Africa

It is RFI information, the rag is burning between the Transitional Authority and the AU Commission since the appointment of Senegalese Ibrahima Fall to the post of High Representative of the African Union to support the transition. A meeting that the Transitional Military Council, installed on April 20, does not want to hear about. This crisis, which has been raging since his appointment in June, has…

"Not a dose, not an ampoule, has left a European factory for Africa," said the African Union's special envoy tasked with procuring COVID-19 vaccines for the continent, and criticizing Europe heavily as Africa struggles in the midst of a crushing third flood of infection. Strive Masiyiwa on Thursday also aimed at the global effort aimed at distributing vaccines to low- and middle-income countries and accused COVAX of withholding important information including key donors' failure to meet funding…

Our ambition to restore our country's geostrategic position is now becoming a reality with its membership of the community of East African states. This far-reaching diplomatic and economic act now places our country in the Community of East African States (EAC), the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region. These diplomatic results are part of a foreign policy focusing on good…

I personally led an assignment from the National Human Rights Commission that visited the villa where the former president is being held. I was installed in a well furnished air conditioned living room in front of which a gym. Unfortunately, I did not have access to the rest of the villa, and especially to the bedroom he was in. Simply because he did not consider this meeting appropriate for reasons specific to him and which we respect. Ahmed Salem…

There are absolutely huge needs. In a small country with five million people, there are 2.7 million people in need. It is really important to pay more attention to the situation in this particular country. Including also due to violations of international humanitarian law. It is still one of the most dangerous countries for aid workers and humanitarian work. The only thing we can do is continue to discuss, continue to have contact with the various groups while we hope and expect that they will…

Biafran's independence leader Nnamdi Kanu was found for almost four years and arrested on Sunday, June 27, 2021 under still unclear circumstances. If he was transferred to Nigeria, where he has been in court since Tuesday, June 29, it is still unknown where he was found. Back in the footsteps of one of the most wanted refugees.…

At the end of a hearing that lasted until the wee hours of Thursday, July 1, 2021, the Special Military Court sentenced Lieutenant Kelly Ondo to 15 years in prison, as well as two members of the Republican Guard. The three men are condemned for their role in the attempted coup in January 2019. The accused's lawyers are already announcing appeals in cassation.…

"The long-awaited ministerial organization has therefore taken place," he exclaims Paalga Observer. As we suspected for some time, Defense Minister Chérif Sy and his security colleague Ousséni Compaoré were fired and replaced by the head of state himself and who until then were the delegate for African integration and Burkinabè abroad, Maxime Koné. By dismissing them, the tenant in Kosyam thus meets some of the demands of…

US plans to send special forces to Somalia WASHINGTON, United States - The United States could send a contingent of special forces to Somalia, it has been learned, more than eight months after the Defense Department repositioned more than 700 troops from the Horn of Africa nation which is struggling with instability. Former President Donald Trump repositioned most US troops in Kenya and Djibouti…

Two weeks after the return of Laurent Gbagbo, several questions arise. Why is the former Ivorian president's first step in seeking a divorce from Simone Gbagbo? Why does he say he is a "soldier of attention"? Will Laurent Gbagbo return to try to win the 2025 presidential election or to prepare for the legacy of the Ivorian Popular Front, the party he created 39 years ago? Sylvain N'guessan is a political analyst and head of the Abidjan Strategy Institute. Online from the Ivory Coast, he answers questions from…