Africa

What has happened since the creation of the Volunteers for the Defense of the Fatherland Corps (VDP) early last year after another massacre that shocked the country, it was the VDP camp in Solhan that had to be 'first targeted by the attackers before attacking the population. When the law it creates VDPs issued in January 2020,…

This is what the children of the former Zimbabwean president who died in September 2019 fear. Three of his sons are taking legal action against the verdict handed down by a traditional boss last month. The latter orders the excavation of Robert Mugabe's body that was buried in his home village because he believes that the burial site does not comply with customs. Three sons of the former dictator will meet in court on June 29. They are appealing the verdict from a traditional boss. He orders the remains of Robert Mugabe…

In Goma, two weeks after the volcanic eruption, earthquakes are no longer felt in the city. The displaced have intensified the return movement without waiting for the authorities' decision. But others who have seen their houses destroyed are still in Sake, 27 kilometers from Goma ... They live in difficult conditions. At Fazili Elementary School, classes have not been given since May 23rd. All premises are occupied by the displaced, including Jean-Jacques. At the age of forty, he can only stand up thanks to the crutches.…

It has been hitting the country for a few weeks. President Yoweri Museveni spoke on Sunday evening, in particular to announce the closure of schools and the ban on travel between different districts. Objective: to stop this multiplication of the number of cases of coronavirus. as reported from Kampala, Lucie MouillaudFor…

In Gabon, in the hot spot for a few days after a scandal of embezzlement of public funds, the mayor of Libreville Eugène Mba has resigned. He would have returned his apron on June 1, according to an official decree published on Saturday. He is the second mayor to leave office in less than a year. as reported from Libreville,…

More than two weeks after fierce fighting between rival jihadist factions in northeastern Nigeria, the group Islamic State of West Africa (Iswap) announced the death of Abubakar Shekau, the historical leader of Boko Haram, in an audio message. This announcement specifically confirms that Abubakar Shekau blew up his explosive belt so as not to have to give up, while being besieged by the men of Iswap, in…

Frenchman Juan Rémy Quignolot is arrested on May 10 in Bangui in the Central African Republic. Photos of the search for his home had circulated on social media, showing a number of weapons and ammunition, as well as strategic equipment such as bulletproof vests. The file of Juan Remy Quignolot is now on the investigating…

In Nigeria, the attack launched on Thursday by a horde of cattle thieves against several villages in the state of Kebbi, in the northwestern part of the country, has been revised upwards: it went from 66 to 88 dead. as reported from Lagos, Liza FabbianEight villages in the Danko Wasagu district were attacked on Thursday by men…

According to information from RFI, the armed men returned to the village of Solhan, which was attacked on the night of June 4-5, leaving more than a hundred dead. After the victims were buried and the elements in Sebba's military unit left, they blew up the village on Saturday night. It was around 9 pm local time when these terrorist armed groups returned to the village of Solhan, directed the night before by an attack that left more than a hundred dead. They were many, some sources speak of at least 200 warriors.…

Northeast Burkina Faso was hit, on the night from Friday to Saturday, by two attacks, one of which left at least 138 dead, the deadliest in this country since the beginning of jihadist violence in 2015. terrorists have caused so many casualties and damage? RFI spoke with Mahamadou Sawadogo, a former gendarme and security specialist in Burkina Faso.…