West Africa

Privatization has long gained a place all over the world. Private schools and colleges contribute to the development of education, but thanks to family money and sometimes without state control as in Haiti. Some countries even benefit the private sector by offering education vouchers, leaving families free to choose between…

In Benin, a highlight of the Benin president's national tour began on November 12 and is scheduled for one month. Patrice Talon said he wanted to be reconciled with his predecessor, Boni Yayi, who had become his fierce opponent. A statement in the northern part of the country, the fortress of the former head of state, during the first stage of this tour ended on Tuesday.…

The presidential and legislative elections will take place on Sunday, November 22, in Burkina Faso. Two themes dominate the election campaign, insecurity and reconciliation. All candidates, including President Kaboré, make this reconciliation one of the priorities of their program. And many promise that former President Blaise Compaoré will return if elected.…

Should we negotiate with jihadist groups? This is the issue that is most debated, three days before the presidential election in Burkina Faso. Since Monday, at RFI, you have heard several candidates proposing to explore the path of dialogue with the armed groups that are lush in northern and eastern Burkina Faso. This morning, here is Roch Marc Christian Kaboré's position. The outgoing president also expresses the hypothesis of a second round. Online from Ouagadougou, the presidential candidate answers questions from…

Ceni is working hard to organize Sunday's by-elections, the presidential election and the legislative election. For Ceni, it is a real logistical challenge, especially for parts of the country that are in the red zone. With our special correspondent in Ouagadougou, Carine FrenkCéni has made Sports Palace its nerve center for…

In Côte d'Ivoire, a sign of the still tense political climate, the government extended the ordinance banning demonstrations on public roads until 30 November. If the meeting on November 11 between Alassane Ouattara and Henri Konan Bedié made it possible to lower tensions slightly, nothing has been resolved. Many opposition leaders are still being detained and their parties in particular are demanding…

In Mali, the social and political reality is regaining its rights after three days of national mourning, but also of national community around the figure of the late President Amadou Toumani Touré. UNTM, the first union group in the country, began a three-day strike on Wednesday 18 November. A call to stop work affecting all sectors.…

One other three days of campaigning in Burkina Faso forward of the primary spherical of presidential elections on Sunday, November 22. An election together with legislative elections. On the beginning line: 13 candidates, together with President Roch Kaboré, who's in search of a second time period, but additionally the opposition chief, Zéphirin Diabré, and Eddie Komboïgo, candidate for CDP for former President Compaoré, who lives in exile in Côte d'Ivoire. Over the past days of the marketing campaign, the ambiance is…

In Côte d'Ivoire, the RHDP, at the Mardisoir, held a political council to take stock of the election and the period that followed. Alassane Ouattara spoke with leaders of the ruling party, while the political climate is still tense. with our correspondent in Abdijan, Pierre PintoBefore Alassane Ouattara began his remarks,…

Presidential and legislative elections shall be held this Sunday, November 22, in Burkina Faso. RFI provides the ground to every presidential candidate and welcomes cemercredil's opponent Zéphirin Diabré, 61. The chief of the UPC (Union for Progress and Change) is operating for the best workplace for the second time: he got here in second place in 2015 with 29.65% of the vote. Former Minister of Commerce from 92 to 94, then Minister of Finance till 1996 beneath Blaise Compaoré, Zéphirin Diabré proposed the formation of a…