Tag: African
Criticism mounts against the deployment of South African soldiers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
South African army vehicles drive near Sake, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, February 7, 2024. AUBIN MUKONI / AFP It’s hard to imagine a worse start. Just two days after…
Africa’s growth declines to 3.2% in 2023, says African Development Bank
by Rachel Savage JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Africa’s economic growth fell to 3.2% last year, from 4.1% in 2022, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Friday, although it forecast higher…
Gaza: International Court of Justice rejects new South African request against Israel
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest judicial body of the United Nations, on Friday rejected South Africa’s additional request against Israel, which announced a major offensive against Rafah,…
Two South African soldiers killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
South African army vehicles drive near Sake, eastern DRC, February 7, 2024. AUBIN MUKONI / AFP Two South African soldiers died in mortar fire in the east of the Democratic…
Ivory Coast wins the African Cup of Nations at home
Cyrille de La Morinerie, with AFP // Credits: SIA KAMBOU / AFP 11:03 p.m., February 11, 2024modified to 2:01 p.m., February 12, 2024 Ivory Coast, after coming close to elimination…
Mauritania, “compromise candidate”, will chair the African Union in 2024
The African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 2022. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP The decision announced on Friday February 9 by the bloc of North African countries to propel…
How the African Cup of Nations accompanied decolonization: understand in three minutes
On February 8, 1957, two years after the historic conference of non-aligned countries in Bandung, Indonesia, four African nations — Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan and South Africa — gave their continent…
Luke Radloff, the makings of a South African herald
Luke Radloff, at the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation, Paris, September 29, 2023. At 38 years old, Luke Radloff is carving out a name for himself, highlighting the know-how of his country,…
In the Central African Republic, people “fish” the sand of the Oubangui at the risk of their lives
Odilon Salima empties a basket of sand collected from the Oubangui river, in Bangui on November 8, 2023 (AFP/Annela NIAMOLO) From dawn, muscular figures bustle near the canoes on the…
Discovered by Villazon – “Our performance was almost canceled because of the visa”
The band “MoZuluArt” was invited to the Mozart Week by classical music star Rolando Villazón. However, the appearance threatened to fail due to a bureaucratic hurdle. “Somehow Rolando Villazón came…
When artificial intelligence opens up to African languages
LETTER FROM AFRICA A train station in Dire Dawa, northeastern Ethiopia, in 2013. JENNY VAUGHAN / AFP Ask ChatGPT to list the names of African countries. So far, so good.…
Call for rare blood groups: why are donors of African or Caribbean origin so sought after?
Who has ever heard of the groups “Bombay” or “Vel Negative”? These are not musical formations but rare blood, whose donors are essential to meet the diversity of needs, which…