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the six soldiers held at an airport released, Paris
The six French soldiers and the helicopter, which have been held since Wednesday at the airport in Bata, Equatorial Guinea's economic capital, where they landed their planes to refuel, were allowed to leave the territory on Friday night, the French army confirmed to RFI.
The six French soldiers were allowed to land urgently in…
Kenyans leave Tokyo 2021 at a high level
The Kenyans were beaten 24-10 by Canada and finished ten in the rugby tournament in the Olympic Games at the Olympics in Tokyo 2021. A result slightly better than what was achieved at the Olympics 2016 (11th) but which gave hope to a team from Kenya definitely.
From our special correspondent in Tokyo,Felix Oloo, coach of the…
questioning the leaders of a movement that wants to form one
In Burkina Faso, twenty-four hours after their public speech, the leaders of a movement calling itself the "Union for the Liberation of Burkina Faso" were arrested by the police. At a press conference, they called for the recruitment of about 25,000 people to form, they say, a "liberation army".
as reported from Ouagadougou,…
President Museveni serves as vice chairman of operations
That was the end, on Friday, July 30, of the 42-day prison sentence that was decided in mid-June to counter the new wave of Covid-19 cases in the country. After severe restrictions, President Yoweri Museveni partially reopened the country's operations.
In 42 days, Uganda has gone from 1,500 daily cases in mid-June to an average of between 200 and 400 Covid-19 cases per day this week. Results that encouraged the president to partially reopen the country.
"Before inclusion," said Yoweri Museveni, "on average 22% of the…
Ennahdha’s strategy between a call for dialogue and the press
Six days after President Kaïs Saïed's decision to fire the head of government and suspend parliament's work, the country's leading political party, Ennahdha, is calling for a national dialogue but is also trying to exert pressure through a media campaign for the president to reconsider. his decision.
as reported from Tunis,…
The famous Commissioner Abba Kyari involved
An investigation has been launched against one of the Nigerian police chiefs, the famous Deputy Police Commissioner Abba Kyari, involved by a Nigerian social media star called Hushpuppi. This influencer is currently being tried in the United States for fraud over nearly $ 20 million. Hushpuppi pleaded guilty to money laundering.
Hushpuppi claimed that he paid bribes to police commissioner Abba Kyari, known for his high-profile investigations, for arresting one of his former employees. The Nigerian police launched an…
In Burkinabé “bush”, with Sayouba Traoré
Journalist at RFI, our colleague Sayouba Traoré is also a writer. He is a talented writer, as evidenced by his rich work, consisting of novels, short story collections, poems. Winner of the RFI / ACCT short story competition in 1992, he drew attention to his writing, both ironically and evocatively, which combines clarity and beauty in a simple story. His novels tell the story of the development of his…
a report from the confessional platform for
No white smoke this Friday, July 30, in the process of appointing the chairman of the election commission. Work resumed this morning at the invitation of the President of the Religious Confessions Platform and the President of Cenco, Monsignor Utembi. But the discussions quickly ended. The eight representatives decided to submit a joint report to the President of the National Assembly to explain the…
Details of Choguel Maiga’s action plan
In Mali, the transitional minister Choguel Maiga presented his government's action plan on Friday afternoon, 30 July. He spoke to members of the National Transitional Council, which currently serves as the Legislative Assembly, during an extraordinary session. Rereading the peace agreement, strengthening the armed forces, transparent elections: what to remember from this action plan
The Prime Minister spoke to members of the CNT, which currently serves as the Legislative Assembly, during an extraordinary session.Choguel…
Mali’s interim government has an election plan in place
Mali's transitional government is aware of its commitment to a fixed deadline for organizing elections to restore democracy after last year's coup, Prime Minister Choguel Maiga said on Friday.
Since the overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August 2020, political factions in Mali and foreign partners have been looking at whether the military-led interim authorities will stick to a promise to hold elections within 18 months.
Maiga presented the interim action plan to the government and outlined four key…