Africa

On Friday afternoon, 14 May, the Senate examined behind closed doors the request for the waiver of the immunity of former Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo and rejected it. The senators considered that the referral to the Advocate General to the Constitutional Court was troubled by irregularities. The former prime minister returned to the DRC last weekend to defend himself, he says. He is accused by…

The 117th Friday demonstration ended on Might 14 with many arrests. A dozen journalists had been arrested, 4 of whom are nonetheless being held by borderless journalists, together with Khaled Drareni, who has develop into an emblem of press freedom in Algeria. The Algerian authorities crack down exhausting, lower than a month earlier than the election to the legislature.…

Final Tuesday at RFI, Nigerian Inside Minister Alkache Alhada confirmed that discussions would quickly happen with the Algerian authorities on the migration difficulty. Specifically, to handle the difficulty of the systematic deportation of migrants from Algeria to Niger. These migrants are launched in the midst of nowhere and must stroll 15 km to achieve the Niger border. Testimony.…

The primary season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), a pan-African basketball league, takes place from Could 16 to 30 in Kigali, following a number of launches linked to Covid. Listed here are seven issues to find out about this distinctive competitors, created by the NBA and the Worldwide Federation (FIBA). That is the…

Mahamat Idriss Déby, head of the Transitional Army Council in Chad, is on an official go to to Nigeria on Friday, Could 14. The son of former Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno was obtained at the top of the morning by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on the Presidential Palace in Aso Rock. as reported from Lagos, Liza…

The assembly has been postponed a number of instances for the reason that starting of the week, however this time it appears to be proper. The African Union Peace and Safety Council is lastly Chad this Friday, 14 Might. This time the assembly has taken place for the reason that morning of 14 Might. This is essential as a…

It is a spectacular halt to the constitutional reform that Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta wants, which was granted on Thursday, May 13, by Justice. This project, called the "BBI" (Building Bridges Initiative), was to be adopted by a referendum before the 2022 presidential election. However, a panel of five judges particularly appreciated that the process launched in 2018 by the head of state to lead to…

In Benin, President Patrice Talon, who was simply re-elected, shouldn't be contemplating forgiving opponents who're presently in jail and who might be convicted of making an attempt to destabilize the nation. He stated this on April 30 on RFI and France 24. How does the opposition react? Physician of Economics Komi Koutché was Minister of Finance to President Boni Yayi. He faces a heavy conviction for…

Civil society in Arlit, a mining city in northern Niger, organized a press convention on Thursday 13 Might to recall its issues over the situations for the closure of the Akouta uranium mine, owned by Cominak (Akouta Mining Firm), a subsidiary of the French big Orano (previously Areva) ), which ceased operations on 31 March.…

The Council of Ministers on Wednesday 12 Could determined to ease the air suspension measures within the territory. Madagascar has closed its borders to international flights for 3 weeks as a result of the second coronavirus wave and the South African variant. as reported from Madagascar, Laure VerneauIt is a derogatory…