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“Tourist”, a fiction in the service of
Launched in mid-May in Bangui, the film Tourist is now available on Russian broadcast platforms. Its goal: to praise the Russian intervention in the CAR and the "instructors" sent by Moscow to support President Faustin-Archange Touadéra against the rebels of the CPC (Coalition of Patriots for Change). A film halfway between fiction, reality and propaganda, which would be funded directly by the Wagner group according to the Russian press,…
African culture: the June meetings
Where will the most important meetings in African culture take place in June in digital form or face to face? Here are 21 suggestions. Do not hesitate to send us your "essentials" to fipageculture@yahoo.fr.
From 1 to 6 June, the second edition of Wekré, the market for contemporary art in Ouagadougou, will be held under the theme Cross-country skiing. Among the…
activist Joseph Kitangala arrested again and
Joseph Kitangala Kibala was arrested for the second time last Friday on the basis of a complaint from the head of the industry promotion fund Patrice Kitebi.
He was released in December last year, after 18 months in prison, for bringing charges against the same leader. In question: a radio program and two letters from Joseph Kitangala Kibala addressed to the Ministers of Justice and the Minister of Industry to request that the investigations against the former Minister be restarted.
Joseph Kitangala Kibala presents…
A delegation from AU, UN, ECCAS and the EU in
A joint visit by the AU, the UN, represented by the Deputy Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, ECCAS and the EU is currently under way. On Wednesday, representatives met with both the president of the National Assembly and religious leaders. At the heart of the discussions: the peace process, two years after the Khartoum Treaty and five months after the attack on the…
Jules Jalabert, son of a legend on the tour
On the roads of the Cycling Tour of Cameroon, a name attracts attention: Jalabert. Jules Jalabert, son of Laurent Jalabert, former major French champion winner among others of the Tour of Spain and the world championship. This young 19-year-old runner is still looking for his way. Meet.
In cycling, Jules Jalabert, the son of…
The African Union interrupts Mali but does not
Following ECOWAS, the African Union decided to suspend Mali from its governing bodies. But the continental organization has not made any other decision to punish Mali's new leader as the country awaits the appointment of the new prime minister.
Soldiers must "go back to their barracks." The term had already been used after the…
Nyiragongo, a fascinating and dangerous volcano
For ten days he has been responsible for the relocation of hundreds of thousands of inhabitants from the Congolese city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nyiragongo, the most dangerous volcano in Africa, once again threatens this city in the eastern part of the country. This volcano, located in the great East African rift, continues to fascinate scientists and poses an eternal threat to the…
B. Smets, volcanologist: “No one could have it
It is the most dangerous volcano in Africa. At the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, ten days after the outbreak, Nyiragongo seems to be calming down. But the crisis unit in northern Kivu confirms that "the danger is permanent" and asks the people of Goma to remain "vigilant". What are the current risks for Goma residents? The Belgian volcanologist Benoît Smets is a researcher at the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren and teaches at the University of Brussels. Since May 30, he has been…
John Numbi officially declared a deserter
The relatives of Floribert Chebeya and Fidèle Bazana celebrated on Tuesday, June 1, the 11th anniversary of the murder of the two human rights activists after the police call. The next day, June 2, the body of the former body was found; the other has not been until today. Following revelations on our antenna, the organization Voice of the Voiceless submitted a memorandum to the Presidency of the…
civil society in southern kivu mobilizes the following
Civil society in southern Kivu demands an apology from Rwandan President Paul Kagame, following comments to RFI and France 24 during his visit to Paris two weeks ago. Paul Kagame considered the UN survey report to be controversial, and that other reports had concluded that there was no crime in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Words that shocked civil society in southern Kivu, which organized a seat in…