2023-07-14 11:37:03
Published on: 07/14/2023 – 13:37
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Diplomatic initiatives in shambles but no peace agreement on the horizon in Sudan
Egypt on Thursday hosted a summit of Sudan’s neighbors in a bid to end three months of bloody conflict between rival military factions that threatens regional stability. For several weeks, diplomatic offensives have multiplied but without managing to draw the beginning of a way out of the crisis.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi receives Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Cairo to discuss the crisis in Sudan on July 13, 2023. © Archyde.com / Egyptian Presidency
Jean Ping: “I cannot be a candidate in an election that is loaded in advance”
The former presidential candidate in 2016 in Gabon, which he claims to have won, announces that he will not be a candidate in the election scheduled for August 26, 2023. “I cannot be a candidate in an election that is loaded in advance,” he says. He says that if the purpose of the election is to fix the country and get it out of its difficulties, respecting the truth of the polls, he would participate in it. “But we are not taking the path,” he added.
10:46 Jean Ping: “I cannot be a candidate in an election that is loaded in advance” © France 24
At least six dead in anti-government protests in Kenya
At least six people were killed Wednesday in several Kenyan towns during anti-government protests banned by authorities once morest new taxes. The text provides in particular for an increase in VAT on fuel from 8 to 16%, as well as an unpopular levy on wages in order to finance a low-cost housing program.
13:04 Africa Diary © france24
Niang Cook, the “tiktokeur” who makes the kitchens of Africa sing
Traditional and easy-to-make dishes, with family or friends, is the recipe for success for Cheikh Niang alias “Niang Cook”, one of the most followed culinary “tiktokeurs”. He explains how to prepare his essential recipes, including mafé, madesu from Congo, yassa with meatballs, garba or even bonava from Mauritania. His first recipe book, entitled “Cuisine d’Afrique et d’ailleurs”, is published by Solar editions.
12:53 Niang Cook, Alex Reed of Afrique Hebdo © France 24
Concerned regarding the situation in Sudan, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, announced on Thursday that he had launched a war crimes investigation in the Sudanese region of Darfur, where at least 87 people were buried in a mass grave. . He calls for not allowing “history to repeat itself”.
Thirteen bodies of migrants were recovered on Thursday off Sfax, Tunisia’s second largest city, the Tunisian coastguard announced, which also rescued 25 other migrants.
Kenyan authorities said on Wednesday that six people had been killed during anti-government protests. Protesters wanted to express their anger over new taxes, but the national police chief had decided to ban such gatherings.
Arrested following remarks concerning the succession of Senegalese President Macky Sall, opponent Birame Souleye Diop was charged on Tuesday with insulting the head of state, his lawyer announced.
DR Congo: youth mobilized once morest climate change
Ketsia Passou is 18 years old. She has made environmental protection her fight. Today, she is an activist and young ambassador for climate and environmental causes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. France 24 met her during the Media & Development forum.
03:12 Ketsia Passou, climate activist © France 24
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