Central Africa

Within the Democratic Republic of Congo, the centenary of the Kimbanguist Church, a Congolese Christian cult has attended by a whole bunch of hundreds of believers. On Tuesday, April 6, demonstrations had been held in the town of Nkamba, nicknamed New Jerusalem, within the province of Central Congo. Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi, President of the Republic, later known as on Simon Kimbangu to unite earlier…

In Chad as candidates are combating for the presidential election on Sunday, April 11. The coronavirus epidemic has invited itself to the marketing campaign. One in every of the candidates fell in poor health a number of days earlier than the election and needed to promote in quarantine. That is the opposition chief, Félix Nialbe Romadoumngar from the URD, the Union for Renewal and Democracy. The…

In Chad, greater than 4 days earlier than the presidential election scheduled for subsequent Sunday. Six candidates are working towards incumbent President Idriss Deby Itno. With small means, they withdrew to the provinces, the place they tried to steer the folks to not supply one other mandate to the outgoing head of state, in energy for thirty years and asking for a brand new six-year mandate. After…

Although declared a "priority of priorities" in the early 1980s, agriculture did not allow Congo to be self-sufficient and restrict food imports. The authorities now want to intensify this agriculture in order to diversify the economy of the country, which is struggling to minimize its dependence on oil revenues. From our…

The Constitutional Court on Tuesday, April 6, validated the election of Denis Sassou-Nguesso in the vote on March 21. He received 88.40% of the votes instead of 88.57% of the votes, according to the preliminary results which the court modified somewhat after rejecting the appeals against the annulment of three opponents. as…

Here is the list of the 11 participants in the Marc-Vivien Foé RFI / France 24 award for the 2020/2021 season, which awards the best African player in Ligue 1. The final trio will be selected by a committee of journalists and announced on 29 April. Nayef AGUERD (RENNAIS STADIUM / MOROCCO)Transferred last summer from Dijon to Rennes, who graduated from the Mohammed…

The opposition refuses to extend Patrice Talon's mandate following the change in the election calendar, which would allow the head of state to remain in office for another month and a half before the winner of Sunday's presidential election takes office. Patrice Talon has been in service for five years today. On Tuesday afternoon, regroupings are reported in Cotonou in Cadjèhoun, not far from former President Thomas Boni Yayi. When a group spreads, it goes elsewhere to reform. Red Star Square, where the tires were…

Among the candidates, Albert Pahimi Padacket ... He was…

Following the National Bishops' Conference (Cenco) for Catholics and the Protestant Church of Christ in the Congo (ECC), the awakening churches, once silent on socio-political issues and considered close to those in power, are breaking their silence. The three main religious denominations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), divided on dogmatic issues, are merging for the first time to demand that credible elections be held within the 2023 constitutional deadline. The evangelical churches are therefore…

Seven candidates are operating, together with President Idriss Déby Itno, who has been in energy for greater than 30 years. The pinnacle of state leaves the hyper-favorite within the face of a really divided opposition. However what are the expectations of the inhabitants? With our particular correspondent in Ndjamena,…