Air France loses €65 million after being chased from Sahel

Air France has lost up to 65 million euros after its business in the Sahel was disrupted by a ban by coup countries: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. The ban has forced the French carrier to direct its routes to central Africa with the announcement of a partnership with Afrijet, a Gabonese airline, la Nouvelle […]

Kidnappings for ransom soar in ‘triangle of death’, worsening insecurity in west Africa

For over 20 years, kidnappings for ransom have plagued the border regions where Chad, Cameroon and the Central African Republic meet, but the lack of an effective response from the Chadian state raises fears of a regional security crisis affecting its neighboring countries. The kidnappings have become a scourge in southwest Chad, with over 1,500 […]

South Africa facing deep economic, social crisis

South Africa is currently plunged in a deep economic and social crisis, where the poor are facing the worst of it. The deep economic crisis is worsened by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the poor management of this health crisis, not to speak of the widespread corruption which has entailed the failure of […]