Africa

The meeting on Friday 4 June in Brazzaville, the Heads of State of the Central African Economic Community (ECCAS), decided to follow the African Union's position on Chad. Presidents João Lourenço of Angola, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi of the DRC, Faustin Archange Touadéra of Central Africa and Denis Sassou-Nguesso of the Republic of the Congo have announced their willingness to support the transition in…

According to the official report, the volcanic eruption on May 22 killed more than 30 people, destroyed more than 3,000 houses, and affected health centers and schools in Goma and its environs. Among the affected neighborhoods is Buhene, on the outskirts of Nyiragongo's territory. The damage there is enormous. Almost two weeks after the volcanic eruption, lava is still smoking in parts of Buhene. The whitish vapor escapes from these forming rocks and the stifling heat invades the atmosphere. Hard to stay long in the…

Guillaume Soro and 19 of his relatives are being prosecuted for their involvement to varying degrees in an alleged conspiracy against the state. 14 defendants appear, the other 6 are in exile. This week for two days, Abidjan heard the criminal case from the close guard of the close rebel leader, as well as one of his two brothers and his former chief of protocol. But at the end of 5 days of hearing, this trial does not yet seem to release any responsibility or clear roles in this alleged conspiracy. At the moment, the…

On Friday, the movement on June 5 demanded a demonstration to celebrate its first year since it was created. Since the inauguration proposal of the caretaker president Assimi GoÏta, the president of the M5 Strategic Committee, Choguel Maïga, has chosen the movement to occupy the future post of prime minister. He used the demonstration to reach out to the international community, in the context of a…

The Nigerian government announced in a statement on Friday, June 4, that it had suspended Twitter activities in Africa's most populous country, two days after the social network deleted a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari. "The Federal Government has indefinitely suspended the activities of the microblogging service and the…

The Paris Court of Appeal on Thursday, June 3, confirmed the seizure of a jet belonging to Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso. The case dates back to June last year: the plane, a Falcon 7X, had been immobilized at the request of the company Commissimpex, which for decades has demanded that Congo settle a debt of more than one billion euros.…

France temporarily suspended joint military operations with Malian forces on Thursday, June 3. The least we can say is that this announcement does not leave indifferent, especially not the junta in power. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielAccording to RFI information, official and / or private initiatives are already…

On Thursday, June 3, France announced the suspension of its joint military operations with Malian forces and advisory missions. An unexpected and strong announcement, even if only part of the French anti-terrorist force Barkhane is suspended, and that this decision will be reconsidered "in the coming days". How is this message understood?…

The World Health Organization warns of a possible third wave of Covid-19 in Africa as pollution begins to rise again in 14 countries on the continent, and only 0.54% of the African population is currently fully protected by a vaccine. The WHO acknowledges that the continent was poorly prepared for this vaccine phase and overly dependent on the rest of the world. Almost 99% of vaccine production takes…

Conflicts between soldiers and young recruits left at least one dead and 18 injured, two of them seriously, according to a security source. The facts took place on Thursday, June 3, in a military camp in Moussoro, a city 293 kilometers north of Ndjamena in the Bahr El Ghazel department. At the beginning of the clashes, recruitment was considered discriminatory. The authorities deny.…