Africa

Noureddin Bongo Valentin, the son of Ali Bongo, who holds the post of general coordinator for presidential affairs, gave his first interview. Named for this post in December 2019, Noureddin Bongo, often contacted as his father's successor, has never spoken publicly. He broke the silence. He gave his very first interview to Ecofin, an economic agency with a pan-African calling.…

Where is the Tanzanian President Located? John Magufuli has not been seen in public since February 26. Nearly two weeks of absence that started a wave of rumors, especially as the Kenyan press talks about the hospitalization of an African head of state in Nairobi because of Covid-19. Tanzanian power is not expressed, but the opposition is asking the authorities for explanations.…

Sudan accuses Ethiopia of sponsoring local militia in the Blue Nile KHARTOUM - Another crisis is looming in the Horn of Africa, but this time there are traditional allies of Sudan and Ethiopia, not about the controversial Grand Renaissance Dam, but about a well-funded militia within the Blue Nile that allegedly sabotages the Khartoum administration. Over the weekend, Ethiopian Prime…

Côte d'Ivoire's Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko died on Wednesday, March 10, at the age of 56 in a German hospital. "Our country is in mourning. I am extremely saddened to announce that Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko, Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, in Germany on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, was following a cancer, ”Ivorian…

In Libya, after two days of intense debate, the elected parliament approved the transitional government led by 61-year-old businessman Abdel Hamid Dbeibah. The vote took place on Wednesday 10 March in Sirte. He was hailed as "historic" for a cabinet born of a UN-sponsored process that will help bring the country out of chaos by leading it to elections at the end of the year. Abdel Hamid Dbeibah and…

Opposition politicians are questioning the health of Tanzania's COVID-19 denying President John Magufuli, as he has not been seen in public for more than a week and at least one official close to him has recently died. Magufuli was last seen in public on February 27 at the inauguration ceremony of the country's foreign minister at the State House office in Dar es Salaam, the East African country's largest city. Magufuli's absence is unusual because he is known for frequent public speeches and…

Colonel Major Ismaël Wagué, Malia's Minister for National Reconciliation, met with the leaders of the Dogon militia Dan Na Ambassagou on Tuesday. A militia, however, accused of several assaults. The meeting took place in Bandiagara at the initiative of the Minister and in the presence of the military leader of this armed group, Youssouf Toloba, who did not hesitate to criticize the action of the…

A remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the oldest hotspots in the world. The plague has increased since the end of 2020 in a remote area on the borders of Uganda and Sudan. The plague was first detected in 1926 in the Ituri province, a remote area of ​​the northeastern DRC. The health service in the province says "Congolese hotspot is the oldest in the world." "The spread of the plague has not stopped since it was discovered. It appears and disappears. Now it has returned…

In the DRC, convened after several complaints against him, Kalev Mutond, former deputy head of the National Intelligence Agency (ANR), is reluctant to go to the prosecution. Expected again Tuesday at the judge's office, he did not surrender and requested that the judge be released from these case files. as reported from…

After a three-day wait, the result of the legislative election fell on March 6 on Tuesday. The Electoral Commission therefore announced the victory of the ruling party, the RHDP (Rassemblement des houphouëtistes pour la democratie et la paix), which therefore retains its majority. The opposition now represents 36% of the seats, while those close to Laurent Gbagbo returned after 10 years of absence.…