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political aversion while awaiting results
Tense atmosphere in Côte d'Ivoire, where the results of the presidential election this Saturday are now to be announced. The vote was boycotted by the opposition, which is already talking about a "failure" in power, while President Alassane Ouattara, who is seeking a very controversial third term, called for calm. With our…
Somali particular forces kill senior chief of Al-Shabaab in
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali navy has introduced {that a} senior commander of the militant group, Al-Shabaab, was killed on Sunday in a particular operation by the US-trained DANAB unit within the south of the nation. State media, citing named officers, reported that Abdullahi Osman alias Dhega-Adde, al-Shabaab's officer with the media wing, was killed in a covert assault carried out within the Center Jubba area. The slain commander was an essential determine within the al-Qaeda-linked group in Somalia, and his…
The UN, Somalia praises the function of ladies in peacebuilding
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia and the UN on Saturday praised the function performed by Somali girls in peace, safety and governance because the world celebrated the twentieth anniversary of UN Safety Council Decision 1325. Hanifa Mohamed Ibrahim, Minister for Girls and Human Rights Growth, mentioned the federal government ought to now create new avenues for Somali girls of all generations to return collectively for the long run, praising the function girls have performed in Somali politics and peace-building. "From…
Saudi Arabia arms over the constructing of the dialysis heart to
MOGADISHU, Somalia - On Saturday, the King Salman Humanitarian Support and Reduction Heart handed over the development of the dialysis heart at Banadir Hospital within the Somali capital Mogadishu to the Federal Ministry of Well being and Welfare of the Federal Republic of Somalia. The Heart will, on the request of the Somali Ministry of Well being, be used as a short lived headquarters for the examination and remedy of individuals with Coronavirus, supplied that the mission is accomplished. After completion of…
Paul-Simon Helpful: Thabo Mbeki fears “collapse of Côte d’Ivoire”
In Côte d'Ivoire, energy and opposition don't battle solely on the nationwide stage. In addition they argue throughout the continent. Thus, the opposition has simply obtained help from South African Thabo Mbeki. With what probability of success? Paul-Simon Helpful is a regional adviser on the Institute for Safety Research in Pretoria. On-line from Dakar, he solutions questions from RFI. .
Will Martin Fayulu go to the consultations proposed by Félix Tshisekedi?
The consultations promised by President Tshisekedi are expected to begin on Monday. While he waited, the Congolese head of state was this Saturday night with his counterpart from Brazzaville, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, who is also consulting with the actors in the Congolese crisis. He received in particular the former presidential candidate Martin Fayulu, who has not yet spoken publicly on the initiative of…
Violence across the election in Côte d’Ivoire might have killed 32 individuals thus far
Ivory Coast's important opposition events boycotting the president's vote claimed on Saturday that at the least a dozen individuals had died in election day clashes as incumbent chief Alassane Ouattara sought a controversial third time period. The election has revived painful recollections of the West African nation's disaster virtually a decade earlier that left greater than 3,000 individuals lifeless earlier than the nation's then president was compelled to confess defeat. Many concern that the…
The DRC publishes the mining contracts requested by the IMF
The various Memoranda of Understanding and Mining Contracts required by the International Monetary Fund have been published. They concern both companies, Sokimo and Miba. These contracts were signed under the chairmanship of Felix Tshisekedi, their publication was a precondition for the opening of negotiations with a view to signing a three-year plan with the IMF. What do these contracts say?…
John Magufuli, a “bulldozer” president re-elected as chief of Tanzania
The opposition is looking for brand spanking new elections, the dismantling of the Electoral Fee and peaceable protests to problem the outcomes of Wednesday's parliamentary elections. In response to the ultimate outcomes revealed on Friday, the CCM - the ruling celebration - gained virtually the entire 264 seats in parliament. John Magufuli, nicknamed Bulldozer, was re-elected to a different presidency…
Morocco continues its “consulate diplomacy” in Western Sahara
The United Arab Emirates introduced this week that it intends to open a consulate in Laayoune in Western Sahara quickly. The Emir of Abu Dhabi knowledgeable the Moroccan sovereign Mohammed VI of this throughout a phone trade. The Emirates would thus be the primary Arab nation to take this step after a number of African nations.…