Africa

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the former governor of Katanga and opponent Moise Katumbi arrive, and it is the first in five years, this Friday in Kinshasa. He will be received on Saturday by President Félix Tshisekedi. With our special correspondent in Kinshasa,Sonia RolleyHis colleague from the Lamuka coalition and the…

This is another setback for the US investment fund Och-Ziff. Its African subsidiary, OZ africa, was ordered by the US justice to pay $ 135 million to former shareholders. By 2016, Och-Ziff had already been ordered to pay the U.S. Treasury Department nearly half a billion dollars for corruption, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo.…

Cases of briefcases, concussion between deputies and power in place: in Madagascar in 2018, scandals are raging on the benches of the National Assembly. In 2019, as a deprivation of the population against this political elite, the absence rate breaks records in the legislative election ... as reported from Antananarivo, Sarah…

In Senegal, a new statue was unveiled in the heart of Dakar on Tuesday, November 3, by historian Cheikh Anta Diop, who died in 1986. The intellectual disrupted the vision of African history by emphasizing the contribution of black Africa to civilization, especially Egypt. His statue is now erected in front of the university and on the avenue bearing his name.…

In Mali, a forum for reconciliation between communities opened on Thursday 5 November in Niono. Four ministers had traveled to this city in the Ségou region, in the center of the country. And hundreds of people were invited to participate in the discussions with the aim of easing tensions between the various communities in the circle and especially the traditional dozo hunters on the one hand and the…

Re-elected with 84% of the vote on 28 October, the outgoing President of Tanzania John Magufuli was sworn in on Thursday 5 November in the presence of national and international dignitaries and regional heads of state including Presidents Museveni of Uganda, Azali Assoumani of the Comoros and Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe. Many fear that the magnitude of this victory, combined with that of the ruling party that won 262 of the 264 seats in…

In Côte d'Ivoire, the standoff between the government and the opposition parties continues. Since Tuesday, former President Henri Konan Bédié and the other principals' residences have always been surrounded by police. This follows the announcement by opponents last Monday of the creation of a National Transitional Council preparing to appoint a government. This new political crisis is directly…

Bilateral cooperation, safety and the forthcoming presidential elections in Niger fashioned the majority of the talks between the French Minister and the Nigerian authorities. as reported from Niamey, Moussa KakaOn the finish of his 24-hour keep in Niger, Jean-Yves Le Drian paid a full of life tribute to Mahamadou Issoufou, who…

The Chadian Convention for the Protection of Human Rights has been investigating for years the existence of "secret prisons" of the National Security Agency (ANS). The organization claims to have already discovered ten of these houses. Most recently, a most banal house located in the 2nd arrondissement on the road to Farcha, opposite a large ministry (public works and infrastructure). CTDDH condemns a…

Cardinal Christian Tumi was kidnapped this afternoon by a group of armed men on the road between Bamenda and Kumbo. The Cardinal and Fon, the king of Kumbo, were captured in Baba by a certain general of the Ambazonians, his nom de guerre is Chaomao. I called the son of the King of Kumbo, who also confirmed to me that it is Chaomao, a former priest, because he complained that the cardinal was urging the children to go to school. Because for them, if school starts, it is a sign of normalization.…