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Denis Christel Sassou-Nguesso met
One month after joining the government, the son of Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso was in the middle of a ministerial campaign. Denis Christel Sassou-Nguesso spoke on Friday 18 June on one of the most important issues in his portfolio of ministers: promoting public-private partnerships.
In a "contact" with economic…
after the volcanic eruption, an overload of
One month after the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano in Goma, east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the starvation of the city is on the agenda. For specialists, this will prevent a disaster.
In May, the urgency of the residents to evacuate Goma caused major traffic jams in the direction of the town of Sake. This is the…
On the front page of the press in Kinshasa: Covid-19,
On the front page of the press in Kinshasa: Covid-19 reported bad news since the beginning of the week.
From Poto-Poto to Paris with the Congolese Henri
It was by publishing in 1971, 50 years ago, his first fiction, Tribaliques, that the Congolese Henri Lopes made himself known. Awarded the following year the main literary prize in Black Africa, this collection of short stories enabled the author to establish his reputation as an attentive witness to the wealth and misfortune of independent Africa. Lopes leads a dual political and literary career and has established himself as an essential writer, author of an important work, located between social criticism and…
NGOs in particular are calling for more controls
While the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund will soon meet to decide on a new loan to be granted to Cameroon, NGOs and civil society organizations are calling on the international organization to demand anti-corruption measures in exchange for government. this loan.
Mid-May, a review by the Supreme Court's…
The Presidency responds to “accusations” related to
Concerns about the Russian partner increase after several investigations into abuses committed by the paramilitaries in the Central African Republic. RFI had published a survey in May that revealed the methods used. Last week, it was CNN, in collaboration with the organization The Sentry, that published a large format on the subject.…
Abubakar Shekau died as a “martyr” according to Boko Haram
It had already been announced by the group Islamic State in West Africa on Sunday, June 6, but Boko Haram confirmed it in a video. The jihadist leader took his own life almost a month ago to escape his rivals from Iswap, who besieged him in his stronghold in Sambisa.
From our correspondent in Lagos,Liza FabbianIt is truly "like…
FARDC is accused of possible war crimes in
The Congolese president continued his stay in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday in Beni and Butembo, northern Kivu, before landing in Bunia, Ituri. Felix Tshisekedia once again defended the besieged state established in these abused provinces. According to him, it should make it possible to put an end to the uncertainty but also to the army's "shenanigans" in the management of the…
Tshisekedi points to “shenanigans” in the army
The Congolese head of state, Félix Tshisekedi, continues his stay in the eastern DRC. According to him, the persistence of insecurity in this region also depends on "shenanigans" in the army.
On Thursday, the head of state met with various delegates from civil society, business and students. On this occasion, he reiterated his desire to end the uncertainty in this part of the country. He justified the establishment of the siege in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri.
In October 2019, Félix Tshisekedi launched…
The WHO was concerned about the growing expansion of
Africa regrets 135,000 deaths from Covid, less than in other regions of the world. But the third wave is strengthening and accelerating on the continent, warns the World Health Organization (WHO).
The number of deaths in Africa increased by 15% last week in Africa. Five countries are concentrating three quarters of the new…