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In this edition of Corresponsales we go to Colombia to enter into a demining operation by former combatants of the former FARC guerrilla. We will also learn in Baghdad the story of an Iraqi repatriated from the border between Belarus and Poland; the situation of the conflict in Ethiopia; the concern of Christians in Sudan about the return of the military regime and the launch of Netflix in Kenya, which allows you to watch part of its content for free on Android phones.
The former president of ColombiaJuan Manuel Santos, after the signing of the Peace Accords between the State and the FARC guerrillas in 2016, said that in 2021 there would be no antipersonnel mines in the entire national territory. However, this has not been fulfilled and victims are registered daily. The peace led to the birth of organizations such as Humanicemos DH, made up entirely of former FARC deminers. Our journalists Lluís Muñoz and Aurore Bayoud witnessed one of their operations.
On November 18, a flight chartered by the authorities of Iraq allowed the repatriation of more than 400 Iraqis who had been stranded on the Belarusian-Polish border for several weeks. Our correspondent in Iraq, Lucile Wassermann, spoke with one of these returnees in Baghdad.
France appealed to all its citizens in Ethiopia to immediately evacuate the country, as the rebel forces are only 200 kilometers from the capital, Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian government has been engaged in a power struggle with the opposition army for more than a year. Nicolas Bertrand, Lucile Chaussoy, Fabien Fougère and Camille Nedelec describe the situation for us.
The Christians of Sudan They have been able to live with some relief after the fall of dictator Omar al-Bashir in 2019. During his rule these communities were discriminated against and their temples destroyed, but now, after the military coup of October 25, many fear that things will return. to be like before. Karim Yahiaoui, Abdallah Malkawi and Fraser Jackson bring us the story from Khartoum.
Last September, hoping to increase its audience in Kenya, Netflix launched a modality that allows you to enjoy approximately a quarter of its content for free without ads on mobiles with Android operating systems. The group is not the only one trying to interfere in the Kenyan market. Nicknamed the “Silicon Savannah,” the country has an entire tech ecosystem and is home to more than 200 startups. Facebook, Microsoft and IBM have already settled there. All of these tech giants are looking to tap into this growing market. Learn more in the report by Élodie Cousin and Bastien Renouil.
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