Africa

Two days after the announcement of the transitional government, presented by the new authorities as a unity government, citizens' actions were coordinated on Tuesday. It is this movement, Wakit Tama, made up of civil society organizations and opposition political parties, that is leading the popular protest against the new transitional authorities.…

The European Union is giving up a mission to observe the legislative elections that will probably be held in Ethiopia on 5 June. In a press launch printed Monday evening, the Excessive Consultant for European Exterior Affairs, Josep Borrel, regretted that he had not acquired ample ensures to make sure his independence. Josep…

While many countries' fight against the coronavirus pandemic is already being challenged by vaccine shortages and weak healthcare infrastructure, doubts about the available vaccines in Africa are also slowing down inoculation, which serves as another obstacle to reducing the number of new cases. When Edith Serem received her COVID-19 vaccination last month at a Nairobi hospital where she works as a doctor, nurses jokingly warned that she could start speaking a foreign language. Serem said some…

In digital or face-to-face type, the place will the flagship conferences for African tradition happen in Could? Listed here are 17 recommendations. Don't hesitate to ship us your "necessities" to fipageculture@yahoo.fr. Born in Asmara, Eritrea, Dawit L. Petros lives and works in New York. From 5 to 14 Could, in a showroom together with the Frieze New York…

Justice is trying to clarify the murder of the former head of military intelligence, General Delphin Kahimbi, who was found dead in his home in Kinshasa on February 28, 2020. The trial began on Monday before the court with great authority in Kinshasa-Gombe. A total of six civil defendants took the stand. Main defendants: the wife of the general and his mother. Other defendants, who have been in prison…

These prisoners are individuals who opposed the need for a 3rd time period and life presidency for Alpha Condé, Guinea's president. And in view of this resistance, a few of them have been arrested and kidnapped. And immediately - six months later - there continues to be no verdict. The households haven't heard from these folks. Ibrahim Sorel Kaita, CTG Spokesman and Vice President of the SOS Racism Affiliation Magali Lagrange…

In a recorded speech, President Félix Tshisekedi called on the people, the political class and even the media to support the security force. He decided to give them power and suspend the authorities and civil law. All official to put an end to the massacre that is raging in these two conflicting provinces. With our special…

The tribute is unanimous this morning within the press on the continent. Whether or not within the North African or West African press, most newspapers, magazines or information websites greet the reminiscence of Béchir Ben Yahmed, founding father of Jeune Afrique."It was yesterday, Could 3, a day devoted to press freedom, that Béchir Ben Yahmed selected to offer us a false firm," states WalfQuotidien in Dakar. The founding…

One month in the past, the Board of Attraction of the Worldwide Legal Court docket upheld the acquittal of Laurent Gbagbo, who has lived in Belgium for 2 years. Since that resolution, negotiations to organize for his return to Côte d'Ivoire have begun and accelerated at the tip of final week. Six family of the previous head of state returned to the nation, together with his youthful sister and his…

In Gabon, the trial of Brice Laccruche Alihanga, former chief of employees of Ali Bongo, continues within the wake of a civil warfare. Despatched to jail 17 months in the past for embezzlement of public funds, cash laundering and embezzlement, the previous strongman in Gabon has appeared since final Friday as a consequence of doubts about his Gabon nationality.…