Central Africa

Reversal in the so-called looted building case in the former Katanga province. Emmanuel Stoupis, who accused Moïse Katumbi and Jean-Claude Muyambo five years ago of stealing two buildings, was arrested on Tuesday, November 24 in Kinshasa following a complaint from the bar's president Jean-Claude Muyambo. The latter accuses the Greek citizen of using forgery, complicity in torture and fraud.…

The majority party, opposition and representatives of the former rebel leader Pastor Ntoumi have met since Wednesday 25 November in Madingou to prepare for the presidential election in 2021. The vote is scheduled for March. More than a hundred political actors and members of civil society are present at these meetings. What can be expected from these political consultations if the first stated goal is…

In Chad, an explosion left several dead and wounded in the army ranks during the night Tuesday to Wednesday when soldiers sailed on Lake Chad. An explosion attributed by the authorities to the Islamists from Boko Haram. as reported from Ndjamena, Madjiasra NakoThe motorized canoe carrying the soldiers was circulating among the…

For the reason that introduction of a brand new mining code within the Democratic Republic of Congo, giant corporations have paid contributions to native communities to straight assist the areas through which they function. In a report printed in Lubumbashi ten days in the past, civil society NGOs point out that between July 2018 and December 2019, communities acquired greater than $ 114 million in…

It is in principle this Wednesday that the consultations launched by President Félix Tshisekedi will end. He got political, religious and civil society figures to put an end to the differences with Joseph Kabila and within the FCC-Cach coalition. But after three weeks of discussions, several cases stand still. as reported from…

Prayers and tributes in Niamey, the capital of Nigeria, at the home of former President Mamadou Tandja, who died on Tuesday at the age of 82. In Niger, he had previously seduced part of the population with his measures against poverty. From our correspondent in Niamey, Moussa KakaNational radio has since broadcast Muslim…

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is without doubt one of the nations the place the rape of ladies is usually used as a weapon of warfare. In line with a UN report from 2019, the nation registered 900 rape victims, most of whom had been registered within the japanese a part of the nation, which was suffering from armed battle.…

Following an eventful referendum in 2015 and a presidential election marked by protest and violence in 2016, Congolese political actors decided to suspend their violins before the 202 presidential election. Consultations are therefore being held until Friday 27 November in Madingou, in the south of the country. as reported from…

In the Central African Republic, a large meeting of the opposition coalition COD-2020 was held on Tuesday, November 24. Originally banned by the Interior Ministry, it finally took place in peace. Last weekend, an incident between Bozizé's guard and the president's guard raised fears of rising tensions. as reported from Bangui,…

How do I monitor the artisanal cobalt mine to make sure higher working circumstances for casual miners within the Democratic Republic of Congo? The initiatives comply with one another from trade and commerce. Main patrons or customers of cobalt are engaged in making an attempt to observe artisanal extraction within the…