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When will Laurent Gbagbo set foot on the ground at Félix Houphouët-Boigny Airport in Abidjan? Almost a week after the final acquittal of the former president of Côte d'Ivoire by the International Criminal Court, his return to the country is being discussed, at the insistent request of his supporters. The modalities are far from fixed.…
Within the highlight: Macky Sall within the recapture of
"Macky is playing his game!" Announces the Daily Inquiry in Dakar. “The conquest of young people continues. The President of the Republic does not miss an opportunity to wink at the youth, massively out (on the streets) in early March, to proclaim his tiredness after the arrest of his opponent Ousmane Sonko. Since then, Macky has continued to multiply initiatives aimed at these vacancies, which are victims of many…
Roble visits wounded squaddies on the armed forces clinic after Al-Shabaab
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Outgoing Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble visited Somalia's national army on Monday troops at the military hospital in Mogadishu, where dozens of them are undergoing treatment after several Al-Shabaab attacks in Lower Shebelle on Saturday.
The Somali-based Al-Shabaab militants ran over Awdheele and Barire military bases early Saturday morning, leading to fierce fighting with the troops paying attention. This was the first time Al-Shabaab attacked SNA bases in so many months.
Roble, who was…
Somalia rejects all instances towards ex-minister accused of great crimes
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Former Jubaland security minister Abdirashid Janan has dropped all cases against him, two weeks after he left Jubaland, despite working closely with the administration of Ahmed Islam Mohamed Madobe.
Janan, who had been instrumental in the administration of Madobe, shocked his supporter's aftershocks, which saw him lift allegiance to outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who has been his enemy, on almost every political front.
It is not clear why Abdirashid Janan chose to work with the…
MP Roble visits injured officers in Mogadishu
The Head administrator of the Temporary Government of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble the previous evening visited fighters injured in Saturday's conflicts in Awdheegle and Barire locale of Lower Shabelle area who are being treated at Hodan Region Military Medical clinic in Banadir district.
Roble warmly greeted the injured warriors and wished them a fast recuperation from the fight against Al-Shabaab in Lower Shabelle on April 3, 2021, which started recently.
He lauded the warriors for "retaliating against al-Shabaab"…
Albert Pahimi Padacket (Chad): “We’re one
Among the candidates, Albert Pahimi Padacket ... He was…
Libya’s Reconciliation Fee is making an attempt
Libya's presidential council has created a national reconciliation commission with the aim of establishing social peace, as the country seeks to heal the wounds during the year - long war between the internationally recognized National Accord Government (GNA) and the Putz general Khalifa Haftar's forces.
The President - in - Office of the President, Mohammad Younes Menfi, said that the Commission would establish justice among the Libyans and create solidarity in the country. He was speaking at a press…
controversy over the top date of the mandate
In Benin, Patrice Talon has been in place for five years and the opposition does not want him to stay another second. The amendment to the constitution and the election calendar gives it an extension of one and a half months. Its political opponents from the diaspora demand that they take to the streets. A sensitive day that worries Cotonou, especially when incidents were reported during the night.…
Revival Churches presented their
Following the National Bishops' Conference (Cenco) for Catholics and the Protestant Church of Christ in the Congo (ECC), the awakening churches, once silent on socio-political issues and considered close to those in power, are breaking their silence.
The three main religious denominations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), divided on dogmatic issues, are merging for the first time to demand that credible elections be held within the 2023 constitutional deadline.
The evangelical churches are therefore…
the Mauritian financial system is affected by its worst functionality
Mauritius has been a model of economic success in Africa for decades and bears the brunt of the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The industrial activity is experiencing a decline of 15.2%, which translates into the island's worst economy in 40 years. This is the consequence of the containment from last year. And the reconstruction in a month should intensify this brutal economic slippage.…