Africa

On Friday, October 16, Alassane Ouattara launched his campaign in Bouaké, the major city in central Côte d'Ivoire, for the October 31 presidential election. The president, who was running for a third term, met at length with the traditional leaders of the region to whom he exposed his program and defended his record, suggesting that a political dialogue could be held after the election. Then he held a…

All eyes turned to the village of Senekal on Friday, October 16, 300 kilometers south of Johannesburg, when two suspects reappeared for the murder of a white farmer. Brendin Horner, 22, was found strangled earlier this month, tied to a pole. His assassination sparked protests from white farmers and revived racial tensions in the country, reminding that the scars of apartheid are far from healed.…

Conventional medicines retain a distinguished place on the continent, and the WHO not too long ago inspired analysis into this observe, whereas the epidemic has revived the controversy about their effectiveness. In South Africa, many sufferers flip to "sangomas", these healers-fortune tellers who talk with their ancestors.…

The latest killing of a farmer in South Africa has revived racial tensions in latest weeks, we just lately spoke with our Cape City correspondent. Additionally on this system is Nigeria on its ninth day of anti-police brutal protests, we provide the newest. And in Kenya, efforts to cease poaching have had good outcomes, because the elephant inhabitants has doubled inside 30 years. .

At age 68, Cellou Dalein Diallo is running for Guinea's presidential election for the third time. This former technocrat, compromise supporter, once prime minister of former president Lansana Conté, has become one of the biggest opponents of power in place. He hopes, this time, to win the vote against the outgoing head of state, Alpha Condé, whose candidacy for a third term is contested.…

At 82, the current head of state is running in the presidential election on October 18 to run for a third term following the controversial adoption of a new constitution in March last year. From historical opponent to presidents Sékou Touré, then Lansana Conté to president of the Republic of Guinea, a look back at the career of a man with multiple and sometimes conflicting facets.…

A tense election marketing campaign for Ivory Coast's presidential election on October 31 began on Thursday with the incumbent, Alassane Ouattara, in search of a controversial third time period. Some Ivorians accuse him of undermining the structure, and the opposition has known as for widespread "civil disobedience" to disrupt his controversial plans. For the previous 25 years, Côte d'Ivoire has…

The call for a boycott was launched Thursday by the opposition platform, which brings together the PDCI, Lider, GPS, the two branches of the FPI and other parties. Pascal Affi N'Guessan held a press conference at PDCI headquarters on Friday morning to clarify what the opposition means by an active boycott, but the announcement is not yet clear.…

When we postpone this case to two weeks, this obviously presupposes that, during these two weeks, President Kamto will still be assigned his home without any court order without any administrative order. This attack will therefore continue for at least two more weeks, and we cannot admit that a Cameroonian is kept at home with his family and home staff without food, without medicine, for that long. In the meantime, we, the lawyers, are thinking of other procedures that we can initiate so that this measure is effectively…

In Mali, a three-day national mourning began Thursday morning after the attacks on Tuesday by the Malian military post Sokoura in the Mopti region. In the Ségou region, the village of Farabougou, near Diabali, is the core of the concerns. For a week now, the inhabitants of this small village have been subjected to a blockade by suspected jihadists. An attempt at mediation is underway. “We transported vehicles on the outskirts of Farabougou, but we could not enter. In the Ségou government, people talk modestly about…