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Burkina Faso’s mining trade was singled out for corruption
REN-LAC, the nationwide anti-corruption community, is holding its fifteenth anti-corruption day this week. This yr, this Burkinabè civil society group has chosen to debate corruption within the mining sector.
From mining concessions to customs controls, corruption is alleged to be in any respect ranges within the sector, in…
On the front page: drama about illegal immigration
"Doudou Faye loved the dream of becoming a professional footballer in Europe. He died in October last year, points out the daily 24 Heures, in the water of the so-called secret emigration. The teenage tragic case has aroused emotions and outrage in Senegal and abroad. His father had paid 250,000 FCFA to a smuggler. ”He and two other fathers were found guilty in February by the court in Mbour, 80 km from Dakar, of…
10,000 people have died in custody since 2011
In a 67-page report published on Tuesday, December 8, Amnesty International Nigeria is concerned about the fate of elderly people exposed to violence from Boko Haram and the Nigerian army in the state of Borno in the northeastern part of the country.
This report describes the double punishment of this population persecuted by jihadists and victims of army abuse. A population completely invisible, according to this report entitled "My Bleeding Heart: The Lives of the Elderly Facing Conflict, Expulsion and Detention in…
Ethiopia doesn’t settle for entry to help employees in Tigray
It has been ten days since an settlement was signed with the United Nations that help employees would have entry to Tigray, which is going through many shortcomings, however nonetheless nothing has been realized. On Sunday, a UN crew was arrested after being shot. A critical gesture, absolutely adopted by the federal government of Addis Ababa, which refuses to provide full entry to the area.…
Sudan remains to be ready for Washington to take away it from its blacklist
Washington has introduced that it's going to fully take away Sudan from the listing of nations "of specific curiosity" by way of spiritual freedom. It's a symbolic announcement for Khartoum. However the true effort lies elsewhere for the Sudanese authorities, who count on Washington to successfully withdraw from the listing of nations that assist terrorism that should undergo the restoration of the…
the function and priorities of the Transitional National Council
In Mali, the Transitional National Council is provoking many protests, but despite this outrageous political sequence, CNT was installed last weekend. The last body for the transition will play the role of National Assembly during this period, which should lead to the organization of general elections. An ad hoc committee is already responsible for preparing the rules of procedure, the work can then begin.
Its members are not elected; with this remarkable difference "the CNT will function as a National Assembly, in…
resignation of the Minister of Economic Affairs accused of mismanagement
It is a very rare phenomenon in Gabon. A minister accused of mismanagement has resigned. This is Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Jean Marie Ogandaga. He was swept away by a scandal called tax breaks for oil companies.
as reported from Libreville, Yves-Laurent GomaThe scandal that plagued the minister was revealed on…
angry day for doctors who demand important changes
Nurses have gone out into the country to condemn working conditions that have become unbearable. Nearly 10,000 white coats marched in Tunis to demand a profound reform of a health system at the end of its rope.
as reported from Tunis, Michel PicardAnger is felt in the long procession that links the Ministry of Health to the…
the result of the legislative and presidential elections is delayed
Ghana is still awaiting the verdict. The announcement of the results of the legislative and presidential elections was postponed on Tuesday night by the election commission, while the two main candidates for the highest office are already claiming victory.
They waited for results that did not come. Ghanaian voters remained stuck in front of soap operas of regional bills announced in small quantities. And while partial figures came from the sixteen regions of the country, the capital Accra remained silent, but the…
lifting of the blockade by opponent Maurice Kamto
The president of MRC Maurice Kamto can move freely. The government decided on Tuesday to lift the blockade around his home, a few days after the regional election contested by the opponent was held just over two months ago.
as reported from Yaoundé, Polycarp EssombaIt was at the end of the morning on Tuesday that the news…