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contrasting reactions after the consultation ahead of the presidential election

Political actors and civil society met on 25-27 November in Madingou, southern Congo, to calm the climate ahead of the 2021 presidential election. They agreed, among other things, to maintain the use of the single vote and to carry out a revision of the electoral rolls. If these results seem to satisfy the government, the opposition believes that they have more or less been introduced.…

the election of the President of the FEC was canceled

The Prime Minister annulled the election of the President of the Federation of Congolese Companies (FEC). The decision was made on Friday 27 November. The day before, Albert Yuma had been re-elected head of the main employers' organization. However, one of the candidates for this post considered the procedure to be irregular and the Prime Minister agreed with him.…

General Kéba Sangaré, one of the new governors, overwhelmed by the UN

On Wednesday, November 25, the Mali Council of Ministers decided on a wide range of appointments to ministries, especially for national reconciliation, with personalities who do not necessarily agree, and especially with a very large number of soldiers in governorships (13 of 20 regions). Among the named soldiers, one name is more controversial: Brigadier General Keba Sangaré, attached to a recently…

why one in two voters did not vote

The turnout for the November 22 presidential election, led by Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, was 50.79%. One in two voters therefore did not vote, let alone Burkinabè who were not registered. RFI gives them the floor. With our special correspondent in Ouagadougou, Carine FrenkAccording to confirming sources, Burkina Faso is…

The Constitutional Court rejects the candidacies of armed groups in the legislative election

The Constitutional Court issued its decision on Friday, November 27, on the admissibility of candidacies for the by-elections on December 27, which will be linked to the presidential election. The Court has listed the names of the 1585 alternate candidates for the 140 seats in the Central African National Assembly. The President of the Court, Danielle Darlan, in particular closed the door to candidates…

Pope Samba Kane celebrates love “for the drag”

After a career in satirical journalism, the Senegalese Pape Samba Kane returned to his first literary and artistic love. With two collections of poems and a novel published over a decade, the 60-year-old has established himself as one of the greatest voices in African literature. "I am the fruit of you / Of your laughter that makes me eat / You guava my nostalgia /…