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Catholic Church Cameroon Africa prison conditions bishops pastoral care Cameroon’s Archbishop Kleda raises alarm over prison conditions The Archbishop of Douala has issued a strong warning about the deteriorating state of Cameroon’s prison system, highlighting […]
La violence s’intensifie au Congo La situation en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) s’aggrave, avec une augmentation des attaques de forces armées et des déplacements de populations dans la région de Beni, au Nord-Kivu. Au […]
Paris Saint-Germain is poised to address a pivotal transfer situation as the 2022 World Cup winds down. Among the pressing matters is the future of dynamic winger Bradley Barcola, whose contract expires in 2028. Recent […]
Freetown hosted the 96th ordinary session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of Ministers on July 17, 2026. Representing Côte d’Ivoire were Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation […]
France tightens student visa rules for Cameroonians amid rising fraud The French embassy in Cameroon has defended stricter financial requirements for Cameroonian students applying to private French institutions, citing a surge in fraudulent visa applications. […]
The portrayal of Burkina Faso as an emerging “eldorado” under Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s leadership, as disseminated by state-aligned media outlets, appears increasingly detached from the lived experiences of many Burkinabè citizens. While official narratives champion […]
An “empire of drug trafficking in the Central African Republic”—that’s how Wagner, the Russian paramilitary group, has expanded its operations in this landlocked nation. Once weakened by the fall of its founder, Yevgeny Prigojine, in […]
The Camp De Gaulle is no longer a French base. This was the unequivocal statement made by France’s Ambassador to Gabon, Fabrice Mauriès, during his address on July 14th at the French National Day celebrations […]
Jassim Ahdani Morocco correspondent France-Morocco relations Aziz Akhannouch Rabat witnessed high-level diplomatic engagement this week as French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and Moroccan counterpart Aziz Akhannouch convened to chart a course for enhanced bilateral cooperation. […]
Macky Sall returns to Dakar, Ousmane Sonko faces a profound political paradox Former President Macky Sall has made a notable return to Dakar, a strategic stop before his onward journey to New York. This visit […]
ebola in DRC: rebuilding trust amid the outbreak 17 july 2026 The Ebola virus continues to spread across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In North Kivu, beyond medical care and the opening of […]
In a significant announcement made during France’s National Day celebration on July 14 at the French Embassy in Libreville, Ambassador Fabrice Mauriès confirmed that President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema of Gabon is slated to undertake […]