Africa

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…

The chief of a jihadist group and fourteen different fighters stood trial on Friday, November 13, for operations carried out within the southern a part of the nation on the border with Ivorian and Burkinabè. Souleymane Keita, arrested in 2016, and two different defendants current on the listening to have been sentenced to loss of life, whereas the opposite twelve, absent on the listening to, have been…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, calls for "urgent action" to protect the civilian population in northern Mozambique. In a press release released on Friday, November 13, Chile's former president said the situation was "desperate" in the Cabo Delgado region, plagued by a spate of attacks by Shebab jihadists claiming to be part of the Islamic State.…

A massacre of Ethiopians belonging to the Amhara ethnic group, arrests of Tigrayans ... The conflict in Ethiopia can quickly get out of control, warns the UN, which fears many casualties, destruction and massive population movements. According to some NGOs and refugees, the atrocities in Tigray are intensifying. In addition, Ethiopia accuses Tigray's forces of firing rockets at night from Friday to…

Until Sunday, November 15, we offer a series of reports dedicated to the Senegambia Bridge, which has changed the lives of Gambians and Senegalese for a year. After decades of waiting, the Senegalese bridge was open to individuals in January 2019. Then to trucks in July. This bridge built in the Gambia across the river is intended to open the Casamance region of southern Senegal. And to increase trade…

In Côte d'Ivoire, according to La Lettre du Continent, President Alassane Ouattara has just signed the delivery of a diplomatic passport to Laurent Gbagbo. According to our colleagues, this would pave the way for his return to the country. Laurent Gbagbo's entourage says he is not aware of such a decision. But there is a scenario of handing over a passport to Laurent Gbagbo within the authorities.…