Africa

Dr. Alex Dzabana, head of civil society in Congo, president of the M22 association, was allegedly kidnapped this morning outside his home in Brazzaville. His relatives are awaiting news. Joe Washington Ebina, another civil society figure in Congo-Brazzaville, recounts the events: “We were informed that around 1 p.m. 8 was a…

Hamed Bakayoko, died on Wednesday, March 10, at the age of 56 years. Popular prime minister with several lives and hats: activist, press officer, businessman, but also patron of many artists. A'Salfo from Magic System speaks the day after his death. RFI: As of last night, you responded to your Twitter account to the news of…

Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko died in Germany on Wednesday. He was 56 years old and had been in his position for almost eight months. He died of a devastating cancer. In Abobo, astonishment and sadness dominate after the Prime Minister won City Hall in 2018. With our special envoy to the town hall in Abobo, Francois MazetIn…

While Addis Ababa, but also Moscow and Beijing, reiterate that the conflict in the province is an "internal affair", the head of US diplomacy Antony Blinken has unveiled Washington's idea of ​​more action. Company to intervene in the conflict. When a parliamentarian asked him on Wednesday about the possible deployment of peacekeepers to Tigray, Antony Blinken did not rule out the idea. For him, above all, the Eritrean forces and the Amhara militias must leave and then be replaced by a force that "will not commit acts of…

The government has ordered schools to close all this week following protests last week. Universities are also closed, especially UCAD, Cheikh-Anta Diop University of Dakar, one of the hotbeds in the dispute. At the level of education, there is a strange calm. This part of UCAD has been saved. It is on the other side of the…

Somalia declared three days of mourning for former Somali President Ali Mahdi Muhammad, who died of the coronavirus, the country's current president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, better known by his nickname Farmajo, announced on Thursday. The Somali flag will fly at part-time staff for three days to show the Somali people's grief over the loss of Muhammad, who died late on Wednesday at the age of 86, the government said. "I would like to extend my condolences to his family, friends and the Somali people…

In a few weeks, the new deputies will enter the assembly. While many are extroverted, many will enter the hall for the first time. Or who returns there after a long absence. as reported from Abidjan, Pierre PintoAmong the new ones, of course, are many from the pro-Gbagbo ranks, who per. Definition has no outbound. Thus,…

A first page in black and white for L'Intelligent in Abidjan with the headline: “A great son of Côte d'Ivoire died yesterday; a terrible blow to the Ivorians and to President Ouattara. ”Black also on the front page of Fraternité Matin: "Hamed Bakayoko, alas ..." Abidjan sighs daily. With this comment, ”he began as prime minister, restoring the thread in a fruitful dialogue with the opposition. (Again) unfortunately ... He…

The first humanitarian aid plane, from Spain, arrived in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon, including medical equipment for victims of explosions at an ammunition depot last Sunday in the heart of the country's economic capital. The blasts officially left 105 dead and 615 wounded, but certainly many more, according to Human Rights Watch, which calls for an independent investigation…

As of March 12, the Republic of Congo is launching a 100 billion CFA franc bond issue within the CEMAC zone. The funds will be used for the infrastructure programs in the 2021 budget, and part of the money will also be used to repay the domestic debt to companies. Brazzaville has no choice but to borrow, because despite an agreement reached in 2019 with the IMF, the institution is reluctant to release…