Central Africa

After criticizing several months of contracts with several international companies operating in rare earth metals, gold or coltan, Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye has ordered the suspension of all mining activities from these companies since July 14, pending renegotiation of the binding agreements. those, as the Minister responsible for mines confirms RFI.…

Moanda, 70,000 inhabitants, has been producing manganese for 60 years. And all activities revolve around the exploitation of this mineral. But while waiting for these reserves to run out, Gabon and the Compagnie minière de l'Ogooué (Comilog) are already preparing the city for the post-manganese era. From our…

The 9th Francophonie Games are planned in Kinshasa from 19 to 28 August 2022. Almost a year since the organization of this sporting and cultural event, doubts are beginning to take into account the respect of the calendar. This edition was already planned for earlier this year, but it had been postponed at the request of the Democratic Republic of Congo after the pandemic in Covid-19. The progress of the work raises fears of further postponement or assignment of the games to another country. In early April, Félix…

In order to survive the city of Bakoumba, the Compagnie minière de l'Ogooué (Comilog), which uses manganese, has decided to turn this city into the country's agricultural grain. Lékédi Zoo was created almost 30 years ago and has some jobs and economic activity in Bakoumba. Welcome to Lékédi Park. It is a 14,000 hectare zoo…

The chairman of the main opposition party, Chadema, was arrested on the night of Wednesday, July 21, 2021. Freeman Mbowe was picked up by ten of his comrades in a police attack on his hotel in Mwanza, where they planned to organize a demonstration demanding constitutional reform. An interpellation that revives the memory of the authoritarian abuses of the late President Magufuli. For the Tanzanian opposition, repression continues. The Chadema party accuses the new president Samia Suluhu Hassan of reproducing the same…

This bill, which was adopted on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, plans to return the money embezzled by the heads of state and their relatives who are facing legal proceedings in France. The amounts donated, often several million euros, will fund development measures. Refund badly received goodstakes time it is now possible. In order…

This last tribute, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, will be held in Notre-Dame du Congo Cathedral in Kinshasa. A celebration in the presence of Presidents Félix Tshisekedi and Denis Sassou-Nguesso. The body of the late cardinal in the DRC must then be buried in the cathedral along with his predecessors. With our special correspondent…

This year, the Tabaski festival is characterized by the pandemic, but in Chad the most important problem is the price of sheep, which has risen sharply in the capital's markets compared with previous years. So this Tuesday, the morning of Tabaski in Chad, Ndjamenois began to organize to enjoy the party despite tight budgets. as…

In Tokyo, on Saturday 24 July, there will be 11 African runners from the 130 competitors, representing 7 different nations, to take part in the Olympic road race, such as Burkinabè Paul Domont or the Algerian Hamza Mansouri. But on a very demanding course where the competition will be tough, we should not expect miracles from them.…

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jacky Ndala, leader of the youth union of Moïse Katumbi's party, was sentenced late Tuesday night to two years in prison for making radical comments ahead of the proposed "consolation" law. A text that, if adopted and issued, would exclude from the presidential race, to be held in 2023, candidates whose two parents are not Congolese. For pro-Katumbi, this…