Central Africa

This is an extraordinary increase in the maximum strength of the UN peacekeeping force in the Republic of Central Africa. The Security Council agreed to increase Minusca by 2,750 troops and 940 police officers. It was a request from the UN Secretary-General and the leader of Minusca after a hardening of attacks since the end of 2020.…

The Beninese opposition does not disarm, a month before the presidential election, the Democratic Party calls on former President Boni Yayir still Patrice Talon for a dialogue and an inclusive election on April 11. The Electoral Commission and the Constitutional Court removed all the heavyweights of the opposition from the race. No major candidacy faces Patrice Talon. as reported from Cotonou, Jean-Luc Aplogan This is a demand that the opposition does not give up with the aim of stopping an election process that it…

A platform made up of civil society organizations, the main opposition parties, trade unions and youth organizations was unveiled on Friday 12 March during a press conference held in Ndjamena. On paper, his goal is to push Idriss Déby, a candidate for his own legacy, not to run for a 6th term on April 11th. This collective launches from this Saturday a movement, "Wakit Tam" in Arabic, "The moment has…

The Attorney General of the Kinshasa-Gombe Court of Appeal issued a search warrant against Kalev Mutond, former Secretary General of the National Intelligence Agency (ANR). This, after the latter refused to come to the prosecution after several summonses. The former supercup is the target of about 10 complaints filed by former intelligence prisoners. When he hides, Kalev Mutond still hopes that the…

A fourth presidential candidate on April 11 may not vote. Brice Mbaimon Guedmabye suspends his campaign. After withdrawal of candidates Yorongar Ngarledji, Saleh Kebzabo and Bongoro Théophile, here is Brice Mbaimon Guedmabye, who has already been a candidate in 2016, suspending his campaign because he explained the imbalance in the camp to Idriss Déby Itno, the outgoing president and lack of initiative from the Independent National Electoral Commission for to put all candidates on an equal footing. During the campaign,…

118 constituencies are called to vote in the by-elections on Sunday, March 14th. Second round for 49 constituencies, while 69 will vote again because they were prevented or the vote canceled during the 1st round on 27 December. In fact, the armed groups that controlled the two-thirds of the country had severely disrupted the vote by intimidation, ransacked polling stations, burned polls. This time,…

New dismissal in the ranks of pro-Kabila. Former Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo announced this morning that he was leaving the PPRD and the FCC for, he wrote, reasons for personal convenience. This departure is commented on in all directions in political circles in the DRC. as reported from Kinshasa, Commander Muzembe…

After being close to death due to lack of electricity, Sandrine Mubenga decided to become an energy specialist. Since last year, she has headed the Electricity Regulatory Authority of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Toledo in the state of Ohio, Sandrine Mubenga today shares her life between the United States and his native Congo-Kinshasa.…

In northern Mali, among the Minusma contingents most exposed to terrorist acts, there is Chad, based in Aguelhoc, in the Kidal region. A dangerous area that the UN peacekeeping forces are determined to secure. With our special correspondent in Aguelhoc, Serge DanielA convoy of armored vehicles, driven and secured by Chadian…

While Congo-Brazzaville is fighting for the presidential election on March 21, the authorities have promised to settle all arrears due to the 45,000 pensioners registered with the National Social Security Fund (CNSS). They are currently collecting arrears for 2020 and are asking that sixteen quarters accumulated in previous years also be paid.…