Central Africa

Civic Coordination Wakit Tama on Wednesday, Could 19, known as for brand spanking new marches to demand the resignation of the Transitional Army Council and condemn what they name "destructive French intervention". Demonstrations banned by the authorities, who've launched a navy gadget that's, to say the least, dissuasive. The…

The Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS, the primary opposition social gathering) suspended from its governing our bodies its president of the parliamentary group within the Nationwide Meeting. Honoré Sayi has been appointed Minister of Power and Hydraulics. He has accepted his sanction and guarantees to return "house" when his mission to serve the republic is over.…

In the midst of a debate on the restoration of the works looted throughout colonization, an exhibition is being held within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Kinshasa. "The spirit of the ancestors" goals to reconnect younger artists with older works. To start with there may be an statement: many Congolese have no…

The scenario in Chad was additionally mentioned in Paris throughout the summit on the financing of African economies. Whereas the African Union Peace and Safety Council (AU) final Friday adopted a really conciliatory stance with the navy junta in energy, Félix Tshisekedi, the present president of the AU, stated yesterday, Tuesday 18 Could, that "a muscular restoration" was crucial after Idriss Déby's…

Since 2018, Chad, Niger, Libya and Sudan have tried to coordinate safety at their borders over what they name the "risk from southern Libya". However this coordination is struggling to get in place. Southern Libya continues to be "a risk to critical threats". The Chadian and Sudanese armed teams pose a significant safety…

The Paris summit on the financing of African economies was held on Tuesday 18 Might. A serious worldwide assembly, centered on the thorny subject of debt, by which China participated, by video convention. In the event you put a number of financial urge for food to Beijing in Africa, Chinese language funding remains to be in sharp decline and the main focus of the debt service is altering.…

The Covid-19 pandemic plunged the African continent into an unprecedented recession final 12 months. African international locations should finance their restoration, however not like the nice powers, they wouldn't have the identical capability. The Paris summit is devoted to reviving these fragile economies, the concern of their money owed and the well being disaster ended on Tuesday evening.…

In an interview with RFI and France 24, Rwandan President Paul Kagame denied that his troops had been concerned in crimes dedicated throughout the two wars within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He accused Dr. Denis Mukwege of being manipulated. These phrases evoke a cry from their neighbor. "There have been no crimes.…

5 days after the publication of its report on Chad, the Peace and Safety Council (PSC) of the African Union has nonetheless not communicated the small print of its choices. However RFI may be taught extra about it. There can be no sanctions towards the Chadian army junta, however a confirmed need to assist the transition course…

Benoît Chervalier is an funding financial institution, instructing at Sciences Po Paris and at Essec (Larger College of Financial and Business Sciences). A debt and finance specialist in Africa, he advises governments and corporations on the topic. RFI: France organizes a global summit on financing and debt points in Africa. French President Emmanuel Macron can…