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Central Africa reporting from Axadle, covering security, politics, diplomacy, and cross-border developments across the region.
Meeting in Abuja, Lake Basin Commission
On Tuesday in Abuja, during the summit of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari launched a wide-ranging appeal for support for the Transitional Military Council in Chad.
as reported from Abuja, Mois GomisFor the first time in its history, the Lake Chad Basin Commission dedicated a summit on the…
Togo hosts the states of ecologists,
Almost 200 guests are in Lomé as of this Wednesday to discuss the new currency, the eco, which was decided on December 21, 2019 in Abidjan by the French and Ivorian presidents, Emmanuel Macron and Alassane Ouattara.
as reported from Lomé, Peter Sassou DogbéIt is expected that this currency will eventually replace the CFA franc…
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Yumbi massacre is finally in front
Inter-ethnic clashes between Batende and Banunu in late 2018 in Mai Ndombe province had left hundreds dead and tens of thousands of refugees left for neighboring Congo-Brazzaville. The violence had also caused the cancellation of the presidential and legislative elections in this part of the country.
as reported from Kinshasa,…
establishment of a transitional observatory
In Chad, part of civil society has decided to monitor the military junta since April 20, following the death of President Idriss Deby. Through the Transition Observatory, some thirty civil society associations undertake to monitor the transitional work of the Military Council on a daily basis.
with our correspondent in…
The Goma Volcanological Observatory failed to do so
In Goma, after the shock caused by the sudden eruption of Nyiragongo on the evening of Saturday, May 22, which killed about twenty people and injured several towns, and especially Buhene, it is time for questions. In particular, to know why the Goma Volcanological Observatory, which is responsible for monitoring and warning of the slightest problem, could not fulfill its role.…
teachers condemn the use of grenades
In Chad, unemployed academics demonstrated on Monday, May 24, before spreading rapidly. But the riot police fired tear gas into the courtyards of some high schools that are overwhelmed by the whirlwind. The teachers' union condemns another systematic use of tear gas by the police in high school.
In the morning, unemployed…
the prosecution is trying to make the trial inevitable
The first day of the confirmation of the accusations of Sudanese Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, took place in The Hague on Monday 24 post. He is suspected of having committed war crimes and crimes against humanity. During this first hearing, it was mainly up to the prosecutor to try to convince the court to go to trial.…
Featured: Goma was very hot!
"The city of Goma, the capital of the DRC province of North Kivu, has survived," the Congolese sitePolitico. Threatened by the destruction of the volcano Nyiragongo, which erupted early in the evening on Saturday, Goma was finally not reached by the lava flows. The molten magma stopped at the city gates and destroyed homes and fields in the Buhene built-up area."Patrick Muyaya, Minister of Communications and Government…
of the residents hesitate to return to Goma after
The Nyiragongo volcano, near Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, no longer seems threatening. Local authorities apologize for 14 direct or indirect victims after the outbreak. Some Goma residents who fled on Saturday night began returning home on Sunday, but caution remains.
Raymond Mbanza lives in southern…
“Everyone wants a dominant position
In the Central African Republic, 50 out of 140 constituencies were called to vote this Sunday, May 23, for legislative elections that began on December 27, 2020 but are severely disrupted by armed groups. They were therefore by-elections: the second round for 42 constituencies and eight other "remnants", where a new first round was organized.…