailleurs humanitaires, une Américaine, un Danois et un Somalien, ont été enlevés mardi après-midi dans le centre de la Somalie, a confirmé leur employeur, l'ONG Danish Demining Group (DDG). «Aujourd'hui à 15h en Somalie, trois employés du Danish Demining Group ont été kidnappés,» a indiqué […]
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has been forced to cancel a trip to Geneva for a United Nations meeting this week after his wife and some of his aides were denied visas, state media said on Wednesday. Western countries, including the United States and the European Union, imposed travel and financial […]
The head of Libya's transitional authorities has called for Nato to extend its mission in Libya until the end of the year. National Transitional Council (NTC) Chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil said the extension was needed to help trying to control surplus weapons and to deal with Gaddafi loyalists. Nato has […]
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