places of worship reopened with light anti-Covid-19 measures

In Gabon, mosques will open their doors for the first time in seven months on October 30. as reported from Libreville, Yves-Laurent GomaIn March, the Gabonese government closed churches and mosques to slow the spread of Covid-19. On October 16, following strong pressure from the Catholic Church and the resurrection churches,…

In Bouaké and Abidjan, concerns are rising before the election

On Saturday, October 31, nearly 7.5 million voters will elect their next president. But the tensions between power and opposition worry the people, especially in the economic capital Abidjan or in the interior of the country, as in Bouaké. In the heart of Bouaké, in the commercial district, companies are always full of…

In the spotlight: Laurent Gbagbo breaks nine years of silence

A speech just before the presidential election on October 31 to invite dialogue and thus avoid "disaster". "Gbagbo speaks for the first time", launches "in the headlines" the independent Ivorian daily Soir Info."I understand civil disobedience, I share it," Laurent Gbagbo said on the cover of Nouveau Réveil. This daily close to Henri Konan Bédié's PDCI also notes that in the interview he gave to our colleague Denise Époté…

EDITORIAL: Why Somalia’s forthcoming election might distinguish it from friends

EDITORIAL | The eye this week by way of elections could have been on Tanzania. However the lesson there was large enough to achieve Mogadishu. And with Somalia's personal election scheduled for December to February subsequent yr, the organizers at Mogadishu can not afford to take a seat on their fingers but. The right way to do it: The East African nation, historically one of the steady in Africa, and belonging to a membership of some on the continent that by no means skilled a coup or coup try, held elections on…

Sylvain N’Guessan: “Laurent Gbagbo wants to remain opposition leader”

After nine years of silence, Laurent Gbagbo has come out of his silence. On Thursday, October 29, the former president of Côte d'Ivoire on TV5 Monde called on his successor Alassane Ouattara to negotiate to avoid disaster for the country. What is Laurent Gbagbo's real political ambition today, still living in exile? Sylvain N'Guessan is a political analyst and director of the Abidjan Strategy Institute, he responds to one of our special envoys, Christophe Boisbouvier. .

Forum opens its work with mandates from locally elected officials and the oath of confession

In Chad, the second inclusive national forum opened yesterday, Thursday 29 October. It was convened by the government to assess the implementation of the new constitution, which has been in place since 2018. On the first day of this meeting, the boycott of the largest unions and part of the opposition, participants agreed on the need to abolish the confession seat introduced by the current Constitution…

Hussein Bakri, the “humanistic” architect of Akon City

Hussein Bakri is the Lebanese architect responsible for the design of the Akon City project in Senegal. We met him in the United Arab Emirates, where he lives. This “citizen of the world” told us about his architectural philosophy. "I'm surprised by your request". These are the first words that Hussein Bakri used when we met…

19 civilians killed in attack in Mamove, in Beni territory

During the night Wednesday to Thursday, 19 civilians were killed in an attack by rebels from the Democratic Forces (ADF) in a village in the town of Mamove, located about twenty kilometers from the town of Oicha in the territory of Beni (North Kivu). The population is increasingly doubting the army's ability to protect them. as…

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