West Africa

In France, the Court of Cassation on Wednesday ruled on the appeal of Teodorin Obiang, Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, convicted last year of having built up a fraudulent legacy of more than € 150 million. Is it French law or Equatorial Guinea that must apply to Teodorin Obiang? This is essentially the question that must…

The meeting is described as historic. Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo met for the first time since the crisis after the 2010-2011 elections. The meeting took place at the Presidential Palace in Abijan and lasted for one hour. as reported from Abidjan, Sidy YansaneThe meeting has just…

On Monday, July 26, 2021, a source from the prosecutor's office in a court in Bamako informed our AFP colleagues about the arrest and prosecution of Amadou Bamba for "pedophilia, attempted rape and modesty". The arrest comes a month after the publication of an investigation by the New York Times and Human Rights Watch, which revealed a system of sexual abuse within the Malian Basketball Federation. Amadou Bamba, 51, is suspected of having traded playing time or equipment in exchange for sexual favors. According to the New…

In Britain, the issue of restoring the African heritage is regularly in the news. The country is full of museums where visitors can discover paintings and sculptures from around the world, but also works acquired during the time of the British colonial empire and which have now become embarrassing. as reported from London,When…

The silver medalist at the 2016 Olympics, Abdoul Razak Issoufou Alfaga, was prematurely eliminated from the taekwondo tournament during the Tokyo 2021 Olympics on July 26. The Nigerian collapsed after his poor heavyweight performance. From our special correspondent in Tokyo,He was Niger's hope at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. But…

Activist Sunday Adeyemo Igboho is in pre-trial detention; the freedom judge has issued a decision to place him on Monday night during a commitment decision in a prison in Benin. Surprise, the crimes have changed. He is now being prosecuted "for criminal associations preparing to commit crimes in Benin". And yet his country Nigeria accused him of "arms trade, which demanded rebellion and undermined…

This is the first meeting between the head of state and his predecessor since his return last month after his acquittal of ICC crimes against humanity. The meeting between the two people in the Ivorian political scene must take place at the Presidential Palace in the late afternoon. as reported from Abidjan, Sidy YansaneThis is…

Since the conflict began in 2012, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and landmines have been a growing threat in Mali. For the soldiers, but also for the civilians who use the same roads or tracks, which are broken without goal difference, a threat that affects the daily lives of the peoples of northern and central Mali, in the grip of the conflict, and which is sinking to the south.…

French airstrikes in January at a wedding party in the West African country of Mali fought "completely in violation of international human rights and international humanitarian law," a new report said on Monday. The study, "France's shadow war in air strikes in Mali at Bounti's wedding", was conducted by Stoke-White Investigations, a unit of UK-based Stoke White lawyers. According to the report, contrary to France's claim that it attacked an armed terrorist group, Katiba Serma, who is affiliated with…

His voice was counted and carried to Benin. Rosine Soglo, whose real name is Rose-Marie Honorine Vieyra, politician and wife of former President Nicéphore Soglo, died on Sunday 25 July in Cotonou, aged 87. President Patrice Talon, who had strained relations with the family, greets "a brave and exceptional woman" and government…