West Africa

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.…

The only opposition candidate who accepted the election process, Kouadio Konan Bertin, spoke for nearly an hour in his constituency north of Abidjan on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. as reported from Abidjan, François Hume-FerkatadjiA dissident from the PDCI and a candidate under the label "independent", "KKB" are accused by the…

Activities have been severely disrupted since the election, especially in the markets, and prices are feeling the effects. With our special correspondent in Conakry, Charlotte idracSitting on a bench in the Taouyah market, Moussa is waiting for customers. This grocery store sells "a little of everything", he says, blisters,…

Chadian blogger Makaïla Nguebla was summoned by French justice on Tuesday 27 October. He is accused of defaming Abbas Mahamat Tolli, nephew of the head of state, former finance minister and current governor of BEAC (Bank of Central African States). Exile in France since 2013, the host of the blog makaila.fr is very critical of…

Large crowds ransacked meals shops in Nigeria's capital Abuja on Monday within the newest looting that hit the nation throughout a wave of unrest. Traces of residents could possibly be seen carrying away luggage of provides destined for distribution whereas locking up coronavirus as authorities struggled to cease the looting. "We're hungry, you see," a person holding a packet of noodles instructed Agence France-Presse (AFP). "There may be loads of meals on this nation, however individuals are…