Africa

This is a first, the central bank of the Democratic Republic of Congo has published the audit of its annual accounts per. December 31, 2019, performed for the first time by the auditing firm Deloitte on its website. It was a demand from the IMF that demands more transparency from the country. Not surprisingly, the general government account was in the red per. 31 December 2019. But this report reveals the existence of about thirty sub-accounts, the creditors themselves, which could have been used to compensate for this…

Since Thursday, the Malian junta has published the transition charter. And the document takes into account a significant demand from ECOWAS to lift the sanctions. The embargo against the country could therefore soon be lifted while the malians become impatient. as reported from Bamako, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, President of the ECOWAS Commission, made a trip on Sunday that could be crucial for the abolition or not of sanctions. He arrived in particular in Accra to meet with the Head of State of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo,…

Often challenged by the population and human rights defenders for various abuses of power or brutality, these federal police forces see their area of ​​focus limited. Special units will now have to limit themselves to their main mission. Armed robberies, kidnappings, violent crimes, in short, organized crime, fall within the reach of Nigerian special forces. And that should now be their only activity. The Chief of Police, Inspector General Muhammed Adamu, was categorical: there was no longer a question of routine checks,…

In Côte d'Ivoire, less than a month before the presidential election, the last investment ceremony took place this Sunday in Abidjan. After Alassane Ouattara, Pascal Affi N'Guessan and Henri Konan Bedié, it is Kouadio Konan Bertin who formalized his presidential ambitions in front of his supporters. as reported from Abidjan, Candidate Kouadio Konan Bertin had made a risky effort, namely to fill the amphitheater at the Palais de la culture in Treichville: 2,500 seats. Bet raised. During the day, fans danced, excited,…

According to survivors rescued by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), smugglers "violently pushed young men and women out of the boat." There are eight dead and 12 missing among these migrants trying to return to the Horn of Africa. It is a horror scene that on Sunday, October 4, described the International…

A few weeks before the presidential election on 18 October 2020, Guinea will close its borders with Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. In Bissau, the decision seems curious and also surprises thousands of Guinean voters located in their country and living in Guinea-Bissau. All fear of being excluded from the process. as reported from Bissau, Although it is often common for land and air borders to be closed with the advent of major electoral competitions, this border closure concerns only two of the six countries surrounding…

During a meeting at the People's Palace on Saturday, President Alpha Condé urged his supporters not to become violent in the run-up to the October 18 election as political tensions escalate. as reported from Conakry, Two weeks fromthe presidential electionthat President of Guinea, who is fighting for a controversial third term, met at the People's Palace, seat of the National Assembly in Conakry. “We know the plot for our opponents! We know a person's plan. They will on the 18th, at. 18, declare victorious and seek…

During the night from Saturday to Sunday, a fierce fire ravaged the Pak Lambaye market in Dakar, causing significant damage. But no sacrifice is to be regretted. From our Dakar correspondent, Piles of charred dirt and columns of smoke. After the fire that ravaged the market in Dakar, there is nothing left of Pak Lambaye. This Sunday, a few traders came to see the extent of the losses. The fire lasted all night but caused no loss. It triggered around noon. 21 Saturday night and was not brought under control until 6…

Since the validation of the candidacy of Alassane Ouattara for a third term and the rejection of, among others, Guillaume Soro and Laurent Gbagbo - the opposition does not intend to remain silent about what it qualifies as "forfeiture". This Saturday, the PDCI held a meeting in Cocody to condemn the political situation and organize the next mobilization of "civil disobedience". It is technical advice that quickly got the look of a meeting. At PDCI headquarters, political representatives from all districts of Abidjan met…

Between 1960 and 1966, France conducted 17 nuclear tests in the Algerian Sahara. More than half a century later, the waste is still there, and the question of the consequences of these tests remains unanswered. This is stated in a forum of representatives of the Armaments Observatory and ICAN France (the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons). They call on France to address this crucial…