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As a language of instruction, French has long held a prominent place in Senegal’s institutions and media. But Wolof, the most spoken national language, has regained its lost places.
Aucune équipe africaine n'a atteint le stade des demi-finales. Parmi le Cameroun, le Ghana, le Maroc, le Sénégal et la Tunisie, le Sénégal. a plus de chance de le faire.
No African team has reached the semi-final stage. Out of Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, the most likely to do so is Senegal.
Huit pays devraient être à l'origine de 50 % de la croissance démographique au cours des trois prochaines décennies. Cinq d'entre eux se trouvent en Afrique.
Pour comprendre le coup d'État au Burkina Faso, il faut apprécier les luttes de pouvoir internes au pays et leurs liens avec l'extrémisme violent.
Le Rwanda a repoussé les pressions internationales visant à libérer Paul Rusesabagina, un homme rendu célèbre par Hollywood.
Les chiens sauvages d'Afrique s'adaptent à la hausse des températures en utilisant un indice qui ne permet plus de prévoir avec précision les meilleures conditions de reproduction.
Les conférences COP constituent en général une plateforme pour la négociation d'accords internationaux sur le changement climatique.
Experts say greater use of renewable energy via solar photovoltaic and hydro power is the best route to universal access to electricity in Togo.
Le premier vaccin contre le paludisme, Mosquirix, a été approuvé par l'OMS en 2021. Brian Ongoro. AFP via Getty Images.
The comic offers important ways of criticising those in power. Trevor Noah is superb at it.
From Lovecraft Country to Black Panther to a statue in Benin, the “amazons” of Dahomey continue to trend in global popular culture.
The non-stop four-day dance party is always controversial – this year because of threats of terrorist attacks.
Skills training in Zimbabwe excludes students from poor backgrounds. The informal sector should be used as a training ground for them.
Poet, soldier and critic of postcolonial elites, Hadraawi was the greatest poet of his generation.
Women’s relationship to the environment is shaped by their social position.
Wits University Press is one of only 15 active university publishers in Africa – crucial for scholarship about the continent.
Subsidies to shield the general population from oil price increases do not automatically reduce poverty and inequality.
Delays in upgrading South Africa’s existing nuclear power station case doubt on the ability of the country to build new nuclear plants.
From Blood Sisters to Half of a Yellow Sun, he was loved for his TV series and films as well as his novel Burma Boy.
Academic freedom has a positive effect on democracy, as measured by the quality of elections and executive accountability.
International experience suggests South Africa can benefit by focusing on a simple restructuring of its power utility, allowing well-run state-owned entities to flourish.
The pandemic lockdown added a big teaching load; female academics also found themselves having to play more of a nurturing role.
Artisanal gold mining is highly organised and rule-bound. Men, women and even children participate a hierarchy sustained by a web of buyers, sponsors and customers.