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Somalia: The HirShabelle Meeting affords the closing nod to an extended presidency JOWHAR, Somalia - HirShabelle's parliament gave its consent on Wednesday to constitutional modifications that make bigger the presidency from 4 to 5 years. The consultation became attended by means of 70 MEPs, of whom 66 voted in want, 3 in opposition to and 1 abstention. Law has been sped up by means of Parliament's job…

In Mali, arrests are reported, plenty of and mysterious, arranged through intelligence services and products. For 2 days, primary personalities were arrested, whether or not they come from the media international, Malian establishments, but in addition from the presidency. In Mali, the non-public secretary and leader of group…

Ex-president disturbing conditions Farmajo to shake up out of the country protection amid quarrels with Kenya MOGADISHU, Somalia - For steadiness reasons, Mogadishu have to interchange and variety its out of the country protection, former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said, together with that such insurance coverage insurance policies ought to be formulated without emotion to be certain that that the country to compete indubitably throughout the overseas subject. The UPD get together's presidential candidate, who…

At some point of the week, RFI allows you to listen voices from personalities all for the struggle towards inequality at paintings. Assembly with Faty Diop in Senegal. In Senegal, 1000's of youngsters continue to exist the streets. Many are former Taliban, college students from Koranic faculties, who've fled the abuse of…

In July last year, in order to stabilize vanilla prices and ensure a fair income, the government decided to use price fixing for the second time in a row by introducing a minimum selling price of USD 250. the kilo of vanilla ready for export. Ten days ago, despite the prayer of many historical exporters, who in the face of the lack of sales hoped that this tariff would be abandoned, the Prime Minister…

In Gabon, the constitutional revision project launched by the government at the end of last week is still in focus for political debates. On Tuesday, about 20 representatives of opposition parties and civil society delivered a joint statement in which they rejected it. as reported from Libreville, Yves-Laurent GomaIf the draft…

The rift continues between President Tshisekedi's camp and his predecessor Joseph Kabila. One of the battlefields is the Federation of Congo Businesses (FEC) and the election of the chief. A relative of the former head of state, Albert Yuma, has been at the helm since 2005. The only candidate, he was re-elected chairman of the board on November 26, but the prime minister suspended his election to the…

At the entrance web page this Wednesday morning, the assembly between the King of Morocco Mohamed VI and an American-Israeli delegation led by means of Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.Here is the conclusion of the normalization of kinfolk between Morocco and Israel introduced just a few days in the past. The delegation arrived on the primary flight from Tel Aviv to Rabat. "A brand new web page is open" At this time…

A few days before the presidential and legislative elections in Niger, Moden Fa Lumana gives her voting instructions. The party's candidate, Hama Amadou, had his candidacy annulled by the Constitutional Court because of his convictions. The opposition party therefore calls on its supporters to vote for former President Mahamane Ousmane.…

To dive into the recent history of the Central African Republic means to immerse yourself in a maquis where several predators rule and where many international actors operate. A look back at decades of crisis. Since the fall of Bokasa in 1979, Central Africa has experienced more than four decades of security peace. After several attempts, General Bozizé seized…