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Buhene, a village washed by lava
According to the official report, the volcanic eruption on May 22 killed more than 30 people, destroyed more than 3,000 houses, and affected health centers and schools in Goma and its environs. Among the affected neighborhoods is Buhene, on the outskirts of Nyiragongo's territory. The damage there is enormous.
Almost two weeks after the volcanic eruption, lava is still smoking in parts of Buhene. The whitish vapor escapes from these forming rocks and the stifling heat invades the atmosphere.
Hard to stay long in the…
review of the hearing week at the Soro trial
Guillaume Soro and 19 of his relatives are being prosecuted for their involvement to varying degrees in an alleged conspiracy against the state.
14 defendants appear, the other 6 are in exile. This week for two days, Abidjan heard the criminal case from the close guard of the close rebel leader, as well as one of his two brothers and his former chief of protocol. But at the end of 5 days of hearing, this trial does not yet seem to release any responsibility or clear roles in this alleged conspiracy.
At the moment, the…
demonstration of M5, Choguel Maïga reaches out to
On Friday, the movement on June 5 demanded a demonstration to celebrate its first year since it was created. Since the inauguration proposal of the caretaker president Assimi GoÏta, the president of the M5 Strategic Committee, Choguel Maïga, has chosen the movement to occupy the future post of prime minister. He used the demonstration to reach out to the international community, in the context of a…
government announces to suspend Twitter “for
The Nigerian government announced in a statement on Friday, June 4, that it had suspended Twitter activities in Africa's most populous country, two days after the social network deleted a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari.
"The Federal Government has indefinitely suspended the activities of the microblogging service and the…
the Paris Board of Appeal confirms the seizure of a
The Paris Court of Appeal on Thursday, June 3, confirmed the seizure of a jet belonging to Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso. The case dates back to June last year: the plane, a Falcon 7X, had been immobilized at the request of the company Commissimpex, which for decades has demanded that Congo settle a debt of more than one billion euros.…
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On Thursday, June 3, France announced the suspension of its joint military operations with Malian forces and advisory missions. An unexpected and strong announcement, even if only part of the French anti-terrorist force Barkhane is suspended, and that this decision will be reconsidered "in the coming days". How is this message understood?…
Somalia’s prime minister faces a “litmus check” when he holds honest and free elections
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A stalemate ensues due to the delisting of 67 officials, spy agents and Farmajo supporters from the polling stations to ensure transparency in the forthcoming Somali elections.
Sources revealed to Axadlethat the commission commissioned by Prime Minister Roble to verify the allegations is facing disturbances from leaders in Villa Somalia who want certain disputed members to be reinstated.
The Prime Minister, who was widely credited with concluding a historic electoral agreement with the leaders of…
France suspends joint military operations with Mali
France plans to suspend joint military operations with the Malian forces, citing the country's second nine-month coup that led to the resignation of civilian interim presidents and prime ministers following the arrest, as well as the recent West African state suspension from the African Union (AU) and the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS). ,
Thursday's decision came after Mali's military strongman Assimi Goita, who led last year's coup, fired President Bah Ndaw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and…
The 22nd African Championships were canceled
The 22nd African Athletics Championships will not take place. Nigeria, asked to host the event instead of Algeria, finally gave up because of the health context. This important step towards the Tokyo Olympics had already been postponed from 2020 to 2021 due to Covid-19.
A big blow for African athletics, less than 50 days…
WHO points out the difficulties with vaccination in
The World Health Organization warns of a possible third wave of Covid-19 in Africa as pollution begins to rise again in 14 countries on the continent, and only 0.54% of the African population is currently fully protected by a vaccine. The WHO acknowledges that the continent was poorly prepared for this vaccine phase and overly dependent on the rest of the world. Almost 99% of vaccine production takes…