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Regional reporting and analysis from across Africa, covering diplomacy, security, politics, business, and major developments shaping the continent.
new arrest within the case of Chebeya
A brand new arrest happened in reference to the Floribert Chebeya affair, the human rights activist was murdered together with his accomplice Fidèle Bazana in June 2010 within the nationwide police amenities. Brigadier General-Ngoy Ilunga Doudou, on the run for 11 years, was arrested on Tuesday, August 24 in Lubumbashi.
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Uganda welcomes 51 evacuees from Afghanistan
The first aircraft from Afghanistan landed on Wednesday at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda. 51 individuals are briefly hosted within the nation and plenty of extra evacuees will arrive in the approaching days.
as reported from Kampala, Lucie MouillaudA complete of three buses surrounded by a convoy of safety forces,…
What consequences after the division of the relations between
The Algerian decision to sever diplomatic relations with Morocco marks a new stage after weeks of tension between the two countries. The Moroccan Foreign Ministry regrets "a completely unfair but expected decision". What consequences can this shortfall have on trade between the two countries, in the region and abroad?
The…
Malian justice wants a trial
In Mali, the case of the contract for the presidential plane and military equipment, which was closed in 2018, is re-launched. Ministers, advisers to the president and businessmen had been involved.
"Further investigations were carried out and the ministers to be heard" were confirmed in ORTM, state television, Supreme Court…
Al-Shabaab suffers worst defeat as Somali military retakes key areas
Al-Shabaab suffers worst defeat as Somali military retakes key areas
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia-based al-Shabaab militants suffered heavy casualties in central Somalia's Mudug area on Tuesday, state media reported in the most recent crackdown on the militants, who nonetheless management a number of villages in Somalia. nation.
According to state media, not less than 90 al-Shabaab terrorists…
In Mali, basketball is a hit
At a time when the players in the men's national team participate in Afrobasket, hundreds of young people dream of being there one day, or even surpassing them. In Bamako it is full of playing fields.
as reported from Bamako, Kaourou MagassaOn a basketball court in central Bamako, dozens of teenagers compete in a dunk…
On the front page: Hissène Habré’s death
Many reactions in the Chadian and Senegalese press, of course, but also beyond ..."Former Chadian President Hissène Habré died in…
the Extraordinary African Chambers, a jurisdiction
Fifty-six days of interrogation, 93 witnesses, all before an unprecedented court created especially by the African Union ... The trial of Hissène Habré was historic. Extra Extra African Chambers (ACE) has raised many hopes for autonomy for international justice on the African continent.
It was the first time an African head of…
US navy targets Al-Shabaab in central Somalia
US navy targets Al-Shabaab in central Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The U.S. Africa Command on Tuesday carried out a uncommon airstrike towards Al-Shabaab militants in central Somalia, as a part of cooperation with Somalia's companions, regardless of the January shock withdrawal 2021 from this Horn of Africa nation.
Former President Donald Trump withdrew US Africa Command troops from Somalia as a…
Report: Eritrean troops put together an offensive in Tigray
Report: Eritrean troops put together offensive in Tigray
ETHIOPIA- A report launched by the European Union on the present state of affairs in Ethiopia paints an image of a troubled nation with a myriad of challenges, one thing that would take a number of months earlier than a peaceable decision is discovered.
In the report, which has since been leaked, the European Union observes that "there…