Month: June 2026

Le Forum National sur la Décarbonation des Industries Alimentaires, tenu lundi à Rabat sous l’égide de la Fédération Nationale de l’Agroalimentaire (FENAGRI), constitue une avancée décisive dans l’élaboration d’une feuille de route bas carbone pour ce pilier de l’économie marocaine.Organisé avec le soutien du ministère de l’Industrie et du Commerce ainsi que du ministère de la Transition énergétique et du Développement durable, cet événement a réuni des représentants des secteurs public, privé, financier, technique et institutionnel, tous mobilisés pour la transformation durable de l’industrie alimentaire au Maroc, selon un communiqué…

À l’issue de sa mission officielle à Antananarivo, où il représentait le président de la République lors des célébrations du 66ᵉ anniversaire de l’indépendance de Madagascar, le vice-président du gouvernement, Hermann Immongault, a rencontré les ressortissants gabonais établis dans la Grande Île. Cette rencontre a permis d’échanger directement avec la communauté gabonaise sur ses préoccupations quotidiennes et de réaffirmer l’engagement des autorités de Libreville à maintenir un dialogue constant avec la diaspora. Au cours des échanges, les représentants de la diaspora ont exprimé plusieurs difficultés auxquelles les Gabonais installés à…

At a time when public discourse is saturated with talk of economic sovereignty and breaking free from external dependencies, the announcement of €3 million in Italian funding to ‘boost the tomato sector’ sounds like an admission of weakness, if not a glaring contradiction. For a state that champions sovereignism and self-sufficiency, reaching out for help in such basic agricultural sectors as horticulture raises a fundamental question: can one truly claim sovereignty while depending on Europe to grow one’s own tomatoes? Self-sufficiency is not financed from abroad. True sovereignty cannot be…

Ousmane Sonko, president of Senegal’s National Assembly, stated that the constitutional reform passed on Monday by the parliamentary majority is “one of the most strengthening” as it enhances Senegalese democracy and transparency in public management. “This constitutional reform is among the most consolidating, enabling us to take giant strides in perfecting Senegalese democracy and transparency in public management,” he declared. Sonko was chairing the plenary session dedicated to examining bill no. 17/2026 on constitutional revision, an initiative by deputies from the Pastef-Les patriotes parliamentary group. The head of the parliamentary…

The director of publication of the private daily L’Enquêteur has been taken into custody by security forces in the capital. With no official reasons given, media professionals are anxiously watching. NIAMEY, 29 June 2026 – Concern is mounting within Niger’s media community. Soumana Idrissa Maïga, a familiar face in the local press landscape and the publishing director of L’Enquêteur, was arrested in Niamey by security personnel. The news, confirmed by multiple reliable sources, spread quickly through the capital, reigniting discussions about the practice of journalism in the region. Procedural uncertainty…

Fifa has officially decided not to launch an investigation into allegations that the World Cup group stage match between Austria and Algeria was fixed, despite speculation that the result was pre-arranged to benefit both teams. Some observers suggested the two sides agreed to share the points in their final group encounter in order to secure simultaneous qualification for the round of 16. The match ended in a thrilling 3-3 draw, with Austria equalising in the 96th minute, just three minutes after Riyad Mahrez had put Algeria ahead. That goal, which…

Diomande opts for Paris Liverpool has abandoned its pursuit of RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande, the 19-year-old winger who impressed during the World Cup. The teenager is now expected to join the Ligue 1 champions. Paris Saint-Germain is confident it will finalise a deal with Leipzig quickly. The German club had initially demanded a massive fee, which cooled Liverpool’s interest as they refused to exceed their own internal valuation of the young talent. Liverpool turns to Barcola as main target With Diomande bound for Paris, Liverpool has set its sights on…

The National Assembly of Senegal has ratified a sweeping constitutional amendment in a landmark plenary session held on June 29, 2026. Despite a coordinated boycott by opposition legislators, the bill secured overwhelming support from the 129 ruling Pastef party deputies present in the chamber. Following the vote, the Assembly President, Ousmane Sonko, addressed the nation’s leader, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, in a pointed public statement. Sonko’s remarks underscored deepening policy disagreements between the two key figures who once spearheaded the Pastef movement to victory in the March 2024 presidential election. Sonko…