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Jacques Anouma, candidate for CAF presidency: “The world of football is not rotten”

A dramatic turnaround in African football. Ahmad Ahmad, president of CAF, the African Football Confederation, has been suspended for 5 years for violating ethics. He will therefore not be able to participate in a second period next March. Is there anything rotten in the football kingdom? Ivorian Jacques Anouma is one of the four candidates succeeding Ahmad Ahmad. Online from Abidjan, he answers…

issuance of biometric passports postponed to a later date

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the resumption of production and issuance of biometric passports, originally scheduled for Monday, November 23, has been postponed to a later date. By June 2020, the controversial agreement between the DRC and the consortium of companies in the Semlex group, which specializes in the production of passports, had ended. Since this period, it is impossible to get a new…

Salaam Somali Financial institution contributes to Somalia’s financial progress

Salaam Somali Financial institution, a number one privately owned financial institution in Somalia, is making a superb contribution to the nation's financial progress by providing free microfinance funds to develop small companies. On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, the financial institution's department in Adado n Central Somalia supplied funds to the native sellers, who thanked for the well timed and much-needed assist that can assist enhance their commerce. Recipients of the free microfinance program categorical…

agreement with Kinshasa on frequency regulation

The two nearest capitals of the world, separated by the Congo River, Brazzaville and Kinshasa, share the same spectrum of transmission and telecommunications frequencies. This sometimes gives rise to misunderstandings. For a coordinated management of these frequencies, the regulatory authorities in the two cities have just concluded an agreement.…

in Bangui, the ICC collects testimonies from victims

The first hearings of the trial of the leaders against Balaka Edouard Ngaïssona and Alfred YekatomRhombot are scheduled for The Hague on 9 February. In the Central African Republic, the International Criminal Court continues to receive the victims of these two alleged perpetrators and carefully records their testimony. as…

Awut Deng Acuil, the first woman to be appointed head of a university

For the first time in South Sudan's history, a woman becomes chair of a university board (CA). Following a presidential decree circulating in state media, Awut Deng Acuil was appointed head of the board of Bahr El Ghazal University in the western country. This 57-year-old woman has been Minister of Education since February last year. Once again, her journey promotes gender equality in the country.…

G20 virtual summit: Africa expected better

No spectacular announcements about African debt at the G20 summit held practically this weekend. The countries in the south, and in particular Africa, were hoping for details after the G20 funding that had been held a week earlier. We talked about a new mechanism for debt restructuring in poor countries involving creditors like China. But obviously we have to wait for new messages.…

the federal army is preparing to invade Mekele

In Ethiopia, the conflict in the province of Tigray continues, still cut off from the world since the fighting began on November 4. The federal army says it is advancing against the dissident regional capital Mekele and is preparing to invade it. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave the TPLF, the party that runs the region, three days to give up, and the army has warned residents of the city and prompted a UN…