Africa

A senior Russian diplomat acknowledged on December 21 that Moscow does not ship troops to the Central African Republic, the place an offensive through revolt teams became referred to as a "coup try" through the federal government sooner than Sunday's election. On this nation ranked a few of the poorest on the earth however wealthy in diamonds, non-public guards hired through Russian safety businesses already supply shut coverage to President Faustin-Archange Touadéra and instructors prepare the Central African Armed Forces.…

Is Russia directly involved in the Central African crisis? The Central African authorities say they can count on reinforcements sent by "friendly" countries, especially from Russia. But the reality of these reinforcements is the subject of conflicting statements. With our special correspondent in Bangui, Florence moriceIt has…

This was an expected step after Sudan was removed from the US list of countries supporting terrorism last week. The United States Congress finally granted "sovereign immunity" to Khartoum this Monday, December 21, and voted for financial support for the country. A last-minute text that was voted on Monday evening, December 21,…

In Mali, the transitional authorities issued a state of emergency over the weekend to meet the threat of Covid-19 and persistent terrorist attacks, while ensuring that they do not want to restrict public freedoms, especially journalists. A meeting on the subject was even arranged to calm the press' concerns. It is in this context that we learn about the arrest of a radio columnist known for his…

Since Friday, December 18, a coalition of armed groups has been on the run in the Central African Republic. They move around the country towards the capital Bangui and create uncertainty in several regions. After a relative calm, this Monday 21 December, the fighting resumed this Tuesday morning. as reported from Bangui,…

At the end of August 2020, Burundi and Tanzania signed an agreement that refugees will be able to return home, regardless of whether they want to or not before the end of the year. However, according to a Burundian NGO, about fifty of them were victims of serious violations and 170 others have been reported missing since 2015.…

The blatant trial of eight Lucha activists began on Monday before a military tribunal in Beni, northern Kivu. They were arrested last Saturday when the civic movement demanded demonstrations against the renewal of the mandate for the UN mission Monusco. According to police, they deliberately attacked a police station in revenge for the ban on their demonstration and attacked police. A version that…

The latest figures are worrying. “The last few weeks have notes Wakat Séra in Burkina, Covid-19 figures are experiencing a revival in the world and especially in Africa. The number of confirmed cases on the continent is just under 2.5 million, the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced the day before yesterday. South Africa, Morocco, Egypt and Ethiopia are currently the African countries most affected…

Within the Central African Republic, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, regardless of the violent assaults from the rebellion, would not need to put off the presidential and legislative elections scheduled for subsequent Sunday. He acknowledged it become a press convention in Bangui. Is it true that former President François Bozizé is at the back of the rebellion? Is it conceivable to vote subsequent Sunday in peace and openness at some stage in the rustic? Hans De Marie Heungoup, researcher on Central Africa on the…

An operation to combat arms trafficking networks taking place in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire led to the acquisition of tens of thousands of explosives, but also a large amount of dirty fuel, Interpol and the UN announced on Monday. The 260 men and women in the operation called KAFO deployed from November 30 to…