Central Africa

This Norman duo mixes the rhythms of Cameroon with a robust rock. In a stripping first album, Elektrik Makossa, Bafang affords music made to tune lengthy winter nights. If we in all probability have to attend earlier than we see them on stage, presentation of a gaggle that's already far behind. In rock historical past, duets have at all times had a particular place. From sparks to white stripes, together with Rita Mitsouko in France, they had been pressured to play numbers to make music usually…

The National Human Rights Commission was able to visit secret prisons in Chad, the existence of which was condemned a few weeks ago by a human rights organization. as reported from N'Djamena, Madjiasra NakoThe mission of the National Human Rights Commission indicates that he has visited two prisons of the National Security…

"Doudou Faye loved the dream of becoming a professional footballer in Europe. He died in October last year, points out the daily 24 Heures, in the water of the so-called secret emigration. The teenage tragic case has aroused emotions and outrage in Senegal and abroad. His father had paid 250,000 FCFA to a smuggler. ”He and two other fathers were found guilty in February by the court in Mbour, 80 km from Dakar, of…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, where pro-Tshisekedi deputies and others from the opposition want to bring down the National Assembly's offices controlled so far by the Kabila camp, conflicts between activists from both camps have erupted in Parliament's territory. The police have been distributed, but the tension remains.…

The tension between the FCC from Joseph Kabila and the CACH from Félix Tshisekedi is not falling. This Monday, December 7, supporters of every camp near the People's Palace, the seat of parliament, clashed the day after the speech of the President of the Republic announcing the end of the ruling coalition and the appointment of an informant to identify the new majority. The faithful of Félix Tshisekedi…

Congo-Brazzaville will have a second refinery in the city of Pointe-Noire, thanks to a financing agreement signed with the Chinese company Beijing Fortune Dingheng. The project aims to cover national needs and to make Congo an exporter of refined products. Experts are already demanding good governance and, in particular, respect for the environment.…

In the Central African Republic, the decision of the Constitutional Court to annul the candidacy of the former head of state François Bozizé reacts. On Monday, the opposition and the authorities responded to each other through press releases. as reported from Bangui, Charlotte cossetThe opposition broke its silence and…

The crisis between the Front Commun pour le Congo (FCC) led by Joseph Kabila and the Cap pour le Change (Cach) led by Félix Tshisekedi is intensifying. After three weeks of consultation, the president announced on Sunday, December 6, the upcoming appointment of a new informant to achieve a new majority in the congregation. Parliament will once again be the site of this trench war between the two…

On the front page of Kinshasa newspapers.

Félix Tshisekedi decided to end the coalition he had formed with his predecessor Joseph Kabila. To do this, he wants a majority in the National Assembly. This allows him to appoint a new prime minister and form a new government. The first step in the process, he decides to appoint an informant who will be responsible for identifying a new coalition that brings together the absolute majority in the National Assembly. RFI receives Hervé Diakiese, lawyer, human rights defender and spokesman for the "Le Congolais Debout"…