Four years old, the dispute between the Togolese State and Togo Terminal (a subsidiary of Bolloré Africa Logistics), which was putting a strain on the atmosphere on the quays of the port of Lomé has come to an end. The Togolese state has increased its stake in Togo Terminal from 5% to 30%. The government of Togo announced at the end of the Council of Ministers on 1st March that it had increased its shares in Togo Terminal, the subsidiary of the French operator Bolloré, sold to the Italian-Swiss shipowner MSC. This was the result of negotiations following the departure…
Author: Eliane Fatchina
Eliane Fatchina
Eliane Yabo Omonlayo Fatchina is a reporter of Afro impact. She holds a professional degree in journalism from ENSTIC in Benin, she is a pan-Africanist passionate about culture, social issues and the environment. With already seven years of experience, she works daily to give voice to ideas through writing.
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The National Agency for the Identification of Persons (ANIP) has launched a new phase of enrolment in the Administrative Census for the Identification of the Population (RAVIP) in Benin. The operation is held throughout the country, in the main districts. This is the very first major mission undertaken by the new General Director of the National Agency for Identification of Persons (ANIP), Pascal Nyamulinda. It aims to give a new chance to people not yet enrolled in the National Register. It should be noted that enrolment in RAVIP is necessary to obtain some documents in Benin, including birth certificates, biometric…
In Benin, a new toll booth has just been installed on the Djougou – Natitingou road near Tigninti, in the Atacora department in the north of the country. It will be operational from Monday 13 March. This was announced in a press release dated 06 March 2023 by the General Director of the Road Infrastructure and Land Management Company (SIRAT SA), Ranti Akindes. In his press release, the CEO of Sirat SA specified the tariffs applicable to vehicles according to their weight. Thus, light vehicles will have to pay 1,000 FCFA per trip, 2-axle trucks 2,000 FCFA per trip and…
The Malian League of Imams and Scholars for Islamic Solidarity in Mali (Limama) rejected on Tuesday 7 March the notion of secularism contained in the draft of the new constitution submitted to the transitional president on 27 February. They call on all patriotic Muslims to vote against the draft constitution in its current form in the referendum scheduled for 19 March 2023. The Imams of Mali demanded through this press conference held in Bamako on Tuesday that the term secularism be replaced by the expression “multi-faith state”. “The Malian League of Imams and Scholars for Islamic Solidarity (LIMAMA), acting for…
In reaction to the racist remarks and violence perpetrated against sub-Saharan migrants in Tunisia, calls for a boycott of Tunisian products and services are being organised and multiplied across African capitals and on social networks. In Dakar as in Conakry, butter, oil, pasta, cucumbers, dates, sanitary products and any other product made in Tunisia are nowadays abandoned in favour of those from another country. Thus, according to the mosaiqueguinee website, “many Guinean economic operators have suspended the purchase and import of Tunisian products to Conakry, given all that their compatriots and neighbours in the sub-region are suffering from the authorities…
The Mohammed V airport of Casablanca was, this Monday, March 6, distinguished three times by the International Council of Airports (ACI). The airport has been awarded Africa’s best airport in 2022, Africa’s most dedicated airport and Africa’s easiest airport to fly into. This ASQ/ACI (Airport Service Quality) ranking for the year 2022 is based on passenger votes. It aims to reward the quality of service offered at airports in different regions of the world. In total, a sample of approximately 465,000 passengers at 283 airports around the world were surveyed. For Casablanca Mohammed V airport, over 2,000 passengers were surveyed…
The World Bank Group has suspended “until further notice” its partnership framework with Tunisia, following comments and attacks on sub-Saharan migrants in the country. The partnership framework is expected to serve as a basis for securing loans and financing totalling USD 520 million from the institution. In a letter sent to its teams on Monday 6 March by the President of the World Bank, David Malpass, the institution considers that it is no longer able to continue its missions on the ground “given the situation”. Indeed, the letter follows “recent events in Tunisia that are of deep concern to the…
The President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, accused Western countries of “maintaining political instability” in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Sunday 5 March 2023 in Doha at a UN-sponsored summit of Least Developed Countries (LDC). Three days after meeting French President Emmanuel Macron at a summit on tropical forest conservation in Libreville, Faustin-Archange Touadéra attacked Westerners, accusing them of stirring up trouble in the Central African Republic in order to plunder the country’s wealth and prevent its development. “Since its independence, the Central African Republic has been subjected to systematic looting facilitated by the political instability maintained…
The Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) started on Saturday 25 February and ended on 4 March 2023 in Ouagadougou. Youssef Chebbi from Tunisia won the Golden Stallion of Yennenga with his film “Ashkal”. The theme of this 28th edition is “African Cinema and Culture of Peace”. At the end of the seven days of work with 170 films screened, it was “Ashkal” by the Tunisian Youssef Chebbi who received the Golden Stallion of Yennenga award. He left with 20 million FCFA and the gold trophy. According to the Synopsis, this film is about the history of the…
On the call of the country’s largest trade union, the UGTT (General Union of Tunisian Workers), more than three thousand (3000) people demonstrated on Saturday in Tunis, capital of Tunisia. The organisers demand trade union freedom and call on the authorities to engage in dialogue. Starting from Mohamed Ali Square towards Habib Bourguiba Avenue, some of the demonstrators held up signs that read: “Freedom, freedom, down with the police state”, “stop impoverishment”, or “Don’t touch my UGTT”. Others held up breads, in reference to inflation as the month of Ramadan begins in a few weeks. The UGTT, initiator of the…
