Africa

The presidential plane with the body of the former Malian head of state, Amadou Toumani Touré, arrived this Saturday, November 14, around 04:00 in Bamako, from Turkey, where he died. The plane was parked near the presidential pavilion at Bamako airport, where several hundred people were waiting, including the Malian authorities. A sober meditation ceremony took place.…

In Tunisia, the coastal metropolis of Chebba within the east of the nation is in turmoil. In query, an administrative sanction taken by the Tunisian Soccer Affiliation, which might stop town membership from taking part in the following version of the championship. And the case appears to be taking over larger and greater proportions.…

For the financial year 2021, the government intends to intensify the fight against corruption and embezzlement of public funds while promoting the tax culture in order to replenish the treasury and finance public policy. DRC: Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba talks about the 2021 budget Pascal Mulegwa .

The list of candidates for the presidential election in Niger is now known. The Constitutional Court validated 30 cases out of the 41 submitted. No woman is among the candidates. The main opponent Hama Amadou is disqualified due to his criminal record and his conviction in 2017. The opposition leader was dismissed, his party Moden Fa Lumana is "a priori" not in these elections because he has no…

He had everything to be a happy man. But the chairman, eternally dissatisfied, always dreamed better for his people. From now on, his fate belongs to history. Jerry John Rawlings passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020. His country, Ghana, mourns him. Many Africans too. Because, you say, it is the whole of Africa that is…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Abdallah Bilenge, Director General of the Airways Authority (RVA), was arrested on 10 November. He has since been held in Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa. He is accused of embezzling tens of millions of dollars. This money should be paid specifically to certain socio-professional services such as the National Social Security Fund (CNSS), according to legal…

The five + five Libyan mixed military commission ended its meeting on Thursday, November 12, the second in Libya since the ceasefire agreement was signed in Geneva on October 23, 2020. Everyone agreed to leave mercenaries and foreign fighters from January 23, 2021. It was a UN official Libya (Manul) support mission which announced this at the end of the meeting.…

Since the abolition of government subsidies (in September) on imports, the price of petrol is partly indexed to the market price. A small revolution in Nigeria, the largest raw material producer on the African continent with very little refining capacity. Even if legislative measures remain and petrol remains cheap in the country, adaptation is still difficult for consumers and players in the sector.…

In the Central African Republic, President Touadera inaugurated the buildings and, in particular, the courtroom of the Special Criminal Court on Friday 13 November. This hybrid court consisting of Central African and foreign magistrates must try serious crimes committed since 2003 according to recommendations from Bangui Forum 2015. CPS came into operation in October 2018. Ten cases have already been the…

On Friday, November 13, the Polisario Entrance introduced the top of the ceasefire that ended nearly thirty years in the past, in 1991. An announcement made after a Moroccan navy operation within the buffer zone in Guerguerat to unlock a street to Mauritania. The UN and nations bordering Morocco have since responded. The…