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UN backs effort to depict Africa correctly on maps despite US opposition

Politico 5.2.26

The American delegation dismissed the resolution as part of a “much larger and more radical ideological project.”

By Mathieu Pollet 

The United Nations on Friday largely endorsed a resolution to promote maps that reflect the true scale of continents after an African-led campaign to move away from the ubiquitous 16th-century Mercator projection.

Niger's military regime 'gradually regaining control' from mutinous soldiers

29.8.26  FRANCE 24

Niger's military regime said Saturday it was "gradually regaining control" after mutineers held soldiers hostage at a military base next to the capital's airport. Sustained gunfire and explosions were reported across several areas of Niamey, including the airport and near the presidential palace. 

In a statement read out on public television and signed by Defence Minister General Salifou Mody, the authorities called on the public to "remain calm and freely go about their business".

Die Bauern von Sambia sind die Verlierer im grossen Rennen um Mineralien

28.8.2026   NZZ

Eine Umweltkatastrophe in einer chinesischen Mine ist zum Spielball der Geopolitik geworden

Samuel Misteli, Kalusale

Wasser, Unmengen davon, es nahte mit Getöse. Die Bauern wunderten sich an jenem Nachmittag des 18. Februar 2025. Nichts hatte an dem Tag auf Regen hingedeutet. Wenig später standen sie knietief im Schlamm. Es roch nach Säure. Nach einigen Tagen starb der Mais. Bauern entwickelten Hautausschläge und Krämpfe. Im nahen Fluss, dem wichtigsten des Landes, starben die Fische, auch Dutzende Kilometer stromabwärts.

Violence against healthcare workers in DRC hampers Ebola response

24.8.26

RFI

Violence against healthcare workers in DRC hampers Ebola response

Healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been coming under attack, the United Nations and Red Cross have warned, hampering efforts to stem the spread of the Ebola virus, which is spreading 'exponentially'.

Red Cross workers wearing personal protective equipment prepare to lower a coffin of a doctor who died of the Ebola virus, at the Nyamurongo cemetery in Bunia, Ituri province, DRC 26 May 2026. © Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters

Tchad : les troupes françaises de retour dans le pays

19.8.26

Africanews

Après une rupture actée par le Tchad de la coopération militaire entre le pays et la France, un nouvel accord semble restaurer cette relation bi-latérale.

Si la France n'établit toutefois pas de bases permanentes au Tchad pour le moment, le traité stipule que les militaires français participent à la formation des effectifs tchadiens, à la collecte du renseignement et au soutien aérien de l’armée tchadienne depuis le mois d’avril.