Central Africa

On Sunday, December 27, during the presidential and legislative elections in the Central African Republic, the pressure exerted by the CPC for more than a week raised a coalition of armed groups determined to block the vote, fearing the worst. Finally, the results are very mixed: overview. as reported from Bangui, Charlotte…

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More than 180,000 inhabitants of central and northern Congo spend their annual feast with their feet in the water. These residents, located along the Congo River and its tributary, the Ubangi, are victims of floods caused by rain that has been falling continuously since October in the country. The government, which has declared a state of humanitarian emergency, is preparing to deploy aid and is urging partners to follow it. From Makotimpko to Liranga via Mossaka or Loukoklela, the humanitarian was able to carry out…

Polling stations are gradually closing their doors in the Central African Republic, and the count has started, especially in Bangui. Voting was generally calm in Bangui, the capital, but the situation was more mixed in the provinces. With our special correspondent in Bangui, Florence moriceIn total approx. 1.8 million Central…

The Central African Republic held presidential and legislative elections on Sunday for fear of violence after a campaign period marked by fighting between rebels and government forces. The votes came out in large numbers in the capital, while in other parts of the country fewer people went to the polls due to fear of violence or boycotts from the rebel coalition. Some polling stations remained open late to allow more voters to vote. Despite the opposition's calls to delay the vote amid uncertainty,…

The Central African Republic will vote on Sunday 27 December to elect its president and his deputies in a tense context. Armed groups, united in a coalition to prevent elections, have started a descent towards the capital Bangui. Fierce fighting has erupted in the interior of the country, with the vote still uncertain due to threats and fears in recent days.…

A year ago, Brice Laccruche Alihanga, former chief of staff of President Ali Bongo, was arrested and then jailed in Libreville Central Prison for embezzlement of public funds and money laundering. With him also fell more than a dozen former ministers, deputies and other senior officials. Seized by Laccruche Alihanga's lawyer, the UN working group against arbitrary detention calls for the release of him…

Félix Tshisekedi received on Saturday, December 26 in Kinshasa, Moïse Katumbi and Jean-Pierre Bemba. Until then, these two heavyweights in the Congolese political landscape sided with the opposition. Just after the announcement of the end of the coalition that linked Félix Tshisekedi to Joseph Kabila, in early December, Moïse Katumbi and Jean-Pierre Bemba gave their support to the current President of the Republic. Moïse Katumbi and Jean-Pierre Bemba arrived in Kinshasa on Saturday without a drum or trumpet. The two…

About 7.5 million Nigerian voters are expected to vote in the presidential and legislative elections on Sunday, December 27. The 26,000 polling stations opened around 8 a.m. with a slight delay, and about thirty candidates are running to succeed Mahamadou Issoufou. Mohamed Bazoum, from the ruling Nigerian Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS), is one of 30 candidates to run in the first round on Sunday.…

The heads of state of Central Africa met on Saturday, December 26, at a video conference to discuss the Central African Republic, just before the presidential election, as they urged voters to "go massively to the polls". In its final press release, the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), which met on the initiative of Congo-Brazzaville, also condemned "with the greatest energy" the…