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two Chinese nationals kidnapped in the west
Two Chinese nationals were abducted on Sunday evening, June 6, at a gold mine in western Niger, in the village of Mbanga. It is the first time Chinese have been kidnapped in this region bordering Burkina Faso. By Monday evening, the research had not yielded anything yet.
as reported from Niamey, Moussa KakaThey are two Chinese…
Choguel Maïga, a veteran of politics
Choguel Maïga was appointed prime minister on Monday and is in charge of forming the government in Mali. He is a persistent politician who takes the helm of the new team at a time when the challenges are many.
From our correspondent in Bamako,The stage takes place in 1997. The river gates for democracy and multiparty have been open for six years in Mali. Choguel…
Colonel Assimi Goïta officially invested
Colonel Assimi Goïta was in ceremonial attire to be sworn in as president of the transition in Bamako on Monday, June 7. He assured that Mali would "respect its commitments".
as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielWhite shirt, black tie, officer jacket, so ceremonial dress with the colonel's stripes. And it is quite touching…
Mali’s military leader Assimi Goita swore in as
The Malian leader of a coup last August, Colonel Assimi Goita, who has overthrown two presidents in the past nine months, swore in as interim president of the chronically unstable Sahel state on Monday after the country's second nine-month coup.
The ceremony in the capital Bamako came after Goita fired the civilian president and prime minister of a transitional government on May 24 to international condemnation.
"I swear before God and the Malian people to preserve the Republican regime ... to preserve…
civil society condemns the violence from
In Côte d'Ivoire, the violence of PDCI activists against journalists, especially the RFI correspondent at a press conference by the Minister for National Reconciliation, Kouadio Konan Bertin and the party leadership, called on the organizations to respond.
The activists were angry at the ex-figure of their movement since KKB…
approved bins to facilitate
In Benin, the waste management and sanitation company is asking households that use the waste collection service to now get approved rubbish bins to facilitate their work. The measure was announced on Tuesday by the company's director, it is commented on a lot by the Beniner.
as reported from Cotonou, Jean-Luc AploganThe…
who are the volunteers who defend
What has happened since the creation of the Volunteers for the Defense of the Fatherland Corps (VDP) early last year after another massacre that shocked the country, it was the VDP camp in Solhan that had to be 'first targeted by the attackers before attacking the population.
When the law it creates VDPs issued in January 2020,…
Abubakar Shekau’s death, leader of Boko Haram,
More than two weeks after fierce fighting between rival jihadist factions in northeastern Nigeria, the group Islamic State of West Africa (Iswap) announced the death of Abubakar Shekau, the historical leader of Boko Haram, in an audio message. This announcement specifically confirms that Abubakar Shekau blew up his explosive belt so as not to have to give up, while being besieged by the men of Iswap, in…
Northwest Nigeria hit by news
In Nigeria, the attack launched on Thursday by a horde of cattle thieves against several villages in the state of Kebbi, in the northwestern part of the country, has been revised upwards: it went from 66 to 88 dead.
as reported from Lagos, Liza FabbianEight villages in the Danko Wasagu district were attacked on Thursday by men…
“The use of volunteers to defend
Northeast Burkina Faso was hit, on the night from Friday to Saturday, by two attacks, one of which left at least 138 dead, the deadliest in this country since the beginning of jihadist violence in 2015. terrorists have caused so many casualties and damage? RFI spoke with Mahamadou Sawadogo, a former gendarme and security specialist in Burkina Faso.…