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at least six teachers kidnapped in Kumbo
At least six teachers were abducted on the morning of Tuesday, November 3, from a Presbyterian school in Kumbo in the English-speaking northwestern region. According to confirmatory sources affiliated with the RFI, the unidentified attackers were heavily armed.
According to testimony from the teachers' associations, it was…
the international community calls for post-election reconciliation
The international community is concerned about the situation in Côte d'Ivoire following the presidential election. The preliminary results were announced this Tuesday, November 3 in the morning. The Independent Electoral Commission announces the victory of outgoing President Alassane Ouattara in a third term contested by the opposition. Outside Ivorian borders, several organizations and countries are…
Regulation Enforcement Round Opponents’ Houses in Ivory Coast: The place Are We?
Because the proclamation of the preliminary outcomes giving the re-election to a controversial third time period of Alassane Ouattara, the occasions in Abidjan are accelerating. Police had been dispatched on Tuesday afternoon, November 3, across the houses of a number of opponents following the creation yesterday by a Nationwide Transitional Council and the violence throughout the election interval.…
a murdered imam, strong tensions between the communities of Niono
In Mali, the situation is very tense in the circle of Niono, in the region of Ségou, in the center of the country. While the jihadists have been besieging the village of Farabougou for almost a month, it is other localities in this circle that have experienced worrying incidents in recent hours. Tensions between communities that have caused deaths.…
A number of thousand flee the Ivory Coast for concern of violence after the election, says the UN
Hundreds of individuals have fled to neighboring West African international locations from Côte d'Ivoire for concern of extra violence following a presidential election there marred by lethal unrest, the United Nations Excessive Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) stated on Tuesday.
The UN refugee company warned that violence and tensions surrounding Saturday's elections, which led President Alassane Ouattara right into a controversial third time period, had prompted greater than 3,200 individuals to hunt…
Denmark, Eire and Poland ship ambassadors to Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has acquired identification data from the brand new ambassadors in Denmark, Eire and Poland to Somalia.
The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark, Mr Ole Thonke, who conveyed a greeting from his Excellency Queen Margrethe Alexandrine to the President, underlined his efforts to strengthen relations between the 2 international locations and thanked the Authorities and the folks of Somalia for his or her heat welcome.…
After President Farmaajo’s Reign, who will be Qatar’s
The quest by some of the Gulf nations for possessing an influence in the national elections in Somalia is no longer a secret business.
Authorities of the United Arab Emirates made invitations to several heavyweight Somali presidential aspirants in Abu Dhabi in the recent past. Meanwhile, Doha, whose support towards the incumbent president is unconcealed, is hellbent on financing alternative presidential candidates in the event the outgoing leader loses the race.
Somalia’s long-standing political culture is known to…
The UN celebrates progress as Libya’s warring factions meet to debate a ceasefire
Army leaders from Libya's preventing sides met of their homeland for a second day on Tuesday to debate the implementation of a just lately signed ceasefire.
"A whole lot of progress was made at the moment," Stephanie Williams, the UN envoy for the war-torn North African nation, mentioned on Monday on the finish of the primary day of talks.
"The braveness and willpower ... between these officers is what is required out of your political class," she added.
The three-day assembly of the Joint Army Fee…
the government is taking legal action after the creation of a CNT
In Côte d'Ivoire, the government is taking legal action following the civil disobedience movement launched by the opposition and the creation of the Transitional National Council. He announced it at noon. Police have been deployed in front of Henri Konan Bédié's home.
At least three police cargoes and pick-ups arrived at Henri…
Ivory Coast President Ouattara makes a sniper, the opposition cries foul
Côte d'Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara has provisionally received a 3rd time period with 94.27% of the vote, the Electoral Fee introduced early on Tuesday, following a bitter election that triggered lethal violence and was boycotted by opposition voters.
"Thus elected President of the Republic, Alassane Ouattara," introduced Kuibiert-Coulibaly Ibrahime, Head of the Electoral Fee.
He stated the ultimate turnout for the October 31 election was 53.90%.
The outcomes have to be validated by the nation's…