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• Senegal election result : Bassirou Diomaye Faye to become Africa’s youngest elected president

  26 mars, par admin
  NATASHA BOOTY Few had heard of him a year ago, and now he is set to become president. Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s extraordinary rise caps a rollercoaster period in Senegalese politics that caught many off-guard. Months in jail alongside ally and kingmaker Ousmane Sonko ended suddenly, with the (...)

• Nigeria joins global efforts to curb plastic waste

  26 mars, par admin
  STUART BRAUN The number of countries around the world banning plastic bags is growing, but enforcement is still an issue, especially in regions like Africa. In January, Nigeria became the latest African country to fight a mounting waste crisis by banning single-use plastics. Nigeria’s Lagos (...)

• Choking on waste, Kenya finds hope in recycling

  26 mars, par admin
  Community-oriented recycling initiatives offer glimmer of hope as Kenya struggles for sustainable solutions to waste crisis ANDREW WASIKE – Kenyan companies are pioneering innovative solutions to sort out recyclable waste from landfills and incentivize recycling at the consumer level At (...)

• Madagascar asks for restitution of Sakalava king’s skull from France

  26 mars, par admin
  Two of the great granddaughters of a Sakalava king in Madagascar, who was beheaded in 1897 by colonial troops, publicly addressed the French ambassador, asking him to speed up the restitution of their ancestor’s skull. In all, they are claiming three skulls belonging to the Sakalaves, an (...)

• The return of a mask stolen by Belgium is stoking violence in Congo

  26 mars, par admin
  Some believe the mask gives fighters magical powers Whenever a Belgian king takes an interest in the Congo, history looms large. In the late 19th century King Leopold II turned the territory into a giant slave plantation, murdering, raping and slicing off limbs in a ruthless bid to profit from (...)