• Cameroon: Shortage of sugar and cooking oil
    Cameroon: Shortage of sugar and cooking oil

    For nearly a month, sugar and cooking oil have become rare. It is difficult to find these two foods in the stores, and if, it is necessary to pay almost the double price. Muslims who constitute nearly...

    • Posted 15 years ago
    • 0
  • Niger: the worst famine in the country’s history

    Niger might experience the worst food crisis in its history. “Even worse than the famine of 1973 which caused thousands of deaths, Malek Triki, the regional spokesman for the World Food Programme (WFP) said.  “They say that...

    • Posted 15 years ago
    • 0
  • Congo-Brazzaville: the curse of the black gold

    The Republic of Congo, or Congo – Brazzaville, has a narrow frontage on the Atlantic Ocean where the offshore oil platforms are operated since 1972. Oil in Congo represents 60% of GDP and over 85% of its...

    • Posted 15 years ago
    • 0
  • route-map-africa
    Africa: the nightmare of Civil aviation

    It happens to take thirty hours travelling, by air, to reach Monrovia from Cameroon (2080 km)… This could be the motto of accustomed airline travellers in Africa, facing the nightmare of delays, stopovers and other surprises that...

    • Posted 15 years ago
    • 0
  • Somalia: The military stalemate

    Since the failure of Operation Restore Hope, launched in December 1992 by the United States in Somalia, the Western powers are unwilling to venture into the most violent African state.

    • Posted 15 years ago
    • 0
  • Nigeria: sabotage is increasing in the southern oil fields

    The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), the Anglo-Dutch oil group is deploring the recent increase in acts of sabotage against its oil pipelines in southern Nigeria.

    • Posted 15 years ago
    • 0
  • cocoa
    Ivory Coast: coffee and cocoa, the chaos…

    The coffee and cocoa producers have organised a meeting in Yamoussoukro to denounce the “chaos and mismanagement” within the committee established by the state to revamp the sector.“The state wanted to entrust the management of the chain...

    • Posted 15 years ago
    • 0
  • Nigeria: A nuclear plant within three years

    The Atomic Energy Commission of Nigeria (NAEC) announced that the country to build a nuclear plant over the next three years, stating that it is intended to produce electricity.

    • Posted 15 years ago
    • 0
  • Chad: The French military presence

    Chadian President, Idriss Deby, has called, at the 50th anniversary of independence, to review the terms of the presence of the French military mission, called “Epervier” in Chad. “We are moving towards a revision of the Agreement...

    • Posted 15 years ago
    • 0
  • Guinea: Alpha Condé and his supporters

    A dozen of the first round candidates have rallied Alpha Condé, the candidate of the Rally of the People of Guinea (RPG). They are calling their sympathisers to vote for the RPG runner.

    • Posted 15 years ago
    • 0