Top stories

In her first book, journalist Yasmina Jaafar pays tribute to the African-American idols of the 1950s. Free and feisty, they express deeply political views.

In early January, three metric tonnes of bullion extracted by Canadian company Barrick Gold were seized by the Malian authorities. The value of gold has skyrocketed on world markets. There are likely to be significant reserves throughout the region. And tensions between miners and authorities are at boiling point. The aim is to improve profit distribution. It remains to be seen who stands to gain.

Koyo Kouoh is the first African woman to be appointed Commissioner of the Venice Biennale, the epicentre of the contemporary art world. This year's edition takes place under the banner of inclusion.

Meeting the expectations of young people must be a priority. Green growth could be one of the keys.

He is Prime Minister, but not President. Yet he is undeniably at the centre of the revolution currently underway, the echoes of which go far beyond the country's borders. At once a sovereignist and slot gacor terbaru a pan-Africanist, conservative and pragmatic, impulsive and a good listener, he is above all the bearer of hope for change for a large part of the population... Here follows a five-point attempt at portraying the enigma that is Ousman Sonko.

He's the richest African in the world. Aliko Dangote has seen his fortune soar with the commissioning of his colossal refinery on the outskirts of Lagos. This mammoth project is designed to enable Nigeria, an exporter of black gold, to stop importing its fuel... despite opposition from certain all-powerful lobbies.

The quest for access to the sea via breakaway state Somaliland, energy sovereignty by means of a major dam on the Nile... Ethiopia's Prime Minister, winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, wants to reassert his country's dominance and give his deeply divided people a common ideal. At the risk of losing investors, falling out with his neighbours and setting the whole region ablaze.

For over two years now, the Maasai, a pastoral people, have been driven from their ancestral lands. The reasons are political, essentially linked to tourism and an agreement between the government and OBC, a company from the United Arab Emirates. Confronted with this dispossession, the lawyer Joseph Oleshangay is determined to speak up for his people.

He has become one of the biggest names in Congolese rumba, an ultra-competitive and often brutal musical sphere. By combining tradition and modernity and inventing his own style, DiCap la Merveille has conquered not only his country and Africa, but also a large part of the world. Portrait of a world-class singer.