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story of a moment of reunion with his
RFI witnessed the reunion between Laurent Gbagbo and his supporters at a former campaign headquarters in Cocody-Attoban on Thursday, June 17. In front of a crowd that won over his cause, the former president was short in his speech, asking "to mourn" first his "dead" and to speak "later on politics".
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The WHO was concerned about the growing expansion of
Africa regrets 135,000 deaths from Covid, less than in other regions of the world. But the third wave is strengthening and accelerating on the continent, warns the World Health Organization (WHO).
The number of deaths in Africa increased by 15% last week in Africa. Five countries are concentrating three quarters of the new…
under pressure, Muhammadu Buhari on an express visit
In Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari visited the large city of Maiduguri on Thursday, June 17, in northeastern Nigeria, one and a half years after his last visit, in February 2020. An expressive but very symbolic excursion, as the security situation is deteriorating day by day across Nigeria.
as reported from Lagos, Liza…
political dialogue and unity to be found
In Burkina Faso, about forty political parties of the majority and the opposition began a political dialogue this Thursday in Ouagadougou, which will last until Saturday.
as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniThis political dialogue was launched by President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré while the country has suffered the…
the return of Gbagbo, “a new opportunity
Laurent Gbagbo's return to Côte d'Ivoire on Thursday, June 17, was negotiated step by step by the envoy of the former president and current head of state, Alassane Ouattara. Fahiraman Rodrigue Koné, a sociologist and researcher at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), was in the special edition of RFI. He analyzes how these negotiations can enable a peaceful return for the whole country.…
to Gagnoa and mother, we are waiting for the return of “the
After months of negotiations and years of absence for his supporters, the former president of Abidjan is expected on Thursday afternoon. Even longer waiting for his support in Mama, the former president's native village, but also in Gagnoa, the large city to the west, his region of origin.
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“We need to mobilize as soon as possible
A delegation from the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) ended a five-day visit to Chad last night, Wednesday 16 June. The delegation was led by former Mauritania Foreign Minister Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, former UN Special Representative for West Africa. He makes an initial assessment of this visit.
For the…
The Congolese Hoja Taxi application at VivaTech 2021
At VivaTech's innovation and technology fair, which will be held at the Porte de Versailles in Paris until 19 June, it is possible to test an application called Hoja. It allows you to order and board your taxi safely in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Africa has been innovating for a long time, especially in the design…
Ivorians in Belgium are also celebrating their return
Laurent Gbagbo's departure to Abidjan will take place on Thursday 17 June. In Brussels, where the former Ivorian president had resided since his release from the ICC in February 2019, his supporters fought for his release and then for his return to the country. They have been waiting a long time for this moment.
"The release…
EIGS leaders captured in northern Mali
In Mali on Tuesday (June 15), Nigerian and French soldiers, who led a joint reconnaissance operation, fought against jihadists from the Islamic State group in the Greater Sahara (EIGS).
A Nigerian soldier was killed, another wounded and two French soldiers from the Barkhane force were also injured in this operation, according to…