West Africa

In Mali, the Malian army again provides several tons of food aid to the village of Farabougou in the Ségou region. With logistical support from the UN mission in the country, food and medicine were delivered on Thursday, other deliveries are scheduled for Friday to support the inhabitants of this village in the center of the country, surrounded by more than a month of jihadist fighters amid conflicts…

In Cameroon, Cardinal Christian Tumi has been released, according to several sources. Archbishop Emeritus of Douala was abducted on Thursday around noon. 18 in the English-speaking northwest of the country on the road between Bamenda and Koumbo. If Monsignor Tumi was released, the ten people who were kidnapped at the same time as him near Kumbo are still in the hands of the kidnappers.…

In Senegal, a new statue was unveiled in the heart of Dakar on Tuesday, November 3, by historian Cheikh Anta Diop, who died in 1986. The intellectual disrupted the vision of African history by emphasizing the contribution of black Africa to civilization, especially Egypt. His statue is now erected in front of the university and on the avenue bearing his name.…

In Côte d'Ivoire, the standoff between the government and the opposition parties continues. Since Tuesday, former President Henri Konan Bédié and the other principals' residences have always been surrounded by police. This follows the announcement by opponents last Monday of the creation of a National Transitional Council preparing to appoint a government. This new political crisis is directly…

Bilateral cooperation, safety and the forthcoming presidential elections in Niger fashioned the majority of the talks between the French Minister and the Nigerian authorities. as reported from Niamey, Moussa KakaOn the finish of his 24-hour keep in Niger, Jean-Yves Le Drian paid a full of life tribute to Mahamadou Issoufou, who…

The Chadian Convention for the Protection of Human Rights has been investigating for years the existence of "secret prisons" of the National Security Agency (ANS). The organization claims to have already discovered ten of these houses. Most recently, a most banal house located in the 2nd arrondissement on the road to Farcha, opposite a large ministry (public works and infrastructure). CTDDH condemns a…

Cardinal Christian Tumi was kidnapped this afternoon by a group of armed men on the road between Bamenda and Kumbo. The Cardinal and Fon, the king of Kumbo, were captured in Baba by a certain general of the Ambazonians, his nom de guerre is Chaomao. I called the son of the King of Kumbo, who also confirmed to me that it is Chaomao, a former priest, because he complained that the cardinal was urging the children to go to school. Because for them, if school starts, it is a sign of normalization.…

In Cameroon, teachers from the Presbyterian school kidnapped in Kumbo were released on Thursday, November 5, at noon, according to the office of the governor of the English-speaking northwestern region. A release coming as the funeral of the murdered children at their school in Kumba on October 14 took place in the morning in the English-speaking southwestern area.…

Laurent Gbagbo's lawyers say he spoke by telephone with Prime Minister Ahmed Bakayoko on Wednesday. According to them, he expressed concern and feelings after the encirclement of the residence of former President Henri Konan Bédié. A political gesture confirming the new position of the former president. With our special…

The Auditor General presented his annual report to the Transitional Authorities at the end of last week. This report, which reviews public spending, has since been published. In 2019, Rigsrevisionen carried out 31 verifications concerning expenses, which were carried out between 2015 and the first quarter of 2018. Purpose: to track everything that looks like a lack of transparency or even direct fraud.…