West Africa

The demonstration scheduled for Saturday, November 28, by the dynamic Kpodzro will be banned by the Togolese authorities, the organizers were told this morning. The Kpodzro dynamics, which support Agbéyome Kodjo, calls for a demonstration on Saturday in Lomé, Togo's capital, to challenge the outcome of the February presidential…

Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagboa, according to several sources, completed the formalities in Belgium on Monday to obtain a diplomatic passport. Following statements by President Alassane Ouattara on RFI and France 24, who, a few days before the presidential election, had confirmed that he was in favor of the delivery of…

In Benin, five appeals by citizens and opponents were submitted to the Constitutional Court to challenge the rule of sponsorship required to run in the April 11 presidential election. as reported from Cotonou, Jean-Luc AploganSince the amendment of the electoral law in November 2019, political parties must collect 16…

Guillaume Soro and three of his relatives "can not fear anything" from the mandates that the Ivorian Ministry of Justice is asking to hand over to the French authorities, according to Maître Affoussiata Bamba-Lamine, lawyer at the bar in Paris and coordinator of the collective of Guillaume Soro's lawyers. "In this case, it will…

Although the search for a vaccine against Covid-19 seems to be progressing, there is still no effective treatment for the disease. Dozens of clinical trials around the world have failed to find cures for severe forms. However, a new test will try to contribute to the building, and he is African: Anticov, that is his name, will eventually affect 3,000 patients in thirteen countries.…

In an open letter to Beninese President Patrice Talon, Maître Antoine Vey, French lawyer for Sébastien Ajavon, one of the main opponents of the head of state, condemns the attacks on democracy and human rights in the country. of the force in place. He also demands that his client's convictions be "revoked". "The conviction of…

Four years ago, free high schools were one of President Nana Akufo-Addo's campaign promises. In Ghana, it has made it possible for more than 430,000 young people to go to college and high school. they were just under 300,000 in 2016. This massive enrollment has caused congestion in schools, forcing students to switch to play. And critics are fired against this system by rotation. Back to a popular…

A dramatic turnaround in African football. Ahmad Ahmad, president of CAF, the African Football Confederation, has been suspended for 5 years for violating ethics. He will therefore not be able to participate in a second period next March. Is there anything rotten in the football kingdom? Ivorian Jacques Anouma is one of the four candidates succeeding Ahmad Ahmad. Online from Abidjan, he answers…

The battle in Western Sahara may be very worrying for Mauritania. And an necessary assembly was held on Monday, November 23 in Nouakchott. as reported from Nouakchott, Salem Mejbour SalemThe top of diplomacy for the independence motion on the Polisario Entrance was in Nouakchott on Monday 23 November. He met Mauritanian…

No spectacular announcements about African debt at the G20 summit held practically this weekend. The countries in the south, and in particular Africa, were hoping for details after the G20 funding that had been held a week earlier. We talked about a new mechanism for debt restructuring in poor countries involving creditors like China. But obviously we have to wait for new messages.…