In Guinea, the victorious fight against sleep disease

In Guinea, the victorious fight against sleep disease

Bush hat on the head and multipoche vest on his back, Moïse Kagbadouno inspects a blue trap which he posed the day before in the brackish water of the mangrove, about forty kilometers from Conakry, the Guinean capital. A small flying insect is agitated in the net. “It’s a tse-tse fly!” »»exclaims the entomologist, delighted. … Read more

The fight against drug drugs erected to the number one priority, for Darmanin

The fight against drug drugs erected to the number one priority, for Darmanin

The fight against drug trafficking must be a “Absolute priority”hammered the Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin, in a circular of criminal policy sent Monday January 27 to all the prosecutors. “Like the collective burst to which several terrorist attacks have forced, the fight against organized crime, must constitute an absolute priority for all the prosecution”mentions … Read more

In Africa, the slow evolution of the fight against infertility

In Africa, the slow evolution of the fight against infertility

After a year of unsuccessful attempts, Doctor Salomon (1) and his wife, a pharmacist, faced the facts. At least one of them suffers from infertility. “The problem is with me,” Solomon slices. The verdict came after a battery of tests carried out on these inhabitants of western Ethiopia. The thirty-year-old then resorts to testicular sperm … Read more

Inmates Seeking Redemption Fight Los Angeles Fires

Inmates Seeking Redemption Fight Los Angeles Fires

Saw in hand, Jacob Castro opens fire lines in the hills around Los Angeles. Difficult work but an opportunity for redemption for him, who spent 29 years in prison. “It’s the first thing I’ve done in my life that I’m proud of.”he told AFP, taking advantage of a short break. Jacob Castro is among a … Read more

In Taiwan, the fight of persimmon producers in the face of climate change

In Taiwan, the fight of persimmon producers in the face of climate change

Perched on a ladder in his huge orchard suffering from a difficult season, Lo Chih-neng, a 65-year-old persimmon grower, uses pruning shears to cut the fruit hanging from the branches. In 2024, its harvests declined, some of its trees did not flower and the two typhoons in October tore off a large number of leaves … Read more

Volunteering: when associations struggle to find regular volunteers

Volunteering: when associations struggle to find regular volunteers

We are in 2004. Marie Perron is then 37 years old, she is on parental leave, and “as I didn’t have a professional activity, I wanted to feel socially useful”remembers this Breton woman. She then turned to France Bénévolat, which directed her towards two associations looking for help in Brest (Finistère). Things are going well … Read more