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In Chad, Albert Pahimi Padacké has simply been appointed Prime Minister, this Monday 26 April. He had already been head of presidency for the late President Déby from 2016 to 2018 and was a candidate within the final presidential election. Albert Pahimi Padacké gave an unique interview to RFI. RFI: Why did you conform to grow…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Outgoing Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo could also be compelled to return to the drafting board after unfolding occasions within the capital Mogadishu, the epicenter of the nation's radical insurance policies. Proper after approving the time period extension handed by the Decrease Home, Farmajo has not been spared torrents of harsh insurance policies, with most of his critics describing the two-year extension as "unconstitutional and unlawful". He isn't again but. In Mogadishu on Sunday…

In Chad, Albert Pahimi Padacké is appointed Prime Minister of the Transitional Authorities. A very important political determine, he was the final prime minister earlier than the publish was abolished in Could 2018 through the constitutional reform. For a lot of observers, the ruling junta has been reasonable. as reported from…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - In what could possibly be a conciliatory tone, outgoing Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has apparently apologized to the general public, one thing that might give Somalia hope, a rustic on the point of collapse. Safety forces loyal to outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and opposition leaders engaged in a violent battle capturing most of Sunday, paralyzing companies within the capital Mogadishu for a number of hours. The combating concerned insurgent troopers against the extension of…

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh suspended a go to to northeastern Benghazi scheduled for Monday after militias loyal to Putist common Khalifa Haftar blocked Benghazi's Benina airport. Dbeibeh was about to depart from Mitiga Airport within the capital Tripoli late on Sunday to go to Benghazi, in line with Libyan authorities sources. He canceled the go to and returned from the airport after studying of the transfer by Haftar's militias, the sources added. Dbeibeh was anticipated to carry a…

In Senegal, pits with dates that are eaten when you break Ramadan will no longer be thrown in the trash. The National Agency for Reforestation and the Great Green Wall has launched a fundraising campaign to restore them so they can then replant the land, losing 40,000 hectares of forest per year. as reported from Dakar, Thea…

The mayor of Ouagadougou is fighting against the consumption of shisha in public places. In early April, City Hall took a measure banning the consumption of shisha in public places in the city, whether it was closed or not. The security forces conducted an operation to monitor compliance with this measure on Saturday 24 April.…

For a number of weeks, cities within the jap DRC have been shaken by demonstrations in opposition to armed violence. Beni, Kasindi and Butembo are probably the most affected. Along with the demonstrations, since April 5, actions have slowed down. The most important shops are struggling to open. This is very the case in Butembo, the biggest purchasing mall within the area.…

Chad's military transitional government late on Sunday rejected the possibility of negotiating with the rebels, who were blamed for killing the country's president for three decades, raising the specter that armed fighters could push forward with their threats to attack the capital. A spokesman for the rebel group, known as the Front for Change and Concord in Chad, told the Associated Press (AP) that it is now joining forces with other armed groups that oppose President Idriss Deby Itno's son, Mahamat,…

Somalia's partners raise concerns over Mogadishu violence MOGADISHU, Somalia - A number of Somalia's international partners have expressed concern over escalating violence in the capital Mogadishu, which escalated on Sunday after heavy fighting that created troops loyal to outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and opposition leaders. For most of Sunday, troops exchanged fire…