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for his political comeback, the Democrats’ party
The Democrats, the largest opposition party, made their political comeback on Saturday, July 24, in Cotonou, after four months of silence. The party is still calling for a national dialogue to save Benin's democracy. Patrice Talon controls Parliament 100% and almost all of the country's municipalities. as reported from…
Jemma Nunu Kumba, a woman chairing
One of the challenges for this long-standing activist of the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) will be to consolidate peace and unity within a newly "restored" assembly. The announcement was made by President Salva Kiir personally on Friday, July 23: Jemma Nunu Kumba will be the first woman to chair the South Sudanese…
the opposition agrees to join the committee
President Touadéra was announced at the end of his re-election and the Republican dialogue is delayed in the Central African Republic. The establishment of the organizing committee by presidential decree on June 30 triggered a shout in the opposition, which then considered it unbalanced in favor of the government. as reported…
at least six soldiers were killed in the Boko attack
At least six Cameroonian soldiers were killed on Saturday in a Boko Haram attack north of Cameroon, where jihadists intensified the attacks, the region's governor said on state television. Boko Haram carried out an attack on a military post in Sagme, near the border with Nigeria, in the far north of the country on Saturday…
Ethiopian mother and father demand assist to evacuate college students stranded by
Ethiopian parents call for help to evacuate students stranded by the Tigray War ADDIS ABABA - Parents of thousands of Ethiopian students stranded in the war-ravaged northern Tigray region on Friday asked for help evacuating them after the main university warned it could not feed them any longer in due to food and cash shortages. The University of Mekelle, which receives its budget from the…
dubious opposition after the appointment of
It is the Congolese-Brazzaville diplomat, Basile Ikouébé, who finally two days ago inherited the post of High Representative of the African Union (AU) for the transition to Chad. It is expected this Sunday, July 25, in Ndjamena. With a moment's notice, the Congolese Basile Ikouébé succeeds Senegalese Ibrahima Fall, challenged…
good start for African boxers, a
The day after the inauguration of the Tokyo Olympics, the African athletes experienced various fortunes involved on Saturday. In boxing, they took convincing first steps. And the Tunisian Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi has picked up a silver medal in taekwondo. In other sports and disciplines it was more complicated. BOXINGCameroonian Albert Mengue Ayissi climbed to the…
In Togo, more than 300 dial-up telephone numbers
More than 300 Togolese figures appear in the list of potential targets of Israeli spy program, Pegasus, while Togo is one of the African countries closest to the Hebrew state. The targeted include activists, journalists and political opponents. On the political side, we find among the numbers targeted by Pegasus spyware those…
Tunisia Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi medalist
First medal for the African continent in the Tokyo Olympics. Taekwondoist Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi barely lost in the final of less than 58 kilos on Saturday against Italian Vito Dell'Aquila. He is a silver medalist, who had not happened to a Tunisian athlete at the Olympics in almost 50 years. Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi goes down…
Designation of Ceni in the DRC: the heads of
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), it is the last stretch for the installation of a new steering group for the Independent National Electoral Commission (Céni). The leaders of the eight religious denominations that will appoint the new president of Ceni and another member of the plenum began talks on Friday, July 23, under high tension. They condemned "threats from all sides" aimed at disrupting this arduous process. .