Africa

Laurent Gbagbo's departure to Abidjan will take place on Thursday 17 June. In Brussels, where the former Ivorian president had resided since his release from the ICC in February 2019, his supporters fought for his release and then for his return to the country. They have been waiting a long time for this moment. "The release…

While President Felix Tshisekedi continues his tour of the eastern country to evaluate the results of the siege and army operations, the UN expert group published its final report on June 16, including a large part devoted to North Kivu. In particular, he takes stock of operations against the ADF, an Islamist rebel group that was originally Ugandan. The expert group interviewed more than 140 people from…

In Mali on Tuesday (June 15), Nigerian and French soldiers, who led a joint reconnaissance operation, fought against jihadists from the Islamic State group in the Greater Sahara (EIGS). A Nigerian soldier was killed, another wounded and two French soldiers from the Barkhane force were also injured in this operation, according to…

The beaches are taken by storm with the hot weather. President Macky Sall described the "unacceptable" death of a dozen young people last weekend in Malika, on the outskirts of the capital. as reported from Dakar, Charlotte idrac The head of state asks the government and communities to take "urgent action". The Association of Lifeguards and Lifeguards has registered 36 deaths by drowning in less than a month. At a press conference on Wednesday, June 16, she demanded more resources to secure the beaches. At the end…

According to the US press, the Pentagon is considering sending several dozen special forces to fight the Islamic Shebab terrorists. A decision that would abolish the sudden return of the 700 US troops permanently based in Somalia, until former President Trump decided on a total withdrawal in January. as reported from Nairobi,…

In Uganda, the recovery of the tourism sector this summer was threatened by the new outbreak of Covid-19 cases in the country. Tourist agencies, which see that their reservations increase for the months of July and August, fear the same situation as last year, when the airports remained closed from March to October 2020. In…

In Ethiopia, the conflict in the north has been going on since November. By the end of three weeks, the federal government had declared victory, but the fighting continued. The war has claimed thousands of lives. But rapes are also very numerous. Report in one of the only centers in Tigray that handles cases of sexual violence. Onestop center, in Mekele, the regional capital.…

Laurent Gbagbo is expected in Côte d'Ivoire on Thursday, June 17, 2021. Almost ten years after his extradition to The Hague, where he was acquitted of the charges against him in March, the former president is therefore preparing to step on the ground. An event that its followers are eagerly awaiting. From our special…

Definitely acquitted by the International Criminal Court on March 31, and former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo returned to Abidjan on Thursday, June 17, after a ten-year absence. ■ When will he arrive and who organized his return?The return of the former president has been the subject of official discussions since November 2020 between his support in Côte…

The Arab League's foreign ministers gathered in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday for an extraordinary summit. In addition to the summit, a meeting was held, at the request of Sudan and Egypt, on the great Ethiopian Renaissance dam, the second filling phase of which will begin next month. And the member states have spoken unanimously in support of Khartoum and Cairo and for UN intervention.…