Africa

On June 3, 2019, Sudanese security forces violently dispersed thousands of protesters in front of the army headquarters. These protesters had occupied this place for several weeks demanding the resignation of President Omar al-Bashir and his regime. The bloody spread of this gathering left more than a hundred dead. Two years later, the families of the victims still demand that those responsible for the…

Baye Modou Fall, aka "Boy Djinné" - "the young genius" in Wolof, was arrested on Thursday (June 3) near Tambacounda, in the east of the country. The prisoner, who became known after 12 escapes - according to the press release - strengthened his reputation by fleeing his prison in Dakar again during the night from Saturday to Sunday last year. Already arrested several times, especially for cases of theft…

A new meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 4, in Abidjan when he returns to the country of former President Laurent Gbagbo, after ten years in exile. It will be devoted to the security system. The government has noted the date for June 17, which was announced by supporters of the former president, but discussions about the details continue. Discussions have taken place since November. And the reception system built by FPI has grown. On February 24, in the middle of the legislative campaign, supporters of the former…

Civil society activist and responsible for mobilizing the FNDC, which was initially tried by the court in Mafanco in the suburbs of Conakry, and sentenced to eleven months in prison on January 28, Oumar Sylla alias "Foniké Menguet" appeared on Thursday, June 3 before the Court of Appeal in Conakry. as reported from Conakry,…

France has temporarily suspended joint military operations with the Malian forces, we were told on Thursday 3 June by the French Ministry of Defense and specified that this decision was linked to the political transition taking place in Mali and that it will be reconsidered in the coming days. "Requirements and red lines have…

The Danish parliament passed a law on Thursday 3 June that makes it possible to move asylum seekers from Europe as soon as they set foot on Danish soil. The Social Democrat Mette Frederiksen has made a transfer of asylum requests, which all European right-wingers dream of. Theoretically, all asylum seekers arriving in Denmark will be immediately put on a plane to Rwanda, Eritrea or any other third country that has agreed to process their request, of course for a fee. If it is accepted, the refugee is not even sure of…

A few days before the deadline, neither Brussels nor Kinshasa can provide further information on the terms of this refund. In this context, some twenty personalities who are very involved in this issue, such as the historian Elikia M'Bokolo, the filmmaker Raoul Peck or even the researcher Ludo de Witte, have just published a column entitled "La Belgique va-t-elle se bli get rid of Lumumbas remains in silence and shame? " All these doubts about the dates, as we see, show that it was not prepared in…

Launched in mid-May in Bangui, the film Tourist is now available on Russian broadcast platforms. Its goal: to praise the Russian intervention in the CAR and the "instructors" sent by Moscow to support President Faustin-Archange Touadéra against the rebels of the CPC (Coalition of Patriots for Change). A film halfway between fiction, reality and propaganda, which would be funded directly by the Wagner group according to the Russian press,…

The African continent is hit by daily hacks. And as with all regions of the world, cybercrime is detrimental to economic development. The Cyber ​​Africa Forum is investigating this scourge on June 7 in Abidjan. In Africa and elsewhere, criminal organizations or government agencies are increasing computer attacks on critical…

In Ethiopia, in less than two days in a row, the United States, France, Britain and Canada have called for a ceasefire in Tigray. The conflict has cost thousands of lives and caused significant damage as well. In particular, many infrastructures have been looted or destroyed. Report in the town of Mekoni, where a large agricultural company was attacked at the beginning of the conflict.…