West Africa

Guinea's President Alpha Condé has gained 59.49 p.c of the vote in a extremely controversial election, searching for a controversial third time period, in response to preliminary outcomes introduced by the nation's electoral authority on Saturday. His major rival, opposition politician Cellou Dalein Diallo - who claimed victory…

Libreville and the churches are now in conflict over the possible opening of places of worship. Faced with the coronavirus pandemic, the Catholic Church has decided to reopen its chapels on Sunday, October 25, while the state has imposed the date of October 30 with believers' obligation to present a negative test before entering places. The church cries out for repression after seven months of closure. At a press conference on Friday 23. October, the spokesman for the President of the Republic, Jessye Ella Ekogha, was…

Faced with bullying and deprivation, people all over the continent know how to be patient. But sometimes it is not enough for the camel's back to run over. What few leaders understand. Nathanaël Vittrant: In Nigeria, the angry crowd is protesting against police violence. A movement that is still suppressed in the blood at the beginning of the week. And President Buhari's response on Thursday, October 22, seemed a little weak. However, should we fear, as you seem to think, that this type of movement will win more and more…

At the very least 51 civilians have been killed in Nigeria's unrest after days of peaceable protests over police abuses, the president mentioned on Friday, accusing "hooliganism" of the violence, claiming that safety forces have used "excessive restraint". President Muhammadu Buhari's feedback are anticipated to additional stir tensions in Africa's most populous…

The fourth largest metropolis in Côte d'Ivoire, Korhogo is taken into account the capital of the northern nation of the Senufo individuals area. The town, which was significantly remoted a couple of years in the past, has benefited from financial progress particularly because of the accession to energy of one in all its most well-known residents: former Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly. .

Last week, a triple terrorist attack claimed by GSIM, the Support Group for Islam and Muslims, linked to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, targeted the Sokoura military camp and then civilians, killing a total of 24 people, according to the Malian army. has since launched a counter-terrorism operation in the area. According to several local sources, an operation was ruined by abuse. A "large-scale operation" is underway, according to the Malian army, "on the Dogon plateau and the exposed area of ​​Seno". A…

Sidiki Diakité, Minister of Territorial Administration, died on Friday, October 23, after a cardiac arrest. In recent days, it was he who coordinated the attempts at dialogue between the government and the opposition parties. as reported from Abidjan, Sidy YansaneAs suddenly as it was unexpected, the disappearance of Sidiki…

As the crisis continues in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari spoke this Friday 23. October with his predecessors, including Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo, during a virtual meeting. as reported from Abuja, Liza FabbianAccording to the press release from the Nigerian presidency, the head of state once again lamented…

Protesters are scattered like tensions in Guinea earlier than the ultimate outcomes of the nation's presidential election. Additionally, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari admits that "many lives have been misplaced" in current protests in opposition to police brutality. And our group speaks to Ivorian voters in Bouaké as a part of our sequence forward of the nation's elections. .

In Guinea, there is still no official winner of the first round of the presidential election last Sunday. The Electoral Commission announced new partial preliminary results on Thursday night, but the figures for three constituencies are missing. The retiring Commissioners condemn "serious irregularities" in the counting procedure.…