West Africa

On April 15, the Assize courtroom in Paris convicted a Belarusian mercenary and two officers of the Ivorian air drive within the case of the bombing of the French camp Bouaké in 2004. Bombing that killed 10 folks and left 38 wounded. To this point untraceable, Colonel Patrice Ouei, one in every of the three convicted, has simply re-emerged within the Ivory Coast. He denies any wrongdoing and claims he…

There's now formally and for the primary time a frontrunner of the opposition. The Nationwide Secretary of the FCBE (Forces Cauris pour un Bénin émergent) was appointed by decree. As a reminder, he was additionally Alassane Soumanou Djimba's helmsman within the April 11 presidential election. Paul Hounkpè needs to create a framework for dialogue throughout the opposition, to current proposals to the…

In digital or face-to-face type, the place will the flagship conferences for African tradition happen in Could? Listed here are 17 recommendations. Don't hesitate to ship us your "necessities" to fipageculture@yahoo.fr. Born in Asmara, Eritrea, Dawit L. Petros lives and works in New York. From 5 to 14 Could, in a showroom together with the Frieze New York…

These prisoners are individuals who opposed the need for a 3rd time period and life presidency for Alpha Condé, Guinea's president. And in view of this resistance, a few of them have been arrested and kidnapped. And immediately - six months later - there continues to be no verdict. The households haven't heard from these folks. Ibrahim Sorel Kaita, CTG Spokesman and Vice President of the SOS Racism Affiliation Magali Lagrange…

The tribute is unanimous this morning within the press on the continent. Whether or not within the North African or West African press, most newspapers, magazines or information websites greet the reminiscence of Béchir Ben Yahmed, founding father of Jeune Afrique."It was yesterday, Could 3, a day devoted to press freedom, that Béchir Ben Yahmed selected to offer us a false firm," states WalfQuotidien in Dakar. The founding…

One month in the past, the Board of Attraction of the Worldwide Legal Court docket upheld the acquittal of Laurent Gbagbo, who has lived in Belgium for 2 years. Since that resolution, negotiations to organize for his return to Côte d'Ivoire have begun and accelerated at the tip of final week. Six family of the previous head of state returned to the nation, together with his youthful sister and his…

In Burkina Faso, a minimum of 30 civilians had been killed on Monday, Could 3, within the assault on the Kodyel farmland, within the Foutouri division, about 145 km from Fada Ngourma within the japanese area. Unidentified armed males invaded the village very early yesterday morning and attacked the inhabitants, regardless of the voluntary efforts for the protection of the fatherland, the civilian aides…

Two of the three civilians accused of theft, each amputated by a foot and a hand of suspected jihadists final weekend, close to town of Ansongo (north), arrived in Gao, the capital of the realm, on Monday to obtain hospital care. They're accused of robbing and robbing civilians touring within the north. as reported from Bamako,…

In Senegal, a sit-in of journalists, technicians and media executives was held on Monday, Could 3, in Dakar in entrance of the Ministry of Tradition and Communications. as reported from Dakar, Charlotte idracIn reference to the Worldwide Press Freedom Day, professionals within the sector warned of the assaults and unsurpassed…

Monday, Could 3, was World Press Freedom Day. On this event, an illustration was held within the 2nd arrondissement of Paris at the positioning Ghislaine Dupont - Claude Verlon - Camille Lepage. Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, RFI journalists, had been killed in November 2013 in northern Mali. Photojournalist Camille Lepage was killed within the Central African Republic in 2014. A rally organized…