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the former Togolese Minister of the Interior François
A long-awaited testimony this Thursday, April 8, in the Bouaké bombing, in which nine French soldiers were killed on November 6, 2004. The Togolese Minister of the Interior at the time, François Boko, heard by video conference, explained how, while making the alleged perpetrators of raids available for the French authorities on 16 November, they refused to take it up. A very detrimental passivity for the…
Cameroonians are striving for the last ticket to
Cameroon's women's team will meet Chile on April 10 and 13, 2021 in Antalya (Turkey) during an intercontinental qualifier for the Olympic Games. Cameroon will try to land the ultimate ticket to Tokyo football tournaments.
On March 10, 2020, Cameroonian football players fell from the top. The Indomitable Lionesses lost 2-1 to…
meeting at a summit in Maputo, SADC announces a
On the southern part of the African continent, the regional organization of SADC presented on Thursday afternoon, April 8, the conclusions of its extraordinary summit, which was organized as soon as possible on security and humanitarian crises in Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique. Two weeks after the spectacular and deadly attack on Palma by a group claiming to be international jihadists, five leaders…
After the talks flopped, Farmajo accused of lacking leadership in Somalia
After the talks flopped, Farmajo accused of lacking leadership in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Political pressure continues to escalate in Somalia following the recent statement by the Council of Presidential Candidates, which now accuses outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo of not showing "leadership" at the time when it is necessary.
The harshly worded statement comes hours…
after the failure in Kinshasa, tensions increased
The failure, on Tuesday, April 6, of a three-day conversation in Kinshasa about the Ethiopian mega-hydroelectric dam built on a tributary of the Nile, weighs on the climate in the region. As the second phase of tank filling approaches, the positions seem further apart than ever.
Sudanese negotiators left Kinshasa very angry.…
UN experts call for the release of
In Mali, radio columnist and activist Ras Bath, along with four senior officials, have been detained for more than three months. They are suspected of having conspired against the Malian state. Former Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has also been charged but not arrested, he is currently hiding somewhere in Mali. Malia's justice has already ordered that the prosecution be abolished, but Malia's Minister of…
a death during clashes in Save in the middle of
Tensions in Benin, three days before the presidential election. In Save, in the middle of the country, scattered mobilizations of opponents of President Patrice Talon began during the night from Monday to Tuesday. Protesters claim that the head of state's term ended on April 5 at midnight, the date marking his five years in power.…
Daesh attack kills 12 in Mozambique, victim
In Mozambique's war-torn city of Palma, 12 people believed to be foreigners were found beheaded after a Daesh-alleged attack on the city, a local police chief told state television station TVM. The news comes when South African leaders will meet in Mozambique's capital Maputo on Thursday to discuss ways to respond to extremist rebels.
The police chief, Pedro da Silva, told reporters visiting the city that he could not be sure of the nationalities of the 12 people, but he thought they were foreigners…
Egypt, Uganda sign intelligence agreement as
As the latest round of negotiations between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt over Ethiopia's plans to build a dam on a tributary of the Nile failed to bring anything of value to the table and tensions between African nations continue to rise, Cairo and Uganda have signed an agreement on the division of military intelligence.
According to a statement from Uganda's National Defense Force (UPDF) released late on Wednesday, the agreement was signed between UPDF's Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) and the…
How Farmajo is reportedly frustrating ahead of elections in Somalia
How Farmajo is reportedly frustrating ahead of elections in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo frustrates ongoing talks ahead of elections in the Afisiyooni Center within the Somali capital, Mogadishu, Northeastern State President Said Abdullahi Deni has told Voice of America Somali in the latest twist on the Horn of Africa.
Deni said Farmajo's…