West Africa

This is the second stage of Laurent Gbagbo's visit to the Henri Konan Bédié fortress, in the middle east of the Ivory Coast. Following the reunification, on Saturday 10 July, in Douakro, the two opposition leaders will meet, this Sunday 11 July, in Bédiékro, in the bush, in the heart of the plantations of the former president of the PDCI. At the end of this day, Henri Konan Bédié called for "a new…

In Mali, a year ago, until today, 14 people died after police intervention during the demonstrations against the dismissed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, according to figures from the UN and the UN. Human Rights Watch NGO. A ceremony will be held on Sunday, July 11, in honor of the Imam Dicko Mosque, located in Badalabougou. The district was then the epicenter of the protest against the old regime.…

Elected on April 11, the President of Benin promises to resign in 2026 at the end of his current term. Patrice Talon made this commitment to several African civil society organizations, such as Togo Debout and Tournons la page, this Saturday 10 July. "The terms of office should be limited," said Patrice Talon. When you weigh…

Bamako "protested strongly" on Saturday, July 10, against critical comments against Nigerian President Mohamed Bazoum's coup-led military, saying they were "against friendship and brotherhood" between the two countries. The Nigerian head of state on Friday criticized in Paris the tendency of the colonel in Mali to take power…

The lawyers for the opponent Reckya Madougou submitted to the prosecutor at the court for repression of economic crimes and terrorism, on Friday, July 9, a request for the provisional release of their client. Reckya Madougou, a former candidate for the Democratic Party, was unable to run in the April presidential election due to…

Following the release in early May of 40 people detained since the October 2020 demonstrations around Guinea's presidential election, Amnesty International recalls that 57 detainees, arrested under the same circumstances, are still behind bars. NGOs demand respect for their rights and for criminal proceedings. "Despite these…

Against the production of vaccines against Covid-19 in Senegal. An agreement was signed on Friday 9 July with several partners, European countries, the World Bank and the United States, to finance the first phase of the project. A factory that should start production in 2022, when Africa now imports 99% of its vaccine needs.…

Several rankings of the best universities in the world are unanimous in placing Cape Town and Wits in South Africa at the forefront of Africa. These top 10 overlap with nuances, depending on selection criteria, and do not include any French-speaking country. Only the University of Cape Town in South Africa wins in the league of the 200 best universities in the…

"Congolence: the text of Noël Tshiani on Mboso's table", the daily Le Phare announces. According to this newspaper, the president of the National Assembly received this on Thursday, July 8 the nationality bill from the hands of Deputy Nsingi Pululu. This is a text developed by the 2018 presidential candidate Noël Tshiani and which will be discussed during the next parliamentary session, Le Phare explains.Under the headline…

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that France will close all military bases in the Sahel region in 2022 as part of its reconfiguration of the country's military involvement in Africa. Macron announced the military shutdown, including the reduction of troops and the closure of bases during a press conference with Nigerian President Mohamed Bazoum at the end of the G5 Sahel summit in Paris. The transition is necessary at the end of France's operation Barkhane in the Sahel, which Macron announced last month.…