Africa

Decades of poaching, shrinking habitats, ivory thieves, spear attacks and terrible droughts have destroyed the majestic elephants on the African continent, according to a report published Thursday by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warning that a species was found in rainforests. was a step away from extinction. In an update of its "red list" of endangered species, the IUCN emphasized the broad deterioration of the situation of elephants in most of Africa. Forest elephants on…

Six years after the trial of the Ndjamena court on March 25, 201), the victims of the Hissène Habré regime are still asking about the application of the sentences: forced labor for about twenty former DDS agents and payment of "compensation" 75 billion CFAF. A few weeks before the presidential election, the victims want to be heard by the candidates and hope to make things happen. The whistles from the victims of the Hissène Habré regime are shouting at passers-by in the Chagoua district of Ndjamena. They ask the…

According to the confessions of two fugitive police officers, who claim to have participated in the execution of human rights defenders, the remains of Fidèle Bazana Edady were buried in a concession west of Kinshasa, on the way to central Congo. as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda wa KamandaAccording to the UN Joint Office for…

This meeting follows the series of consultations since the appointment of Zéphirin Diabré to this post. The purpose is to collect proposals for a plan that can lead to national reconciliation. Although the participants do not reject the idea of ​​reconciliation, they believe that certain conditions must be abolished, including compensation to the victims, the truth about certain facts and a timetable…

Almost two months after taking the helm of the African Union, Félix Tshisekedi begins the activities of his action plan. This year, the theme chosen by the Pan-African organization is "Art, culture and heritage: levers to build the Africa we want". In this context, a Pan-African literary prize was launched in the Congolese capital, a first of its kind.…

March 26, 1991 - March 26, 2021. It has been thirty years since a popular uprising swept through General Moussa Traoré's regime. Three decades later, in Bamako, opinions are divided on the results of this change, which has led to a multi-party system. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielLike Djiguiba Kéita from the National…

In Côte d'Ivoire, the second day of Amadé Ouéremi's trial before Abidjan's criminal court. This human smuggler from the West Ivory Coast is suspected of being one of the architects of the massacre in the Carrefour district of Duékoué on March 28 and 29, 2011, during which more than 800 people were killed during the capture of the city by pro-Ouattara. forces. This Thursday, a dozen witnesses were…

According to local elected officials, six young Malians were killed on Thursday, March 25, in the northeastern part of the country in a strike that the French force Barkhane described as targeting jihadists. Local notables speak of young hunters killed during persecuting game. They request that an investigation be initiated and that liability be established.…

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While recently launching Rwanda's platform for democracy, a new opposition party not yet registered with the authorities, former university professor Christopher Kayumba is accused of attempted rape and sexual assault. Heard by investigators on Tuesday, March 23, he said he was the subject of disinformation aimed at selling his reputation.…