Africa

A UN judge ruled on Wednesday that Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga, who has been in a French prison since May, should be sent to a detention center in The Hague ahead of his trial. "I hereby amend the arrest warrant and the transfer order," said Judge Iain Bonomy of Arusha, Tanzania. "I think there are unusual…

In Burkina Faso, hundreds of teachers have had to abandon their students after attacks by armed groups, and more than 2,100 schools have been closed following terrorist threats. Today, some professors are waiting for new assignments that are no longer able to return to their old position. Botou is located in the eastern region of Burkina Faso. The teachers in this municipality have received several visits from armed men. The message was clear: no more teaching French in the schools. Out of fear for their lives, these…

In the midst of the election campaign, supporters of Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo, demanding an end to the process, accuse the regime of using militias, the "microbes" of attacking opponents by laying in bed for societal violence. On the contrary, members of the ruling party reject these accusations and evoke deeper causes by talking about the clashes that occur during this presidential campaign.…

In the DRC, the quarrel continues over the installation conditions for the rural municipality of Minembwe, the majority of whose inhabitants are Banyamulenge, Tutsicongolais. RFI met the city mayor. with our special correspondent in Minembwe, Sonia RolleyOn Monday, the minister of decentralization from the Banyamulenge…

For a time closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Malian schools are now officially open. Baccalaureate is also underway. However, some schools remain closed due to uncertainty. as reported from Bamako, Kaourou MagassaMody Samba Touré is a teacher in the town of Kidal, but it is in a restaurant in Bamako that he eats breakfast.…

The Independent National Electoral Commission began Tuesday night announcing the results of Sunday's presidential election. The UFDG, the largest opposition party that considers itself the winner according to its own number, held a press conference to explain its method and approach. With our correspondent and our special…

African screens mentioned on Tuesday that Guyea's weekend elections had been carried out correctly, however the political opposition to the established Alpha Condé, which has already claimed victory, dismissed it as fraudulent. Preliminary outcomes for 4 of the nation's 38 constituencies launched by electoral commissioner…

The distance continues between, on the one hand, the Presidents of the two chambers of Parliament and, on the other hand, the President of the Republic around the entry of the judges recently appointed to the Constitutional Court. The FCC, the political family of former President Kabila, yet affiliated with President Tshisekedi's Cach, has decided to boycott the planned ceremony at the People's Palace.…

The beheading of Samuel Paty provoked robust reactions inside the political class and on the Tunisian social networks. The phrases of a deputy justifying the killers' intentions created the scandal, whereas however there have been studies of condemnation of the act, particularly the conservative celebration Ennahda. as reported…

The prosecutor of the Worldwide Prison Courtroom, Fatou Bensouda, ended his go to to Khartoum on Tuesday, October twentieth. First go to of an ICC consultant to the nation for the aim of speaking in regards to the crimes dedicated in the course of the civil struggle in Darfur. as reported from Nairobi, Sébastien NémethThe…