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flights, the only possible option for thousands
Tens of thousands of residents of Goma have been dispersing since early Thursday morning following the warning from the governor of northern Kivu about the risk of an eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano. Some went to the border with Rwanda, others to Bukavu, in southern Kivu.
With our special correspondent in Bukavu, William…
when and where will Benin play his qualification?
The meeting that counts for the last day of the qualifiers for the next CAN between Sierra Leone and Benin will be played next June, without a specific date and without a place at the moment. It was scheduled for March, but was eventually canceled after the alleged tests by five Benin players who were positive for Covid-19.
The…
Somalis must go to the polls within 60 days
Somalia's delayed elections will be held within 60 days after months of stalemate over the outbreak of violence in the troubled country, the government announced on Thursday.
"If the election schedule is agreed by the National Consultative Forum that elections will be held within 60 days", with the exact dates determined by the Election Board, Deputy Minister of Information Abdirahman Yusuf announced at the end of the talks.
The central government and the leaders of Somalia's five states had not been able to agree on…
Somali leaders sign revised election agreement, elections to be held
Somali leaders sign revised election agreement, elections to be held within two months
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Delegates will elect constituency representatives for the next sixty days following an agreement signed on Thursday by the federal government and federal government, in what now resolves the current electoral support in the country.
Somalia has been embroiled in a pre-election stalemate…
“words that are more valuable than excuses”
Dangerous exercise by the French head of state on Thursday, May 27, 2021 in the morning and travel to Kigali. "By standing with humility and respect by your side, I will acknowledge our responsibility," the French president said, confirming that France "had not been involved" in the Rwandan genocide. After the memorial speech at the memorial, the French and Rwandan presidents appeared for a press…
“I will acknowledge our responsibility”
The French president is in Rwanda for the first time on Thursday, May 27, 2021. He is only the second French president to make the trip since the Tutsi genocide in 1994. The first highlight of this trip was the visit to the Gisozi genocide memorial where more than 250,000 people are buried. A visit after which the French head of state spoke for a long-awaited speech. He mentioned France's…
PM Roble, FMS leader to sign election agreement in Somalia
PM Roble, leader of the FMS to sign election agreements in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - After about a week of intense talks on the future of Somalia, Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble will take credit today after a major agreement with several stakeholders on the country's future and prolonged stalemate before the election.
President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, whose term expired on February…
is it possible to withdraw Eritrean soldiers?
In Ethiopia, it has now been two months since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed assured that the Eritrean army would withdraw from the province of Tigray, where it has been intervening since November with Ethiopian troops. Nevertheless, Asmara's troops are still active in the region. While Ethiopia would once again have asked for their resignation. But is an Eritrean withdrawal really a realistic option today?…
Macron visits Kigali to restore ties between Rwanda and France
French President Emmanuel Macron visited Kigali on Thursday in hopes of restoring ties between the two nations after decades of Rwandan accusations that France was involved in the 1994 genocide that left hundreds of thousands of people dead.
The visit follows the release of a report by a French inquiry panel in March which says that a colonial attitude has blinded French officials and that the government had a "serious and overwhelming" responsibility for not anticipating the slaughter. However, the…
Macron visits Kigali to restore ties between Rwanda and France,
French President Emmanuel Macron visited Kigali on Thursday in hopes of restoring ties between the two nations after decades of Rwandan accusations that France was involved in the 1994 genocide that left hundreds of thousands of people dead.
The visit follows the release of a report by a French inquiry panel in March which says that a colonial attitude has blinded French officials and that the government had a "serious and overwhelming" responsibility for not anticipating the slaughter. However, the…