Africa

Lakhdar Bouregaa, 87, was infected with coronavirus. This independence veteran was also a figure for the Hirak protest movement calling for a change in the system at the head of the country. Lakhdar Bouregaa was highly respected by the youth of Hirak. They saw in him a bridge between the 1954 revolution to end colonization and…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government is trying to diversify the fragile economy, which mainly depends on the mining sector. To do this, the Congolese Prime Minister, Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba, on Wednesday launched the country's first pilot "special economic zone" in the suburbs of the capital Kinshasa.…

Continuing his consultations to seek a new majority and get rid of the influence of his predecessor Joseph Kabila, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi on Wednesday, November 4, received Jean-Pierre Bemba, President of MLC. As the negotiations come to day four, civil society demands that they not just share the cake. With our…

The Sudanese authorities approved the constitutional document in its new amended version earlier this week. According to the Official Journal of the European Union, this document extends the transition period by approximately fourteen months. The text was signed in August 2019 between the Forces for Freedom and Change and the Military Council. He is supposed to steer the transition period, which will…

The presidential candidate on December 27, Martin Ziguélé, intends to influence the vote in the Central African Republic. Former Prime Minister Martin Ziguélé has long been critical of the Khartoum peace accords and the current election process. Despite these limitations, the leader of the Central African People's Liberation Movement (MLPC) intends to run for office. .

This Thursday, November 5, 2020 in the morning, opens a forum on reconciliation between communities in Niono in central Mali. At the initiative of the government, many community actors, but also representatives of the Malian state, will work for four days to try to find a solution to the problems that have plagued the area for…

Following the capturing that killed eight college students within the city of Kumba ten days in the past, 4 extra assaults occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday with out casualties. On Wednesday night time, November 4, the federal government condemned these "disagreeable and cowardly" actions aimed toward "deterring mother and father from sending their youngsters to high school and creating psychosis inside…

The UN Mission in the Central African Republic is awaiting the renewal of its mandate in mid-November, which since last year has included support for the electoral process. The electoral division of the mission has grown from 3 to 71 people. Since the start of the process, more than 100 special flights have been carried out, 120 tonnes of election material have been transported, 5,723 counters have been…

The bi-weekly Alternative and its director were sentenced on Wednesday, November 4, by the Supreme Court to pay two million each for defamation. The decision arouses indignation in the Togolese press. as reported from Lomé, Peter Sassou DogbéThe newspaper published in its publication in early June, embezzlement of almost 500…

It has been more than 24 hours since the Ethiopian government launched an offensive against the province of Tigray, 700 kilometers north of the capital Addis Ababa. Tensions had been rising for several weeks between Tigray and the federal government following the province's attempted secession in early September. The government qualifies the provincial authorities as criminals and intends to regain…