Africa

The provincial authorities do not hide their concerns, especially since the coalition in action includes the main armed groups in the area. Coordinated attacks on several places in the territory. FARDC managed to take back some of them and prepared a big offensive. With our special correspondent in Kinshasa, Sonia RolleyIf you…

Two months before the legislative and municipal elections in Ethiopia, tensions are not diminishing. In March, clashes between Amhara and Oromo, the country's two main ethnic groups, left more than 300 dead, according to figures from a federal official. The violence affected two areas from the Amhara region North Shewa and the north of the country. It is the attack on an imam in front of a mosque in Oromo's special zone that would have triggered these gatherings between communities, according to a local official, Endale…

Given that the state controls most of the country, and power is reserved for the dominant clan, Issas, and even more so the president's sub - clan, the Mamasans, it is unlikely that we will witness a political transition. It is not excluded that Omar Guelleh will change the constitution to remove the age limit just as he removed the limit on the number of seats in 2010. But if he respected the constitution, he would surely seek a trusted successor, hence someone from his inner circle. which shares its line:…

In Gabon, the inhabitants of Bambouchine, a forest area on the outskirts of Libreville, are angry. They demonstrated against the project to establish public dumping in their area. as reported from Libreville, Yves-Laurent GomaAs a man, these populations stood up to defend their environment. Some have lived in this forest area…

Former Chadian President Hissène Habré has been asked to be released from prison for six months, mainly for health reasons. If granted, the former head of state could be released on Tuesday, April 13, for Ramadan. But the demand goes badly with the victims of the one who is serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity.…

In Lomé it can be found fried, with a very spicy sauce or grilled on skewers: tofu has become the new star in Togolese "street food". Made from ground soybeans and is usually sold by women who find more income there. Tofu is now one of the most important and can be enjoyed at any time of the day. .

Boubacar Gaoussou Diarra answers questions from David…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Financial Controller is interested in the disappearance of millions of dollars that would have been used to finance the creation of a company that would belong to relatives of the former President of the Republic, Joseph Kabila. Jules Alingeti wants to understand how the private company called Egal SARL saw its accounts get several million dollars originally…

The trial of the bombing of the French military camp Bouaké in Côte d'Ivoire in 2004, which left ten dead (nine French soldiers and one American civilian), enters its third and final week on Monday before the Assize Court in Paris. The French politicians of the time will be heard as witnesses: Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin and three ministers.…

Two years ago in Sudan, a revolution led to the fall of President Omar al-Bashir after 30 years of rule. In Atbara, a small town in the north of the country that was the epicenter of the revolution, members of NISS, the dismissed president's security services, have been on trial for the murder of protesters. as reported from…