West Africa

Although hailed by the president of Faso at the end of last week, the volunteers' contribution to the defense of the homeland against terrorism has drawn criticism. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniThe collective against impunity and stigmatization of society, the Burkinabè Movement for Human Rights and Human Rights…

D-2 before the presidential election in Ivory Coast. A vote that the opposition promises to prevent in order to block the candidacy of Alassane Ouattara for a third term. Since August, the climate has become significantly tense. Political violence has left more than thirty people dead in three months. The outgoing president has gathered all opposition to him. And the mediation has so far yielded…

Following a swift deliberation, Bamako's court against terrorism on Wednesday, October 28, recognized Mauritanian Fawaz Ould Ahmed, alias "Ibrahim 10", guilty of belonging to a jihadist group, for murder in connection with a terrorist activity and financing of terrorism. He and his co-defendant, Sadou Chaka, were sentenced to death as well as a fine of 10 million CFA francs for the attacks on the Terrace…

After a week of confinement, the security device that was deployed around the opponent's Cellou Dalein Diallo's home was lifted on Wednesday, October 28th. The measure had been requested by the joint UN - AU - ECOWAS mission at the end of its stay in Conakry. Second in the presidential election on October 18 with 33.5% of the vote, according to Ceni, Cellou Dalein Diallo continues to dispute these…

Announced at the end of last year that Eco, which is to replace the CFA franc from 2020, will eventually have to wait. Apart from the requirement that certain civil society organizations and certain economists demand the disappearance of the CFA franc, current users of this currency rarely speak on a daily basis. "Does our…

In Ivory Coast, the presidential election is scheduled for Saturday, October 31st. Yesterday, presidential candidate Alassane Ouattara declared on RFI and France 24 that the vote would take place. Today, opposition platform spokesman Pascal Affi N'Guessan says there will be no election. Former Prime Minister Laurent Gbagbo is interviewed by Christophe Boisbouvier of RFI and Marc Perelman of France 24.…

In Mali, October 28 was the second day of the trial against the alleged perpetrators of the Bamako attacks in 2015, which killed 30 people, at the Terrace bar restaurant and at the Radisson Blu hotel. This new day opened with the hearings of the two defendants. The main suspect, the Mauritanian Fawaz Ould Ahmed, aka "Ibrahim 10", who for almost two hours detailed the operations he performed, showed no remorse. At the stand, Fawaz Ould Ahmed, surrounded by his two lawyers in front of the anti-terrorism assistants, had most…

Work on the second inclusive national forum responsible for evaluating the new constitution, which has been in place since 2018, opens on 29 October. Over the course of three days, participants will evaluate the basic text that sanctifies, among other things, the abolition of the post of Prime Minister and the introduction of a Confession of Confession. These decisions are contested by a large section…

Ivory Coast will vote on Saturday to elect a new president or renew Alassane Ouattara in power for ten years. Its economic record is quite good, but not for all Ivorians. On the plus side, the Ivorian economy is undergoing a rebirth. With an average growth of 7% to 8% since 2011 - and without taking into account the current…

A number of states have already arrange committees to analyze police violence, one of many calls for of younger folks whose protest motion was bloodily suppressed after a military intervention on October 20 in Lagos. A "judicial inquiry and return committee" composed of eight members started its work on Tuesday, October 27, in megalopolis, to attempt to do justice to some victims.…