Africa

About fifty women who were raped in the Kasapa prison in Lubumbashi are still waiting to be taken into custody. These women were held in this prison during the riots that shook the prison on September 25, 26 and 27. Since then, they have not seen a gynecologist or a judge. They have been abandoned to their sad fate. RFI was able to meet them on the spot.…

In the light of the presidential election on December 7, the Ghanaian army has been stationed in the Volta region, which is favorable for the opposition party. A military presence that displeases the local traditional leaders, who say they fear "threats" to voters and demand demilitarization of the area. as reported from Accra,…

Regional elections in Cameroon will take place at the end of the week, on Sunday 6 December. A historic vote with indirect voting rights: even if they are provided for in the 1996 Constitution, this will certainly be the first time that regional councils are set up with regional presidents. This is the last step in the decentralization introduced by the government. But in Yaoundé, the capital, few…

Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson and Gérard Djossou are still being held on Monday, November 30, in the intelligence service. Investigations continue to determine the circumstances under which the destabilization project they are accused of were prepared and their authors. During this time, condemning reactions to these arrests are multiplied.…

As every year, this Monday, November 30, the WHO publishes its report on the development of the malaria pandemic in the world. And if some progress is observed, the pace is far from sufficient to reach the end of the disease by 2030, which is the goal. In addition to the usual difficulties, such as chronic lack of funding, Covid-19 was added this year, disrupting programs, especially in the Democratic…

Rare information begins to filter by demand for capturing the capital of Tigray, Mekele, by the Federal Army on Saturday 28 November. The Red Cross, for example, claims that the city's hospitals are overwhelmed and lack everything. In the meantime, the struggle for press releases resumed without it being possible to independently verify them.…

It is a text that does not pass. The Algerian authorities sharply criticize a European Parliament resolution adopted on Thursday, 26 November, which in particular denies "the deterioration of the human rights situation in Algeria". The Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns interference in the country's internal affairs.…

Imam Kobine Layama, President of the Central Islam of the Central African Republic, died on Saturday night, November 28, in Bangui, aged 62. As a member of the Platform for Non secular Confessions, he's thought of by many to be an influential actor for peace within the Central African Republic. He was buried on Sunday within the Muslim cemetery in Boeing. A rally was additionally held on the Al Atiq…

At least 43 farmers were killed by Boko Haram on Saturday 28 November in northeastern Nigeria as residents of the region went to the polls to elect their local representatives and advisers. This tragedy has therefore plagued the first vote in 13 years in this region, which has been hit by a jihadist uprising, which has left 36,000 dead and two million displaced since 2019.…

The French institute inaugurated the arrival in the Ivory Coast of a "Micro-Foil", a cultural device initiated by La Villette that has spread throughout France and abroad. It is a flexible space and computer and educational tool that provides access to more than 1,500 digitized works of art from national and international cultural institutions, such as the Louvre or the Philharmonie de Paris. This is…