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Dozens of people were arrested on Sunday by Belarusian police trying to break up an opposition demonstration against the controversial re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. The demonstrators are contesting the victory of Alexander Lukashenko, 66 years old, 26 of whom...

The airline is carrying out a restructuring plan providing for the loss of 3,000 jobs to cushion the shock of the pandemic. Irish airline Ryanair has announced the fall of its Frankfurt base in Germany after pilots refused to agree to cut wages. More...

Taken to the UN by Germany, these countries asked China in a joint declaration to "respect the human rights" of Uighurs in Xinjiang. Thirty-nine countries led to the UN by Germany, called on Tuesday in a joint statement to China to "respect the...

Financially, the continent presents limited risks, said a panel of economists convened by the Africa Trade Insurance Agency. The crisis has especially weakened the most fragile, which must be supported as a priority. Africa is expected to resume growth in 2021, but some countries...

Le Fonds monétaire international (FMI) a publié des prévisions pour l’Afrique du Nord, le Moyen-Orient et l’Asie centrale sous le titre « Faire face à la pandémie de Covid-19. Selon cette analyse, une récession de 3.1% est attendue pour 2020 alors...

Un appareil d'Air France qui devait rapatrier dimanche des Français vers Paris a été endommagé samedi soir par des tirs sur l'aéroport de Pointe-Noire en République du Congo, sans mettre en danger l'équipage et les passagers. Dans la soirée de samedi, « un Airbus A330 de la compagnie...

The United Kingdom announced on Monday 20 July that it would suspend "immediately and indefinitely" the extradition treaty between London and Hong Kong in response to China's imposition of controversial security law in the former British colony. This decision was made in reaction to...

The Abidjan court of first instance on Tuesday ruled the removal of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo from the electoral list. This decision has serious consequences, as it definitively eliminates Laurent Gbagbo from the list of citizens likely to run for the presidential election...

Africa is the continent least affected by the coronavirus epidemic. While it is premature to conclude that the worst is over, the continent has certain peculiarities that put it outside the predicted disaster. The WHO offers some explanations. We must beware of any hasty...

Central African countries have launched various stimulus packages to alleviate the impact of the crisis on the population and the economy. However, these measures had only very short-term redistribution effects, with no significant effect on the overall level of production. If, as ECA (Economic...