West Africa

Cameroonian opponent Maurice Kamto is still stranded at his residence in Yaoundé. As for the hundreds of protesters arrested on September 22, most were released. Nevertheless, hundreds are being prosecuted and the charges are heavy. Maurice Kamto's lawyers filed a motion on Monday, October 5, asking the judicial authority to order lifting of the blockade around the opponent's villa. The request was immediately denied. Lawyers are now planning to call authorities for "assault". Heavy loads for a hundred opponents…

Twenty people are still missing, according to local authorities, after the attack, which was aimed at a convoy of IDPs returning to their hometowns in the North-Central region. The attack took place overnight Monday through Tuesday. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees mentions at least 25 people killed. as reported from Ouagadougou, These people had fled attacks by armed groups. Thinking of a lull, they had decided to return to their hometown. The convoy consisted of about fifty internally displaced…

Continuation of our series devoted to the Guinean economy during the October 18 presidential election. In Guinea, the "eTax" platform has just been launched to dematerialize the payment of taxes and facilitate taxpayer procedures. Main objectives: combating corruption, but also expanding and securing the tax base. Conakry is thus following in the footsteps of many countries on the continent, which have…

Senegal is requesting the inclusion of the national dish, thiébou dieune ("rice with fish" in Wolof), in the intangible cultural world heritage of Unesco, in the same way as, for example, Italian pizza. The file was archived a few days ago. Thiof (grouper), rice, carrots, cassava, bouillon cubes, onions and more or less pepper,…

It's Christmas before its time on the Lagos Stock Exchange in Nigeria. On Tuesday, October 6, the index jumped over the thirty largest stocks by 5.7%, the second-best result in the last fifteen years. In the last month, the Nigerian stock market has been in good shape and has gained more than 13% as the country is going through a severe recession. Never before has the connection between the real economy and finance been so striking in Nigeria. As the country struggles with a recession synonymous with job losses and deep…

In Côte d'Ivoire, less than four weeks before the presidential election, the joint mission of ECOWAS, the African Union and the United Nations ends its stay. Before leaving the country, she took stock of her visit to Abidjan. From our correspondent in Abidjan After his stay in Abidjan, the common mission for ECOWAS, The African Union and the UN share one concern: the lack of trust between political actors. This is the main point made by the press release read by General Francis Behanzin, Commissioner for Political…

Following the announcement on Monday of the transitional government in Mali, the M5 met on Tuesday. While the military has been assigned key positions, the protest movement against IBK does not feel represented. Two days later the message about the Malian government which will lead the transition to the election in a year and a half, and where the soldiers of the CNSP, the junta, which took power on 18 August, arrogant to key positions, the M5-RFP seems to be the big loser of this government. "M5 as an organization is…

Here are the musical releases that make the news in Afro-Club, hit on turntables this week with Oudy 1er, Elow'n, Burna Boy & Stormzy, MPR, Stanley Enow, Tekno, finally Töme & Sean Kingston. In Conakry we dance with Oudy 1s, so we do not draw a picture for you: Oudy 1s has just uploaded a clip where we dance. The one now called the President of the Indians is back a few months after his collaboration with the Congolese artist and member of the Extra Musica group, the legendary Roga Roga. The two artists threw the…

French deputies on Tuesday night passed the bill on the return of works of art in Benin and Senegal. Paris intends to return 26 pieces to Cotonou and saber of El Hadj Omar Tall to Dakar. The restitution project was unanimously voted on by the deputies, even the right-wing elected representatives supported it. It is almost…

The Guillaume Soro case, in which he is accused of trying to undermine state authority, will be sent to the Attorney General for trial. From our correspondent in Abidjan The former president of the National Assembly in exile in France for nine months is the subject of an arrest warrant for conspiracy and attempted attack on state authority. Prosecutor Richard Adou announced Tuesday, Oct. 6, that the case Guillaume Soro and about 20 of his relatives will be referred to the Attorney General for trial in the criminal…