West Africa

Common Christophe Gomart was accountable for the Directorate of Army Intelligence between August 2013 and Might 2017. Previous to that, he commanded Particular Operations from August 2011 to June 2013. He was among the many architects of the recapture. from northern Mali in 2013 and earlier than the French intervention in Libya in 2011. Retired from the French military, he now publishes his army memoirs…

The President of the Republic, who's a candidate for a 3rd presidential time period this Sunday, continues his tour within the inside of the nation. After Forest Guinea Alpha Condé gained on Tuesday, October 13, the area of Higher Guinea thought-about its occasion's bastion as RPG. With our particular correspondent in Kankan,…

From this Wednesday, October 14, until October 20, Ivorians registered to vote will be able to collect their ballot papers at their polling station. 17 days before the presidential election, the election commission says it is "ready". The opposition, which called for civil disobedience, has not yet launched its exact slogans, and its two candidates doubt their participation if the election actually takes place. as reported from Abidjan, As of this Wednesday, 7.5 million registered voters can theoretically go to the…

If the global economy recovers, the rise to pre-crisis activity levels is likely to be long, erratic and uncertain, the International Monetary Fund said in its economic forecast released at its autumn meetings. . Return to activity will be particularly difficult for certain new and developing countries, where infections are growing rapidly. But also for the African countries that relied on their oil exports or tourism to come back. Sub-Saharan Africa could experience its first recession in 25 years. After 3.2% growth…

A mission of independent international experts began a revision of the electoral roll on Tuesday, October 13th. Implemented by the International Organization for La Francophonie, the expert team will work with other experts recognized by the African Union, the EU and the UN system. The mission of the experts is to ensure that the case does not contain fictitious voters or multiple registrations, so that the next election can take place on the basis of an undeniable file. The political class wants to ensure that all…

No pilgrimage to Tidian this year. In Senegal, believers in the country's largest Muslim Brotherhood will celebrate Gamou at home due to the health crisis. Scheduled between October 29 and 30, the event has celebrated "Maouloud" - the birth of the Prophet Muhammad - since 1902 in the city of Tivaouane 90 km east of Dakar. as reported from Dakar, During a press conference on Tuesday, October 13, the Caliph's general in Tidianes, Serigne Babacar Sy Mansour, on behalf of the religious leader, invited to a celebration of…

In tonight's version: Nigerian police promise to cease utilizing pressure in opposition to protesters who've demonstrated in opposition to the violent SARS police unit. Guinea enters the ultimate a part of the marketing campaign forward of this weekend's presidential election. And folks residing on Senegal's well-known Goree Island, a former slave commerce middle, have welcomed the current reopening after seven months with out tourism. .

When voters in Guinea go to the polls on Sunday, they should select from 12 presidential candidates, together with the incumbent Alpha Condé. Whereas the 82-year-old president's supporters are assured of a victory, so is his primary opponent, Cellou Dalein Diallo. FRANCE 24 report Malick Diakité, Elimane Ndao and Emmanuelle Landais. .

Five days after the release of Soumaïla Cissé, Sophie Pétronin and two Italian hostages of the Islamist and Muslim support group linked to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, in exchange for jihadist fighters, there are still many questions surrounding this exchange. We know a little more every day about released jihadists in return for the four hostages. We now know their number. Having long cautiously claimed that there were several dozen, we now know with certainty that they were more than 200. Two hundred and six is…

Suspected Islamist militants killed 25 individuals, together with 13 troopers in a number of assaults in central Mali, burned down a military base and ambushed troops despatched as reinforcements, the military and native authorities mentioned on Tuesday. The assaults had been lethal because the August 18 army coup that toppled…