West Africa

Definitely acquitted by the International Criminal Court on March 31, former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo will return to Abidjan this Thursday, June 17, after a ten-year absence. What role does he intend to play? What consequences will his return have on the political scene? From our special correspondent in AbidjanThe…

In Mali, the new prime minister for the transition, Choguel Maïga, met with UN unions on Tuesday. The first central union in the country has had a series of complaints for several months. The case of the compressed workers from the former state-owned enterprises, the harmonization of the index networks for the salaries of civil…

Casamance has been confronted for almost 40 years by the MFDC's independence movement. But since the beginning of the year, the army has given a boost to its military operations by regaining the historical positions of the MFDC near the border with Guinea-Bissau. The goal stated: "to restore state authority completely." A new balance of power, while the uprising today seems to be aging and fragmented. .

Tunisia - Angola and Congo-Brazzaville - Cameroon will be posters for the semi-finals of the African Nations Women's Handball Cup on 16 June 2021 in Yaoundé. The Congolese surprised the Senegalese 21-20 while the Cameroonians crushed the Nigerians 44-14. The semi-finalists have meanwhile won their qualifiers for the 2021 World Cup, which is scheduled for December in Spain.…

Ivorian Popular Front pro Gbagbo on Monday confirmed the arrival of Laurent Gbagbo to the Ivory Coast on the afternoon of June 17. His formation, which no longer speaks of a triumphant welcome, welcomed the announcement that it will be able to use the presidential pavilion at the airport to receive the former president.…

The future National Assembly in Benin was represented by Burkinabè architect Francis Kéré. Based in Germany, he is known for his use of local materials. Impeccable white shirt, portable in hand, FrancisKér saves the site of the future National Assembly, an 8-hectare site in the center of Porto-Novo, the Benin capital, occupied…

The Bamako press is quite critical of the formation of the new government led by Prime Minister Choguel Maïga."Choguel government does not calm down", thus the title of the Maliweb information site. Already "with its 28 members, the (new) government breaks the transitional charter, which maximizes the number of members of the government team by a maximum of 25." Then Maliweb continues, "this government law reflects the coup…

In Senegal, we are witnessing the end of the military operations that began on May 30 in Casamance, in the south of the country. Following operations in January last year against the positions of the Mouvement des forces democratiques de Casamance (MFDC), the army claims that it is continuing its "security mission" to allow the return of people to this region plagued by the independence uprising for…

In Guinea, from Monday, June 14, the Ministry of the Environment, Water and Forestry banned "the cutting and transport of firewood throughout the national territory, until further notice". Issuance of hijacking permits is also prohibited. A measure that the ministry justified with "the report on excessive logging and illegal…

Ten years after the transfer to the ICC, the former president, acquitted of the charges of crimes against humanity against him, will return to his country on Thursday afternoon. This return is appreciated differently by various associations of victims of political violence. Some still ask for justice, others want reconciliation and forgiveness to be a priority.…