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an arrest in the case of the Central Bank of Congo
The head of the crushing room at the Central Bank of Congo in Lubumbashia was arrested on Friday, November 20, for embezzling public funds. But according to NGO Justicia Asbl, a dozen other agents should be investigated for theft in 2019 of bags of used Congolese banknotes that are normally intended to be perforated and then crushed.…
after an incident, François Bozizé speaks
Former Central African President François Bozizéa called a press conference on Saturday after a quarrel broke out between parts of his close guard and presidential guards during the funeral of the wife of Jean-Serge Bokassa, who died on November 10, 2020.
as reported from Bangui,It is in a definite tone that François Bozizés is…
Mathias Dzon ready to take on the challenge of the 2021 presidential election
After boycotting the controversial 2016 presidential election, won by his former mentor Denis Sassou Nguesso, Mathias Dzon (73), finance minister between 1997 and 2002, will be a candidate in the March 2021 election, "for the good of the nation He therefore responded positively, on Saturday 21 November, to a request from the Alliance for the Republic and Democracy (ARD), an opposition platform, this time…
“The history of decolonization must be rediscovered”
Does the history of decolonization tell from a colonization perspective? A dude to the classic historical story that reflects the gaze of colonizing Europe. This was the position taken by three documentaries entitled "Decolonizations" and directed by Karim Miské, Pierre Singaravélou and Marc ball, which was broadcast last year on the French-German TV channel Arte. These documentaries are today the subject of an eponymous book published in a joint edition by Seuil and Arte éditions. Marc Ball is a guest of Julie Vandal.…
opening of polling stations for double voting
Nearly 6.5 million people in Burkina Faso are expected to vote on Sunday to elect both their new president and the entire National Assembly. They are thirteen candidates to run for the highest office, including the outgoing head of state Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.
Regularly updated article,In a few hours, Ouagadougou has…
Fahad Yasin withdrew from the disaster earlier than the Somali elections
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Director of Somalia's Nationwide Intelligence Safety Company Fahad Yasin stays a thorn within the flesh with just some days till the beginning of the nation's extremely anticipated election, with the opposition workforce nonetheless accusing him of planning "voter manipulation".
All prime presidential candidates led by former presidents Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud together with instant former prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire gathered in Mogadishu on Saturday for a seminar…
the dialog remains off when the opponents are released
Since the meeting between Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and the leader of the united opposition, Henri Konan Bédié, on November 11, the two camps have been relatively quiet. Although tensions have fallen one step in the country, the election crisis, which has caused the deaths of at least 85 people, is far from resolved.
On Friday, November 20, Henri Konan Bédié, chairman of the PDCI, officially announced that he would "suspend" this dialogue as long as the opposition cadres, still in prison, were not released. "I…
In Sudan, the ICRC is attempting to reunite separated Ethiopian households
The continued battle within the Tigre area represents a severe humanitarian disaster, based on the Workplace of the Refugee Fee. Since November 10, the battle in Tigray has led to virtually 35,000 individuals transferring to Sudan. On many escapes from the battles or massacres, many households have been separated.
With our…
The Nigerian economy is entering a recession
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the fall in oil prices, Nigeria officially entered a recession, following a decline of 3.62% of GDP in the third quarter of 2020, following a decline of 6% in the previous quarter. Africa's most populous country barely recovered from the recession in 2016, following the collapse in oil prices in 2015.…
fifty years ago “Mar Verde”, the Portuguese attack on Conakry
On November 22, 1970, Guinea's fate almost changed. The declining Portuguese empire is in difficulty on its current Guinea-Bissau territory. Lisbon will try its best to organize a lightning attack outside its borders for the first time in its history and in the greatest secrecy. Objective: to overthrow the regime of Sékou Touré, the main supporter of the PAIGC's insurgency. The coup failed in part, but in 1971 triggered the greatest…