Central Africa

In Gabon, two months after they were released from prison, the five gendarmes released in the case of the coup attempt led by parts of the Republican Guard in 2019 are demanding that they be rehabilitated. Their salaries have been reduced for thirty months. And they have not been able to return to work yet. This weekend, the parents of these gendarmes, together, decided to launch an SOS in the…

This week, the Deputy Prime Minister with responsibility for the environment and sustainable development must explain himself to the National Assembly. Ève Bazaïba must not only present the current knowledge about the origin and extent of the pollution, but also the measures that the government is implementing and planning. as…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the figures are alarming ... 42% of AIDS patients admitted to Lubumbashi Provincial Hospital die due to lack of money for treatment. These statistics were presented during Scientific Days, organized jointly by the Higher Institute of Medical Techniques in Lubumbashi and the Technical University of M'siri. They ended on Saturday, August 21, in the town of…

By introducing the Congolese rumba to the intangible heritage of mankind, this is the desire, the will of two neighboring states: Congo-Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of Congo. André Lye Yoka, Professor at the National Institute of the Arts in Kinshasa, is one of the two co-chairs of the Joint Committee that presented this candidacy to Unesco. The decision will be made at the end of the year. Professor Yoka is a guest of Guillaume Thibault. .

The Minister of the Interior under Pascal Lissouba (1992-1997), Philippe Bikinkita, died the night before Friday to Saturday 21 August in England, almost 25 years after the civil war that enabled President Denis Sassou-Nguesso to regain power. The opposition, which had not expressed itself since the presidential election in March last year as the loser, called on the head of state to release all…

Chad announced this Saturday, August 21, that it had withdrawn half of its troops deployed in February within the G5 Sahel's anti-jihadist force in the so-called "three borders" area, the border areas of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. An announcement by the Chadian government spokesman Abderaman Koulamallah, which minimizes this withdrawal.…

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), there is news about Parfait Muhani, a Lucha activist imprisoned since July 7, and about which we had no news since. The decision to dismiss him was announced on Friday, August 20. The arrest of Parfait Muhani follows a complaint from the founding of the first lady in Goma, after…

In Chad, Romadoumngar Félix Nialbe, the leader of the opposition before Idriss Déby's death, withdraws from the National Dialogue Organizing Committee. He announced this in a letter to the Transition Minister, on 19 August. Romadoumngar Félix Nialbe, President of the Union for Renewal and Democracy (URD), makes sure that he…

Experts from the two countries have been in Pweto at the border since last Friday with the aim of updating the border for the part of their border between the Moero and Tanganyika lakes, whose route is still controversial. The area is regularly the scene of clashes between the Congolese and Zambian armies. as reported from…

In tonight's show, Kenya's court of appeals rejects contested offer to amend the country's constitution, after multiple deadly attacks in recent weeks, we discuss the security situation in the Sahel region, and we meet the disabled musicians of DR Congo who are planning a return and trial.…