Africa

It is the Congolese-Brazzaville diplomat, Basile Ikouébé, who finally two days ago inherited the post of High Representative of the African Union (AU) for the transition to Chad. It is expected this Sunday, July 25, in Ndjamena. With a moment's notice, the Congolese Basile Ikouébé succeeds Senegalese Ibrahima Fall, challenged…

More than 300 Togolese figures appear in the list of potential targets of Israeli spy program, Pegasus, while Togo is one of the African countries closest to the Hebrew state. The targeted include activists, journalists and political opponents. On the political side, we find among the numbers targeted by Pegasus spyware those…

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), it is the last stretch for the installation of a new steering group for the Independent National Electoral Commission (Céni). The leaders of the eight religious denominations that will appoint the new president of Ceni and another member of the plenum began talks on Friday, July 23, under high tension. They condemned "threats from all sides" aimed at disrupting this arduous process. .

In Burkina Faso, the number of people forced to flee violence is accelerating and reaching an unprecedented level, according to the Refugee Commission. The humanitarian organization reiterates its call for coordinated action for peace and stability in this country. Together with RFI, Fatoumata Sinkoun Kaba, UNHCR Spokeswoman…

Antjie Krog is known all over the world for his emotional reports aimed at the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and is above all a poet. She is the author of fifteen collections of poems whose themes range from critiques of apartheid to feminism, including the aging body, the cause of the marginalized but also the landscape as a metaphor and ecology. The issue of ecology…

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara will meet his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo at the presidential palace on Tuesday, July 27. Since the former head of state returned last month after his acquittal at the ICC, the two men have just exchanged a few words over the phone. as reported from Abidjan, Sidy YansanePeace and…

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the city of Zongo, which borders the capital of Central Africa, in the far north of the country, celebrated its fifty years of existence on Friday. Many personalities from the province of Equateur but also from Bangui attended the ceremony as mayors of the two cities, financially highly dependent on each other, who signed a memorandum of understanding to…

The broadcast of videos by journalist Souleymane Raissouni, filmed almost naked without his knowledge in a Moroccan prison, caused a wave of indignation in the country. Sentenced to five years in prison for "sexual assault"The journalist was filmed without his knowledge. In these pictures sent by the Directorate-General for the…

The investigation continues after the assassination attempt on Tuesday against Colonel Assimi Goïta, the Malian transitional president. The attacker, who was arrested in the mosque with a knife, initially spent his time sleeping due to the psychoactive drugs consumed. But today the investigation is slow. as reported from…

Jacky Ndala, president of the youth union in the party of ex-governor Moïse Katumbi, was sentenced to two years in prison. He is condemned for his comments on the bill called "consolation". This court decision is particularly commented on and concerns non-state human rights. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jacky…