West Africa

The six French soldiers and the helicopter, which have been held since Wednesday at the airport in Bata, Equatorial Guinea's economic capital, where they landed their planes to refuel, were allowed to leave the territory on Friday night, the French army confirmed to RFI. The six French soldiers were allowed to land urgently in…

In Burkina Faso, twenty-four hours after their public speech, the leaders of a movement calling itself the "Union for the Liberation of Burkina Faso" were arrested by the police. At a press conference, they called for the recruitment of about 25,000 people to form, they say, a "liberation army". as reported from Ouagadougou,…

An investigation has been launched against one of the Nigerian police chiefs, the famous Deputy Police Commissioner Abba Kyari, involved by a Nigerian social media star called Hushpuppi. This influencer is currently being tried in the United States for fraud over nearly $ 20 million. Hushpuppi pleaded guilty to money laundering. Hushpuppi claimed that he paid bribes to police commissioner Abba Kyari, known for his high-profile investigations, for arresting one of his former employees. The Nigerian police launched an…

Journalist at RFI, our colleague Sayouba Traoré is also a writer. He is a talented writer, as evidenced by his rich work, consisting of novels, short story collections, poems. Winner of the RFI / ACCT short story competition in 1992, he drew attention to his writing, both ironically and evocatively, which combines clarity and beauty in a simple story. His novels tell the story of the development of his…

In Mali, the transitional minister Choguel Maiga presented his government's action plan on Friday afternoon, 30 July. He spoke to members of the National Transitional Council, which currently serves as the Legislative Assembly, during an extraordinary session. Rereading the peace agreement, strengthening the armed forces, transparent elections: what to remember from this action plan The Prime Minister spoke to members of the CNT, which currently serves as the Legislative Assembly, during an extraordinary session.Choguel…

Mali's transitional government is aware of its commitment to a fixed deadline for organizing elections to restore democracy after last year's coup, Prime Minister Choguel Maiga said on Friday. Since the overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August 2020, political factions in Mali and foreign partners have been looking at whether the military-led interim authorities will stick to a promise to hold elections within 18 months. Maiga presented the interim action plan to the government and outlined four key…

Malia's Prime Minister Choguel Maïga presented himself on Friday, July 30, in Bamako to the designated members of the National Council of the Transition (CNT), which plays the role of National Assembly. It has broken down the Government's Action Plan (PAG) on four key points: strengthening security; political reform; choice and good management.…

On Friday, France managed to extradite Francois Compaore, brother of the former president of Burkina Faso, to his home country, where he is wanted in connection with the murder of a prominent journalist. The Prime…

Marc Dansou was eliminated in the 50m freestyle heat, on July 30, 2021 in Tokyo, at the Olympics, with a time of 24 seconds99. However, he showed his pleasure in swimming at the Olympics, 18 years after his debut with Benin.

The French Supreme Administrative Court is therefore not opposed to his extradition to Burkina Faso. The younger brother of former President Blaise Compaoré is suspected by the Burkinabé court of having played a role in the assassination of journalist Norbert Zongo in 1998. According to a statement from the Prime Minister, the life of François Compaoré in Burkina is not threatened. Faso.…