Africa

In Gabon, the curfew from 18.00, which has been in force since February, will be postponed to prevent the spread of Covid-19, from 21:00. The announcement was made on the evening of Friday, May 28, by President Ali Bongo Ondimba in a statement to the nation. Ali Bongo Ondimba claims that he has led to several barrier measures…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after a three-week marathon of negotiations, governments and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed on the content of a three-year program. The announcement was made on Friday 28 May. Yes The agreement validated by the IMF Board, the DRC could start receiving an initial payment,…

Nearly 400,000 people have now evacuated Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since Thursday 28 May. A new eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano is always to be feared even if the earthquakes have clearly decreased in intensity. Volcanologist Benoît Smets gives an overview of the situation. RFI: Since Friday…

May 25, as every year, was World Africa Day celebrating the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), which became the African Union in 2002. This year, May 25 was also the day chosen for the launch in Dakar of the first edition of RASA, the Alternative Report on Africa. What's new with this report? In fact, number 1…

In Chad, a week after the appointment of senior officers, the controversy continues. The decree, dated May 21 by the Transitional Military Council, which appointed leading military officers within the DGSSIE, the presidential guard, sparked disputes. as reported from Ndjamena, Aurélie Bazzara-KibangulaAccording to the…

What if Africa, from the point of view of law and democracy, had fallen thirty years later, for waiting and wallowing in a sweet deviation, for perfect democracy to fall from heaven or arise from heaven? savannah or forest? You ask yourself a question this morning: What's going on in Bamako? "Coup d'Etat in the coup," says…

Given the situation in Bamako, what position will ECOWAS take? We found out on Friday 28 May that the Heads of State of West African Society had a time on Sunday in Accra for a summit dedicated to the Malian background. In the various chancellors who are contacted within the sub-region, we do not hide fatigue and strong…

The Ivorian government is now forcing multinational companies to give up 20% of their export contracts to Ivorian operators. A measure aimed at avoiding the suffocation of Côte d'Ivoire traders who have long condemned the unfair competition of multinational companies currently in a virtual monopoly position on Côte d'Ivoire in the purchase and export of cocoa.…

On Thursday, Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and the leaders of the five semi-autonomous regions signed an agreement to hold "free and fair" elections. They were to be held between December 2020 and February 2021, but the differences between the various parties delayed them and threw Somalia into a political crisis. as…

It is an important production sharing agreement that Nigeria has just signed with the multinational oil companies operating in the country. An agreement that paves the way for investments that can reach 10 billion dollars. It is the culmination of two years of arm wrestling between NNPC - the Nigerian company that manages…