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a major lawsuit filed against Paul Rusesabagina and members of the FLN

On Monday at a press conference, the attorney general announced that he wanted Paul Rusesabagina, the film Hotel Rwanda's hero, to file a lawsuit with members of the FLN, an armed group behind several attacks in Rwanda. as reported from Kigali, The prosecution finds that it is preferable to attach 19 files, all of which are directly or indirectly linked to attacks committed in 2018 in the Nyungwe region, and claimed by FLN. Aimable Havugiyaremye, Attorney General, said: “We are detaining 16 FLN fighters and we want…

controversy following the firing of UFDG’s headquarters in Kankan

Clashes broke out around the headquarters of the Union of Democratic Forces of the Guinea Party, UFDG on Sunday in Kankan in Upper Guinea. These clashes took place between opposition activists and sympathizers of the ruling party, these clashes testify to a harmful climate in the region. Facts took place late Sunday morning. About a hundred UFDG sympathizers gathered in the Heremakono district to clean up a concession aimed at housing the party's headquarters. But very quickly people surrounded the field. Stone throws…

Tshisekedi travels to Goma to talk about security and development

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has been in Goma since Monday, October 5, when he was received by thousands of activists at the airport. It has been a long time since this visit was postponed, it was to take place in the framework of a sub-regional summit, which was finally to take place at a video conference. It is especially the UDPS, the Presidential Party, that toured the Goma districts to mobilize for this visit. But other parties were represented in the crowd, such as Bahati Lukwebo, who officially belongs to…

the new transitional government appointed, from the military to strategic positions

The transitional government in Mali was unveiled on Monday, October 5th. Of the 25 members, the military occupies four strategic positions: defense, security, national reconciliation, and territorial administration. as reported from Bamako, In the 25-member government, the junta has at least four strategic portfolios: defense, security, the territorial administration that organizes the election, and the reconciliation ministry. In this transitional government, very few places are reserved for the traditional political…

a new conference to try to end the war

At the initiative of Berlin, a new international conference on Libya was organized on Monday, October 5, with the same countries participating in the Berlin Conference in January last year. The aim is to follow up on Berlin and move towards a solution, but failure to apply the Berlin resolution requires caution. Sixteen countries and organizations in addition to the annual work of the Security Council in United Nations,was assembled at video conference. Among them were countries that have already participated The Berlin…

ECOWAS in Abidjan to “consolidate and strengthen” the results

A joint delegation led by ECOWAS, but also including the African Union and the United Nations, is in Abidjan on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 October. as reported from Abidjan, To ECOWAS, we designate this visit as Ivory Coast mission "preventive diplomacy" for the presidential election on 31 October. A mission designed to "consolidate and reinforce" results, according to the regional organization. Under the leadership of the Ghanaian Foreign Minister, it will meet with the ministers and institutions responsible for…

the legitimacy of the prime minister questioned the top of his time period

In Ethiopia, a interval of nationwide uncertainty begins. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is challenged. His authentic mandate, which began in 2018, ends on Monday, however for the reason that legislative election has been subjected to well being precautions, he won't get replaced. For a part of the Ethiopian opposition, the federal authorities is now not legit. For the regional authorities in Mekele, the capital of Tigray, issues at the moment are clear. There may be "now not a federal authorities, that's, now not a Home of…

verdict awaited in the trial against alleged accomplices in the Westgate attack in 2013

Seven years after the attack on the Westgate shopping center in Nairobi, the verdict in the only trial since the attack on Tuesday is due. The three defendants are accused of helping the terrorists prepare for this attack, in which 68 people died and more than 200 others were injured. as reported from Nairobi, The three suspects during the trial are charged with complicity in the terrorists who died during the attack. This Tuesday, it should normally be the epilogue to the only trial linked to the Westgate bombing.…