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Elections in Ghana: an vital check for democratic consolidation
It's debated with Wathi, as each Saturday at RFI with Gilles Yabi.
After Guinea, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso, the place outgoing President Marc-Christian Kaboré has simply been re-elected within the first spherical and with out a disaster after the election, it's Ghana's flip to prepare presidential and legislative elections…
An incomparable designer of election transparency
In the essential openness that a credible choice requires, the role of the media in Africa may be more important than one imagines.
Andréane Meslard: Despite the reservations they expressed about the organization of the presidential election on November 22, Burkinabè's opponents graciously accepted the results. Even better,…
national tribute to football player Pape Bouba Diop
Senegal held a final tribute to PapeBouba Diop this Friday, December 4th. The former RC player in Lens, France, and the Senegalese national football team were promoted to the rank of Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by Head of State Macky Sall and a football museum will bear his name.
with our correspondent in…
his followers are tough and waiting for his return
Laurent Gbagbo now has his two passports, one diplomatic one. The two sesams were given to him by the Ivorian authorities in Brussels on Friday, December 4. A long-awaited return to the Ivory Coast where many hope it will lead to political reconciliation.
as reported from Abidjan, Pierre Pinto"One thing is clear here," former…
In Burkina Faso, quickly a middle to welcome returning or transit migrants
In Burkina Faso, the Worldwide Group for Migration (IOM), the European Union and the federal government have simply begun development of a reception heart for migrants in transit or return. The nation has issue caring for migrants.
as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniThis heart consists of lodging, a hospital and an…
openness and blur
The composition of the Transitional National Council is now known in Mali. The last transitional body, with a legislative function, was eagerly awaited. The Malian authorities published the list of its 121 members on Thursday night. It is a list that plays openness, but which is actually very unclear.
It is transparent too…
Laurent Gbagbo restores his Ivorian passports
The former Ivorian head of state could soon return to Abidjan. After several months of waiting, Laurent Gbagbo recovered his two passports on Friday: a regular and a diplomatic one. Since his arrest in April 2011, Laurent Gbagbo no longer had a travel document.
peace still seems far away in the English-speaking regions
For almost four years, the English-speaking regions of the northwest and southwest have been in conflict between independent armed groups and the Cameroonian police. Murders and abuses committed in both camps left more than 3,000 dead and 700,000 displaced. The government finally organized regional elections that would give these regions access to a special status. But for those who have lost…
In Côte d’Ivoire, artists Yodé and Siro had been sentenced to at least one 12 months in jail
The Zouglou music duo had been instantly prosecuted for contempt of courtroom, discredited the judiciary and disseminated false info with racial and tribal tastes. Final Sunday, throughout a live performance within the municipality of Yopougon, the well-known Ivorian group had listed prosecutor Richard Adou and accused him of solely prosecuting opposition activists as a part of investigations into…
Settlement with multinational chocolate companies: producers’ concerns
Ivory Coast and Ghana continue their deal with multinational chocolates. The two countries, which concentrate two-thirds of the world's cocoa production, accuse them of refusing to pay the Decent Income Difference (DRD), a premium of $ 400 per tonne for planters.
The regulators, the Ivorian Coffee-Cocoa Council (CCC) and the…