Central-Africa

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"…

The fourth edition of the festival for electronics and video games from Abidjan (Feja) ended on Sunday 6 December. This international festival has become the meeting place for African players who are becoming more and more professional and even starting to earn their living in front of the console, like their counterparts from other continents.…

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi gave a speech of about thirty minutes on Sunday, December 6, to deliver the results of the national consultations in November and announce the resulting decisions. The main action is the end of the governing coalition composed of the FCC by Joseph Kabila. "My dear countrymen, I have…

He was expected in Lubumbashi on Saturday, but ex-president Joseph Kabila could not make the trip. Members of his delegation had to leave Ndjili airport in Kinshasa to return to their homes. Meanwhile, in Lubumbashi, his followers mobilized to welcome him trying to interpret this non-arrival. as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda…

The Congolese government began implementing a stop this week banning motorcycle taxis. Officially, this is a decision to fight accidents and aims to limit contact during this period of the fight against Covid-19. However, the measure does not pass among drivers and civil society. as reported from Brazzaville, Loïcia MartialA…

The Central African Republic is establishing a hemodialysis heart and a medical imaging heart specifically geared up with a scanner. A improbable first for the nation which might thus enhance the care of the sick. as reported from Bangui, Charlotte cossetDialysis, scanners, mammography, dental panoramas ... The hospital heart…

In Niger, a new step was taken this week in the so-called "Uraniumgate" deal. An investigation was launched this year in France and ROTAB, the network of organizations for transparency and budget analysis, has just become a civil party. The financial scandal says about "uraniumgateExploded in 2017. This is a transaction that…

Africa is facing the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Many countries on the continent are registering an outbreak of new cases, according to the African Union Specialized Health Bureau (CDC-Africa). The head of the agency, John Nkangasong, completed his mission to assess the pandemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

It's a challenge whose precept was adopted a month in the past at a discussion board convened by the federal government however which was boycotted by a part of the opposition and civil society. Any longer, Chad, which not has a put up as Prime Minister, could have a Vice-President and a two-chamber parliamentary system. as…

Only four months until the 202 presidential election. In Congo-Brazzaville, the political class met last week in Madingou (south) during a consultation to better prepare for this election. But the former finance minister, Mathias Dzon, describes the meeting as a failure and demands a "real" dialogue. For its part, the Convention of the Republican Parties (Copar), which brings together the political…