Africa

The Congolese opposition has been very quiet since the presidential election it lost in March last year. The Action Committee for Renewal (CAR) came out of the woods on Wednesday, July 7th. Its president has asked some 20 groups, and even free voters, to set up a framework for reflection on the revision of the opposition, one year from elections to legislation and local group 2022.…

Congolese politicians will retain control of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Ceni). With about two years after the next election, differences remain, especially as regards the structure of the Commission. President Felix Tshisekedi issued the reform on Tuesday evening, July 6, and abstained from demands from the opposition, civil society and religious denominations. The stumbling block…

Former South African President Jacob Zuma turned himself in to police early on Thursday to begin serving a 15-month sentence. Just minutes before the deadline for the police arrest at midnight, Zuma left his home in Nkandla in a convoy of vehicles. Zuma surrendered to authorities to obey the country's highest court, the Constitutional Court, that he would serve time in prison for contempt. "President Zuma has decided to comply with the prison order. He is about to enter a prison facility in KZN…

Former South African President Jacob Zuma surrendered to police on Wednesday to begin 15 months in jail for contempt of court, culminating in a lengthy legal drama seen as a test of the post-apartheid state's ability to enforce the rule of law. Police spokesman Lirandzu Themba confirmed in a statement that Zuma was in police custody, in accordance with the ruling of the Constitutional Court. The Department of Correctional Services said in a separate statement that Zuma was admitted to the Estcourt…

Mahamat Saleh Haroun is undoubtedly a personality in Chadian culture. His film "A Screaming Man" is the first film by a Chadian filmmaker to be selected in the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010. And above all, he won the jury prize. Since then, this prolific filmmaker has made a series of nominations in Venice as well as in Cannes. This year, his film "Lingui" is competing in the…

Since the disappearance of Idriss Deby, Togo has organized meetings with Chadian rebel groups to prepare for a national dialogue with the new authorities in N'Djamena. The existence of these consultations was leaked to the Chadian press and RFI was able to confirm it. A slow and difficult process. Togo has intensified talks…

Burkina Faso will create a label for bicycle chicken. The Ministries of Trade and Animal Resources announced this week. Chicken is one of the most consumed meats by Burkinabè households. In Ouagadougou alone, 80,000 chickens are used every day. But bicycle chicken faces stiff competition from imported chickens, hence the need for a label.…

In Uganda, the new containment will be in place in mid-June that associations fear a further increase in cases of early marriage in the country. During the first wave of the pandemic last year, an increase in cases was already seen, especially linked to the economic crisis caused by the restrictions. as reported from Kampala,…

Morocco announces an agreement with Sinopharm to produce the Chinese pharmaceutical group's vaccine against Covid-19 on its soil. A co-operation agreement was signed on Monday 5 July in the presence of King Mohammed VI. The country is one of the five African countries announcing the production of coronavirus vaccines. An important contribution for the continent, while the difficulties in delivering…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has inaugurated five hospitals in the capital Nairobi. Facilities that will be open 24 hours a day, but the ceremonies were held overnight while the country applies curfews to limit the spread of Covid-19. When Kenyans saw the pictures, they reacted strongly, especially on social networks. The KOTs have struck again. Kenyans on Twitter could not help but comment unpleasantly on pictures of Uhuru Kenyatta who cut ties and visited new hospitals at night, as residents are expected to stay home from…