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at least 47 civilians and soldiers were killed in an attack in
A new attack took place today in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso. A convoy of civilians has been targeted and tolls are high, around one hundred dead in total. According to security sources, 47 civilians and soldiers as well as 58 terrorists were killed.
as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniThe attack took place on the…
in the Badalabougou district, one year after the coup, on
In Mali, August 18, is the first anniversary of the fall of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta's regime. After seven years in office and just two years after his re-election for a second term, the former Malian president is the victim of a military coup. One year later, the residents of Badalabougou, the center of the protest against IBK, are divided.…
the author of the constitutional court proposes a contract
This is a new episode of the soap opera Matata Ponyo. Former Prime Minister Joseph Kabila is still claimed by the Congolese justice system for alleged embezzlement. The prosecutor of the Constitutional Court offered a deal to Augustin Matata Ponyo.
as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda Wa KamandaThe Constitutional Court wants to…
One year after IBK’s forced departure, Malians are waiting
On August 18, 2021 in Mali, one year has passed since Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was forced to resign through a military coup. A coup, without bloodshed, greeted by the audience who had contested IBK's management for several months. This protest was carried out by the coalition of opposition politicians, civil society and religious gatherings within the 5juin-Rassemblement des forces…
In the spotlight: Mali, one year after IBK’s fall
"On August 18, 2020, the Mali Tribune, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, whose regime is fiercely opposed by a motley movement,…
“Cirque noir”, the sulfur-containing series that is the subject of debate in Dakar
In Senegal, a series broadcast on social networks is still controversial. This time it is Cirque Noir, whose trailer was released last week, and which was the subject of a complaint from the Islamic NGO Jamra.
as reported from Dakar,Thea OllivierIt's a first. The producers, screenwriters and actors of the series "Black Circus"…
COP President Pascal Zaida, relaxed and free
In Burkina Faso, Pascal Zaida was released by the prosecutor on Tuesday, August 17, after three days in police custody. The prosecutor also decided not to follow up on the allegations against civil society figures.
Pascal Zaida had been was arrested on Friday, August 13, the day after a press conference during which he…
WHO “very worried” as second Ebola case suspected in Ivory
The United Nations health agency said on Tuesday that a second suspected case of infection with the deadly Ebola virus had been detected in Côte d'Ivoire.
World Health Organization (WHO) spokesman Tarik Jasarevic…
new postponement of the second round of presidential elections
The second round of presidential elections is postponed again in São Tome and Principe. On Tuesday, Parliament voted in the small archipelago in the Gulf of Guinea on an "emergency law" for the vote to take place on 5 September. The Electoral Commission had already postponed the second round of presidential elections to August 29, while it was originally scheduled to take place on August 8, following…
An upsurge in attacks on civilians in the West
In Niger, a new massacre of civilians has been committed in the western country by suspected jihadists. At least 37 people were killed Monday afternoon in an attack in Darey-Daye, a village 40 km east of the town of Banibangou, near the border with Mali. It is a locked-in area in the Tillabéri region where atrocities perpetrated by armed Islamist groups have increased since the beginning of the year.…