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the government takes stock of the siege

During a few weeks of a besieged state, the regular army recorded many victories over the armed groups at the base of the insecurity in the provinces of Ituri and North Kivu. The Kinshasa government confirmed this on Wednesday during a press conference in the capital. On the same platform three spokespersons. Patrick Muyaya, Minister of Communications, General Léon-Richard Kasonga from the Army and Colonel Mwanamputu from the National Police. The three spokespersons reported on the operations carried out by the DRC's…

a lawyer was released on bail on appeal

The Yaoundé Military Court yesterday, Wednesday, June 9, decided to release Nicodemus Tanyi Amungwa on bail, as required by the Cameroon Bar and several non-governmental human rights groups, including REDHAC and Human Rights Watch. This lawyer defends especially English-speaking separatist activists, including their leaders,…

personalities require a review of

In Chad, some 20 high-ranking officials, including former ministers and international officials, are calling for dialogue with all of Chad's sons for a comprehensive peace. The call aims to organize sincere democratic elections to achieve lasting peace and calls on those powers to be objective. with our correspondent in…

some in the opposition decide not to do so

In Algeria, 24 million voters are called for early elections on Saturday, June 12. They must elect the 407 deputies who will make up the future National People's Congress for five years. The main part of the vote will be the turnout, following a presidential election and a referendum on the revision of the constitution, marked by a strong abstention. Saturday's vote is rejected by Hirak's supporters…

“Nafi’s father”, when dreams change

How do I spot the warning signs before a society collapses and the jihadists give law and terror? Senegalese director Mamadou Dia did not wait for the deadliest attack that Burkina Faso has known since the beginning of jihadist violence in 2015 to talk about the subject. How can a family, a city, an entire society fall into the trap of jihadism? "The Father of Nafi", a first masterful film, was…

Africa innovating at the NewImages Festival in Paris

It's an innovative festival that opened its doors on Wednesday 9 June in the heart of Paris: until Sunday 13 June, creators from all over the world will be present in virtual reality or augmented reality. And this year, in collaboration with the "Africa 2020" season for the Institut français, the Forum des images honors African creators.…

Burkinabe’s chairman Kaboré urges

No one, except ourselves, the Africans together, will save us in the fight against terrorism. That is why we must come together, we must work together to ensure that the victory we must win over terrorism is also a collective victory in our sub-region. Because today is Burkina, yesterday it was Niger, Mali , Ivory Coast ... Roch Marc Christian Kaboré .

Trafficking in human beings with diplomatic passports

Diplomatic passports stamped with Guinea's Bissauvendu's official stamp for French employers, economists or consultants from a Parisian building. This reveals a Liberation survey. He followed in the footsteps of several men who benefited from this market. It is by investigating former police officers or soldiers who have…

fired gets the head of the fight against corruption

The surprise dismissal of Imed Boukhris, president of the National Authority for the Fight against Corruption (INLUCC), has sparked criticism of Hicham Mechichi, the prime minister. A few hours after his removal, Imed Boukhris was received by President Kaïs Saïed. Who shows disagrees with his prime minister and believes he has not respected the procedures. In a video published on the official page of…

FPI is reassuring about the “visible” return

"We are not in opposition to the government when Laurent Gbagbo returns," Koné Katinan, a spokeswoman for the ex-president, told the press on Wednesday in Abidjan. With new language elements, the person in charge of communication within the Welcome Committee gave some details about the preparations. He still does not want a discreet return, but a "visible return".…