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reactions in Bangui following the arrest of the ex-boss
Former Secretary of State Maxime Mokom has been locked up in LaHaye since Monday. Mokom is suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the 2013 and 2014 civil wars. In Bangui, victims' associations and authorities welcome the transfer…
The war in Ukraine continues to agitate the political class
The neutrality that Pretoria shows makes some of the opposition and public opinion furious. South Africa abstained in a vote condemning the Russian invasion before the UN General Assembly in early March. A closed vote implying a bias condemns the opposition.…
In Senegal, the debate over sponsorship for the next
This controversial system requires candidates to collect at least 34,580 signatures for this poll (ie 0.5% of voters), and a maximum of 55,327 sponsorships, ie. 0.8% of registered voters. A demand categorically rejected by the opposition coalition "Yewwi Askan…
the authorities are attempting to calm public opinion
In Fort Dauphin, within the far southeast, suspected incidents recorded since mid-February in rivers and lagoons across the mining firm QMM (a subsidiary of Rio Tinto) are worrying. Yesterday, throughout a joint press convention, the Minister of the…
William Ruto enters the marketing campaign area
In Kenya, the presidential marketing campaign is now properly beneath means. After Raila Odinga on Saturday, it was William Ruto's flip to be formally invested on Tuesday, March 15, by his political get together, the United Democratic Alliance (created in…
DRC / Uganda: Luanoli has become a forward base for UPDF
For more than three months now, Ugandan (UPDF) and Congolese forces have been conducting a joint operation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to fight the ADF's armed group, responsible for the deaths of more than 6,000 civilians since 2013, according…
Uganda’s common Muhoozi Kainerugaba again in Kigali
Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni's eldest son, who some already see as his father's possible successor, arrived in Rwanda on Monday. As on his earlier go to in January, he met with Paul Kagame to talk about the difficult relationship between their two…
HRW report accuses Mali government of killing civilians
In tonight's edition: Human Rights Watch says the Malian army has killed dozens in its crackdown on extremists. Jihadist groups are also accused of escalating violence since December. Abuses on both sides can constitute war crimes. Women from sub-Saharan…
The galley of eight Rwandans in exile acquitted by ICTR and
The eight Rwandans who were released by the ICTR and released after serving their sentences are still waiting in Niger. By early December, they had been transferred from Arusha to Niamey on the basis of an agreement between Niger and the UN mechanism…