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COD 2020 opposition platform criticizes accusation
In the Central African Republic, the COD 2020 opposition platform condemns the dismissal of Karim Meckassoua and condemns a political decision.
The former presidential candidate in central African Republic and MP for Bangui, Karim Meckassoua, was fired from his post in mid-August by the Constitutional Court. He is accused of…
First visit by another OPEC official
OPEC's Secretary General, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, visits Congo-Brazzaville. This is the first visit to this country, the fourth largest producer of black gold south of the Sahara.
as reported from Brazzaville, Loïcia Martial"The Congo has an important role to play in the energy industry. And OPEC…
In the spotlight: kick off for Afrobasket 2021
The 30th edition of the African Basketball Championship begins on Tuesday in Kigali. "Rwanda is organizing this flagship…
a workshop to harmonize sign language throughout
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the sign language used by the deaf, dumb and hard of hearing is currently the subject of intensive work by experts, interpreters and teachers from several provinces in the country. Called to Kinshasa by the Ministry of Disability, they must meet for thirty days to agree on a glossary of signs to be used so that there will be a unified strategy throughout the…
a 30th edition more open than ever
The 30th African Men's Basketball Championship, Afrobasket, kicks off this Tuesday, August 24 in Rwanda. Sixteen teams compete. Four years ago, during the latest edition, the Tunisians won. They are again challengers for the title but they are not the only ones. The tournament seems more open than ever.
Sixteen teams from…
Will the Chadian withdrawal punish the G5’s military effort?
Would the withdrawal of half of the Chadian forces deployed as part of the G5 Sahel's regional force punish military action on the ground? The French army is reassuring.
The announcement the withdrawal of 600 men out of the 1200 deployed as part of the regional force G5 Sahel comes at a time when jihadist attacks are increasing…
the pygmy community is awaiting a vote on the law
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the pygmy community is still awaiting the adoption of the Bill on the Protection of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
as reported from Kinshasa, Pascal MulegwaAdopted by the National Assembly in april, this law, which anchors positive discrimination in favor of once marginalized…
The Corniche de Brazzaville road was reopened
In Congo-Brazzaville, one of the capital's beautiful roads has reopened, a year and a half after it was closed. This is the ledge bordering the Congo River, a part that had collapsed after heavy rains. It had been closed to traffic and has just reopened, to the delight of users.
as reported from Brazzaville, Loïcia…
there are “economic challenges”
The Chadian contingent deployed in the three border zones (Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso) by 1,200 men has halved. The reason given by the Chadian authorities is a strategic reassignment to make the G5 Sahel force more operational in the theater for operations against terrorism.
Does this withdrawal leave a void on the ground? Not…
a second Lucha activist, the subject of one
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a second arrest in Lucha's ranks, one of the Congolese civic movements. Ghislain Muhiwa was arrested on Sunday in Goma, the capital of northern Kivu province, during a siege.
as reported from Kinshasa, Pascal MulegwaIt is a gripping link to the complaint from the first lady's founder,…