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the founding father of the newspaper “The Chronicles” launches one
Soon a new opposition party in Rwanda? It is a rather rare event in the country's political landscape, largely dominated by the RPF, the party of President Paul Kagame. The birth of the Rwandan Platform for Democracy (RPD) was announced on Thursday, March 18, during an online press conference by its founder, Christopher Kayumba, a former university professor and journalist who was recently released from…
the federal government ensures that its college reform doesn’t
The conditions for the master's exam have not changed, contrary to rumors that have led some students to demonstrate in the capital. The Ministers responsible for National and Higher Education clarified matters on Thursday 18 March in Ouagadougou.
as reported from Ouagadougou, Pedestrian BoudaniFollowing the creation of the new…
EU nations resume use of AstraZeneca vaccine after
EU nations resume use of AstraZeneca vaccine after regulatory shootings
AMSTERDAM / LONDON - Germany, France and other European countries announced plans to resume use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday after EU and UK regulators stepped up to build confidence in the shot, saying the benefits outweigh the risks.
Reports of rare cerebral thrombosis have prompted more than a…
a ministerial mission goes to
A high-level ministerial mission went to the scene of the Banibangou attack on Thursday 18 March in Tillabéry in the western part of the country. On Monday, gunmen killed 58 villagers returning from a trade show.
The Minister of the Interior, Alkashe Allada, accompanied among others by the Minister of Humanitarian Action and…
the legal professionals for the opponents of the UFDG detained
The lawyers for the opponents of the UFDG accused of "manufacturing and possessing weapons of war and attacks on the fundamental interests of the nation", this week seized the ECOWAS court.
The lawyers for the detained members of the Union of Democratic Forces in Guinea are asking this sub-regional court to rule on a procedure…
South Africa: begin of educational yr disrupted
In the last two weeks, students have been demonstrating in South Africa against the lack of funding for higher education and too high tuition fees. The crisis is about the issue of student debt. Those who are unable to pay their tuition fees are prevented from enrolling or threatened with exclusion. .
South Africa: Coca-Cola, the great scholar of
The recent announcement by the South African subsidiary of Coca-Colade to cede part of the capital to its employees is welcomed by the government. But overall, the record of positive discrimination policies that are supposed to promote the participation of blacks, meteis and Indian communities in addressing economic inequalities is still far from perfect.…
accused MPS and Idriss Déby of being
One week after the start of the April 11 presidential election campaign, out of 10 official candidacies called by the Supreme Court, three opponents who have announced their withdrawal from the electoral process are fighting, a fourth opponent Brice Mbaïmon Guedmbaye suspended. his participation in the campaign by condemning a system that also favors presidential candidate Idriss Deby. There are…
after Magufuli’s loss of life, we are able to anticipate one
Tanzania will soon have a president. Following the announcement of the death of President John Magufuli at the age of 61, officially due to heart problems, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan must take the reins in the country and secure the transition. John Magufuli, who was elected for the first time in 2015, then re-elected at the end of 2020 in a controversial vote, is known for his policy for larger…
hearings finish in lawsuits
The hearings of the UN International Court of Justice on the dispute between Kenya and Somalia ended on Thursday 18 March. Somalia made its final remarks, still in the absence of Kenya, which refused to lodge its case. The case is now under advice. The verdict should be known in a few months.
The last hearing before the UN…