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Ivory Coast President Ouattara makes a sniper, the opposition cries foul

Côte d'Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara has provisionally received a 3rd time period with 94.27% of the vote, the Electoral Fee introduced early on Tuesday, following a bitter election that triggered lethal violence and was boycotted by opposition voters. "Thus elected President of the Republic, Alassane Ouattara," introduced Kuibiert-Coulibaly Ibrahime, Head of the Electoral Fee. He stated the ultimate turnout for the October 31 election was 53.90%. The outcomes have to be validated by the nation's…

high school and college students back in class

Colleges and colleges have reopened after more than seven months of closure due to the coronavirus crisis. The Rwandan government has opted for a gradual return to school. About half of the students resumed on Monday, November 2, the others will have to wait until November 23. as reported from Kigali, Laure broulardAt…

Somalia: HirShabelle chief resigns earlier than election

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Hirshabelle President Mohamed Abdi Waare stepped down on Monday, virtually a month after the top of his time period, paving the way in which for the opportunity of holding elections within the southern Somali federal state, which has began the regional elections forward of the nationwide referendums. Mohamed Abdi Waare is at present dealing with a dilemma with re-election with quite a few opponents declaring pursuits to kick him out, however his proximity to President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo…

the authorities want to bring order to the gold sector

The Mauritanian president on Monday afternoon in Zouerate in the country's mining center gave the start of the company Maaden Mauritania's activities for the exploitation of gold in Tiris Zemmour. The iron mines of the National Industrial and Mining Company of Mauritania are already in operation in this region in the extreme north of Mauritania.…

The UFDG maintains pressure on the streets to challenge the presidential election

In Guinea, the unsuccessful candidates for the presidential election on October 18, in the first round of outgoing President Alpha Condé, won, according to the preliminary results of Ceni, until Sunday night to lodge their appeal to the Constitutional Court. The institution was to rule before the end of the week by announcing the final results or canceling the vote. Until then, the UFDG, the largest…

always cases of violation of freedom of the press

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the situation of journalists has not improved in this second year of the presidency of Felix Tshisekedi. The organization Journalist in Danger (JED) has counted 116 attacks on press freedom and journalists' safety, including one death, one disappearance, some forty arrests or arrests, and several threats and assaults. A significant increase from the 85 cases…

Danab forces kill one other Al-Shabaab commander in Somalia

SABLALE, Somalia - A senior Al-Shabaab commander has been killed by particular forces from Danab troops, senior army officers advised reporters in yet one more incident, displaying the authenticity and dedication of crushing the militants who've unfold chaos throughout the nation. The Danab troops have performed operations with the assistance of the African Union mission forces and people of the US African Command, and the end result since March this 12 months has been hailed as probably the most profitable given…