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Five elephants shot in Chad, fears of renewed poaching/in /by
At least five elephants were killed last week in southern Chad by poachers who took their tusks, according to the authorities and an NGO which is alarmed Tuesday by a "sudden resumption" of these acts.
Tunisian police dismantle refugee camp outside UNHCR headquarters in Tunis/in /by
Tunisian police used tear gas on Tuesday to disperse about 100 African asylum seekers and migrants who had been camping outside the headquarters of the UNHCR in Tunis.
Parents and school draw awareness to autism in The Congo/in /by
Autism is a human development disorder characterized by social learning and communication difficulties, with stereotyped behaviours and highly repetitive gestures. It is considered a mystical disease in The Congo. Parents and La Case Dominique school are trying to educate the general public.
Bernard Arnault is now the world’s richest person- Forbes/in /by
For the past three years, he has been third on the Billionaires list behind Musk and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Regional military force in eastern DRC fuels fears of fragmentation, hopes for peace/in /by
The Democratic Republic of Congo has once again been fighting M23 rebels after the group re-emerged in 2021. Following a series of setbacks on the front, the 7-nation East African Community which includes the DRC created a military force to respond to the crisis. But the force stirs controversy.
Will France be able to continue exporting its wheat to Africa?/in /by
“There is nothing to worry about for our exports,” French Foreign Trade Minister Olivier Becht said on Tuesday, while his Agriculture counterpart, Marc Fesneau, underlined the major role that France would continue. to stand for global "food security".
Mali: Guterres urges junta to “speed up” civilian return/in /by
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Mali's ruling junta to "accelerate" the pace of returning power to elected civilians by early 2024 as it has pledged to do, in a report to the Security Council.
Prolonged high inflation dims economic outlook – IMF/in /by
In the developing world, the IMF downgraded growth prospects for India, Latin America, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa and the less-developed countries of Europe. Ukraine's war-ravaged economy is forecast to shrink by 3%.
Equatorial Guinea: 11 deaths from Marburg virus -new report/in /by
The ministry also mentions 15 positive cases, none of which are hospitalized, and 385 contact cases "followed" against 604 last week, said the ministry in a document dated Monday and posted on Twitter Tuesday.
Vanishing Heritage: How Egypt’s pricey traditions are fading away/in /by
Funerals without meals, shortened wedding parties, and even thinner gold wedding rings... In Egypt, the economic crisis has not only changed consumer habits but is also shaking up centuries-old traditions.