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Somalia misses the election timeline as a political disaster

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Federal Authorities of Somalia has failed to satisfy the deadlines set for the elections, based mostly on the September settlement signed in Mogadishu, and questioned the nation's obligation to carry free and truthful elections, as promised within the communication issued. In keeping with the timeline revealed, all regional states had been to start electing senators to symbolize them within the federal authorities earlier than voters elected MPs set to switch the present meeting as…

The FCC warns Tshisekedi camp of poching attempts

President Félix Tshisekedi, who still has not announced a decision after three weeks of national consultations, is he trying to interrupt members of the pro-Kabila majority to gain more powers? In any case, the relatives of the former president do not doubt it. On Monday, in a statement, the majority of Parliament condemned maneuvers that tend to reconfigure the forces in the National Assembly. What…

last tribute to Imam Kobine Layama, peace figure

Today there is a stone that is not there. So there are two stones left and you understand why we are moved, why we are in pain because a part of ourselves is not there and we are suffering. That is why we say that this moment is a painful moment. Imam Kobin was a man with integrity, a man who knew how to lead his society, he is a researcher but who had great simplicity, not to say humility. Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga Esdras…

Kenya denies interference in Somalia’s inner affairs, slams

NAIROBI, Kenya - The Authorities of the Republic of Kenya has denied allegations that it disrupts Somalia's inner coverage simply hours after Mogadishu reprimanded Nairobi for what it referred to as "persistent interference in our inner insurance policies, significantly in Jubaland". In an announcement issued on Monday, the International Ministry insisted that the claims of the federal authorities in Somalia couldn't be substantiated, additional demonstrating the strained relationship between the 2 nations, whose…

Chad: “We can’t even discuss democracy”

December 1 marks the thirtieth anniversary of former Chad President Hissène Habré. Chadian lawyer Jacqueline Moudéina defended the victims of the previous president and appears again on Chad's course throughout Idriss Déby Itno's thirty years. An anniversary marked by political tensions. In latest weeks, the opponents' properties and the headquarters of their events have been surrounded by police who concern organizing demonstrations. For her, the scenario for democracy and human rights is in sharp decline. .

Tulear hosts the island’s first business forum

From Madagascar, from today to 3 December 2020, the first regional business forum on the island must be held. On this occasion, the locked region of Atsimo-Andrefana, furthest south of the island, was chosen to host the very first edition. Two hundred participants are therefore expected in the city of Tulear, economic actors, project managers, representatives of ministries and local authorities but also…

the regional events on 6 December, an organizational and security challenge

Cameroon's regional elections will be held on Sunday, December 6. An unprecedented vote in the country, organized to speed up the decentralization process, and an equally unusual vote, as it will take place through indirect elections with two electoral colleges. For Cameroon in the election, which is responsible for organizing the vote, it is therefore a special vote, even with a security challenge.…

the victims of the atrocities of the Hissène Habré regime remember

Thirty years ago, on Saturday, December 1, 1990, Idriss Déby seized power in Chad after his predecessor, Hissène Habré, was expelled from the patriotic salvation movement. We then discovered the atrocities of the Habré regime, which lasted for almost eight years: about 40,000 dead, according to a commission of inquiry led by the new authorities. At that time, many prisoners also regained their freedom.…

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