Africa

In Mali, radio columnist and activist Ras Bath, along with four senior officials, have been detained for more than three months. They are suspected of having conspired against the Malian state. Former Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has also been charged but not arrested, he is currently hiding somewhere in Mali. Malia's justice has already ordered that the prosecution be abolished, but Malia's Minister of…

Tensions in Benin, three days before the presidential election. In Save, in the middle of the country, scattered mobilizations of opponents of President Patrice Talon began during the night from Monday to Tuesday. Protesters claim that the head of state's term ended on April 5 at midnight, the date marking his five years in power.…

Civilian movements in eastern Congo demand peacekeepers who cannot stop the violence, according to them. Monusco replies that its role is on the contrary positive. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN mission in the country is responding to the demonstrations of recent days civil society pressure groups including the…

The representative of the World Health Organization in Guinea Alfred Ki-Zerbo is not happy with this situation, as he explains to our correspondent in Conakry, Mouctar Bah. The most important point in this response is to ensure acceptance and accessibility for communities, to introduce all measures to prevent, stop the spread of the virus and also to avoid risks, in particular cross-border, identified at the beginning of this response. What has happened is that a new transmission chain has been…

Niger has a new government after the new prime minister swore in front of deputies. This first cabinet in the Bazoum Mohamed era consisted of thirty-three ministers, including five women. A renewed and rejuvenated government in which several young technocrats have joined. as reported from Niamey, Moussa KakaThis first…

The press release released Monday night by Ali Darassa, head of the powerful UPC-armed group, arouses some skepticism. In this handwritten document verified by RFI, the rebel leader pledges to withdraw from the CPC uprising and says he wants to reinstate Khartoum's peace agreement, which he condemned in December for joining the uprising. But this statement sows confusion within the coalition and is…

Victory for millions of pygmies following the vote on Wednesday by the National Assembly on a bill that anchors positive discrimination in favor of indigenous peoples who were once marginalized. From free health care to legal costs and even high school costs, the bill still has to go through the Senate for second reading before being issued by President Felix Tshisekedi. But the initiators of the text…

Within the final twenty days, the nation has registered nearly 4,000 instances of Covid-19, together with 124 deaths. Authorities final week realized a scarcity of oxygen to deal with extreme varieties of Covid-19. Many nursing members say they're working out of steam within the face of more and more tough working situations, particularly healthcare professionals who embrace nurses, midwives, paramedics…

The border between Senegal and Guinea has been closed for more than 6 months. Decision made by Guinea's President Alpha Condé at the end of September 2020 before the presidential election that led to his re-election. Justification: "safety reasons". The ECOWAS Commission last week called for continued "ongoing bilateral discussions" between Dakar and Conakry to resume the border. An incomprehensible…

Five days after his death, the Archbishop of Kampala, Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, was buried at 10 a.m. at Rubaga Cathedral in Uganda. Lwanga was found lifeless in his bed on Saturday, the day after a particularly virulent homily against the authorities. If the cause of his death is now known, it is still considered suspicious by part of the population.…