West Africa

Malaya Justice issued an international arrest warrant on Monday, July 5, against Karim Keïta, a former deputy and son of ex-president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. He is wanted as part of the investigation into the disappearance of a Malian journalist Birama Touré just over five years ago. For five years, the investigations had really not progressed. The case has accelerated in particular thanks to judicial…

In Benin, this Tuesday, July 7, was the first day of the Economic Crimes Tribunal (CRIET) court for the mayor of Abomey-Calavi, the second most important municipality in the south after Cotonou. Georges Bada, an influential member of the Patrice Talon majority, is on trial for a land planning case. He is charged with "abuse of office, fraud and criminal association". With him 28 co-defenders including…

In Senegal, cases tested positive for Covid-19 are soaring with 121 new cases registered on Tuesday, July 6, a positivity rate of almost 10%. Authorities warn of "a third wave". During the last Council of Ministers, on Monday 5 July, the head of state demanded that the restrictions on the meetings be limited. The Ministry of Health still trusts vaccination to cope with the pandemic, but the doses are…

For the first time since her husband's return to Côte d'Ivoire on June 17, the former lady speaks in a video posted on her social networks. Simone Gbagbo welcomes this return and asks for further support for reconciliation. Without ever referring to the divorce proceedings initiated by the former president. It's a video of just…

In Senegal, it is considered a "temple of knowledge": Cheikh-Anta-Diop University in Dakar or UCAD welcomes about 100,000 Senegalese and foreign students. It is one of the oldest universities in West Africa. Many managers have been trained there. It is also a highly politicized place, upset in recent months by many violence, strikes and clashes. .

In Nigeria, a demonstration in favor of the creation of a "Yoruba" nation was brutally spread in Lagos on Saturday, July 3. It was activist Sunday Igboho - known for his speeches encouraging ethnic hatred of Fulani shepherds - who called on his supporters to meet in the Nigerian economic capital. But the activist was the target of a raid two days ago by Nigerian security services at his home in Ibadan…

Noël Akossi Bendjo is back in Ivory Coast after three years in exile. The former mayor of the municipality of Plateau landed on Saturday, July 3 in Abidjan after a long stay in Paris. This high figure in the PDCI had chosen to stay out of the country after being accused of embezzlement of public funds and convicted in the absence of Ivorian justice. Accusations that Noël Akossi Bendjo has always denied…

In Senegal, the debate on the application of the law criminalizing rape and pedophilia has returned to the table since January 2020. It all started after the rape complaint from a 15-year-old girl against the son of a well-known journalist, the young man who is currently under arrest. The Senegalese feminist collective was mobilized on Saturday, July 3, in Dakar to support all women victims of violence…

The French government has removed Benin, Ghana and Senegal from the list of so-called safe countries in OFPRA, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons in France. In the latter two countries, the goal is to protect LGBT citizens who are exposed to discrimination. Asylum seekers from these three West African countries in France now have the opportunity to appeal if their…

In Burkina Faso, thousands of protesters marched through the streets of the capital to condemn the country's insecurity. At the urging of opposition parties and certain civil society organizations, the protesters called for strong measures to curb the attacks attributed to jihadist groups. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya…