Africa

Ghislain Kikangala, coordinator of the Office of Prevention and Fighting Corruption (APLC), was placed under a preliminary arrest warrant on Friday, December 18, after several hours of questioning by the Public Prosecutor's Office at the Kinshasa Court of Appeal. Gombe.

The security climate is tense in the Central African Republic nine days before the election on 27 December. Raids by gunmen and gunfire have been reported in several cities in the northwestern part of the country since this morning. A worrying situation in Bangui where security has been strengthened. From our special…

The former president of Burundi, evacuated from Mali, died of Covid-19 in Paris on December 17. Respected for knowing how to leave power, he leaves a political legacy that is criticized for ambiguity. Pierre Buyoya did not speak lightly, but as a statesman, weighed his words and spoke them with a serious and deep eye. It was…

In the context of an upturn in the Covid-19 cases, the authorities have once again closed performance halls and banned all concerts, dances and songs in bars and restaurants. Negotiations with the authorities in recent days have not been successful. A sit-in scheduled for Thursday, December 17 in Dakar has been canceled. The artists say they are "suffocated".…

In its economic report, published on Wednesday, December 16, the World Bank estimates that almost 1.9 million more Malagasy people will fall below the poverty line, bringing the poverty rate to almost 78%, the highest in the country. country since 2012. as reported from Madagascar, Laure VerneauThe economy contracted by 4.2%…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, among the measures taken by the head of state to counter the spread of the virus, cultural activities are suspended for the time being. They were resumed only two months ago, after the state of emergency expired in August last year. Artists and cultural operators are therefore angry and condemn "double standards".…

The party of former President Joseph Kabila has just suffered a crushing defeat in the congregation after President Jeannine Mabunda was fired. After this setback, six senators sent a memorandum to Joseph Kabila, listing a number of dysfunctions within the party and violently attacking the coordination of the FCC, from which they are demanding resignation.…

A few weeks' detention has exhausted them, but they are freedom fighters, they are determined for their political commitment. Our customers were accused of a group of criminals who undermined the state's internal security. In the face of such a crime, you can of course imagine that if the prosecutor could not oppose the request for preliminary release, it is because there is obviously no relevant evidence. in the file in the state that will be able to support an application to the end.…

Tensions have escalated in eastern Sudan on the border with Ethiopia. The Sudanese army claims that a patrol of soldiers was transferred by Ethiopian armed forces. The clashes took place in the area around the el-Fashaga triangle. An agricultural area that is subject to a closure between the two countries. The Sudanese forces suffered "loss of life and material". The army has strengthened its…

The previous president of Burundi and the previous Excessive Consultant of the African Union for Mali and the Sahel have died on the age of 71. He died that evening whereas on his method to a hospital in Paris. Pierre Buyoya had contracted the coronavirus whereas in Bamako, Mali. He had been in hospital for per week in Mali's…