Africa

Agathe Habyarimana, the widow of the former Rwandan president suspected of involvement in the 1994 genocide, was heard by French justice on Tuesday (November 3rd). An extremely rare hearing in the context of the investigation into the role that former gendarme Paul Barrilà played in the massacres. It had been years since we had…

On Tuesday night, a bus from Mopti was targeted by armed men about thirty kilometers from Bandiagara, in Dogon country. The charge is heavy: eight dead. It is an area that has already been targeted in the last month by several jihadist attacks, and where the army has subsequently been accused of abuse. Of the thirty passengers…

Drought and pandemic, these are the two evils that hit the Moroccan economy in 2020, according to the International Global Fund (IMF). The institution, which has just completed a mission in Morocco, estimates that the economy will have to contract by 6 to 7% this year before returning again by 4.5% next year. A rebound that does not depend on the will of the authorities alone, emphasizes the IMF.…

Greater than 310,000 Nigerians have settled in the US. It's a standard vacation spot for college students after they have the chance to review overseas. Since January 2018, nevertheless, Nigeria has been one of many nations focusing on new restrictions on immigration to the US. This doesn't forestall Nigerians from appreciating the US President.…

Will the US presidential election change anything in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country where the Trump administration provided significant support to the new Congolese head of state against his predecessor? As for the presidency, we showed full confidence yesterday, Tuesday 2 November. Joe Biden or Donald Trump ... a relative of Felix Tshisekedi says he follows this election like everyone else, but after having assurances that Washington's line regarding the DRC would not change. Resumption of military…

The Congolese head of state is looking for possible solutions to put an end to the blocking of institutions and in particular his disagreements with his partner, Joseph Kabila, and his coalition, the FCC, which officially remains in the majority in parliament. Félix Tshisekedi met with representatives of civil society, trade unions and trade unions, all of whom had solutions. But nothing seems really…

In Goma, more and more business people are being targeted by armed gangs, and these crimes are often committed during the day. Yesterday, businessman Simba Ngezayo was shot dead. His killers have not yet been found and an investigation has been opened. With our special correspondent in Goma, Patient Ligodi The drama arose at. 7.20. The businessman accompanied with his child to school when he was shot by two unidentified gunmen. According to police and witnesses, the latter fired several shots before fleeing on a…

In Guinea, after the UFDG, the main opposition party, filed its appeal to the Constitutional Court to challenge the findings of Ceni, which gave President Alpha Condé the winner of the first round, RPG, the ruling party has decided to counterattack pending the court's verdict, which will not be subject to appeal. as reported…

In Madagascar, the President of the Republic Andry Rajoelina announced on Tuesday, November 3, during a press conference at the Presidential Palace, that France returned a royal coin adorning the top of the throne of Queen Ranavalona III. A throne where the last sovereign of the Big Islands (who reigned from 1883 to 1897) addressed his people during official events. Since 1910, this royal ornament has…

At least six teachers were abducted on the morning of Tuesday, November 3, from a Presbyterian school in Kumbo in the English-speaking northwestern region. According to confirmatory sources affiliated with the RFI, the unidentified attackers were heavily armed. According to testimony from the teachers' associations, it was…