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fictitious jobs cost the state 20
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), public finances are still not healthy. Following the resumption of the consolidation of civil servants 'census in April last year, Congolese Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Lihau confirmed at the Council of Ministers' meeting this weekend that the payroll lists of civil servants and agents for the State are full of duplicates, fictitious agents losing $ 240…
“From the West to Africa, I send back
Beninese visual artist Romuald Hazoumè is exhibiting his famous masks made of plastic jars until July 11 at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris. And his new installation "No Return" is the core of the exhibition "Ex Africa - African presences in art today". Interview with this self-taught Yoruba native who grew up in Porto-Novo in a Catholic family before conquering the art market with his voodoo-inspired…
President Bazoum’s visit to the village in
The Nigerian president is at the forefront of the war on terror in the village of Baroua, near Lake Chad, in the southeastern part of the country. Mohamed Bazoum visited this village on Friday abandoned by its people due to several attacks by Boko Haram, the group operating across the river and the border with Nigeria, a few kilometers away. But since then, thousands of villagers have returned under the…
In the spotlight: Modeste Bahati calls for census
"Modest Bahati for a general census before the 2023 election", LaUne headlines from the daily Forum des As. According to the newspaper, "high school speakers believe that the future CENI will need to present a calendar that prioritizes local elections."The daily L'Avenir, on the other hand, evokes the city of Goma, which now has its reference city plan. The population explosion, land movements, the presence of active…
Central African Republic: “I urge donors not to do that
In the Central African Republic, the counter-offensive led by the Central African Allied Forces (Faca) with its bilateral Russian ally has made it possible to retake a majority of the country's major cities. But this counter-offensive is accompanied by many issues - especially the atrocities committed against civilian populations.
Several incidents, including one…
of investors merge for one
Several investors have joined forces as part of a public-private partnership in the construction of a hydropower plant that will produce green energy for the capital Libreville. Projects from the Gabonese Fund for Strategic Investments and the company Meridiam, the future facility will increase electricity capacity in the Gabonese capital by 13%.…
The Account Chamber determines the management of the fund
The "Covidgate" deal is bouncing back in Cameroon. The local press published a summary of the Court of Auditors' report on the management last year of the special national solidarity fund against the coronavirus. A summary which has not been denied by the Court of Auditors and which highlights the many shortcomings in the management of this fund of 180 billion CFA francs, by the Cameroonian Ministries…
Laurent Gbagbo visits Kinshasa by invitation
The first voyage outside the Ivorian borders of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo returned to Côte d'Ivoire on June 17, after ten years at the ICC. He arrived in Kinshasa on Friday, July 2, early in the evening. A discreet journey: no picture of his arrival has been leaked on social networks. Gbagbo's stay in the Democratic Republic of Congo responds to Jean-Pierre Bemba's invitation.…
Felix Tshisekedi’s refusal to be vaccinated
Health news is marked by the Republican President's media outings on the AstraZeneca vaccine. Felix Tshisekedi has not yet been vaccinated and increasing criticism of the vaccine, according to him, is not so sure. A statement that contrasts with the government's efforts to get AstraZeneca to accept public opinion.
Felix Tshisekedi's paradoxical position attracts him many critics. On the one hand, the head of state refuses to be vaccinated, but on the other hand, he approves the launch of the vaccination campaign for the…
In the spotlight: Africa is threatened by a third wave
Threats to a third wave of coronavirus, so India's main vaccine supplier to the Covax system is not expected to resume deliveries until the autumn, a new wave that promises to be more powerful than before. More than 200,000 cases were reported last week on the continent. The Director of WHO Africa was concerned this Thursday, July 1, in particular the presence of the Delta variant, which was detected in almost all cases of…