For two weeks, suspected jihadists have imposed a blockade on the inhabitants of a village in the Ségou region, Farabougou. At least five civilians from the village were killed as they tried to reach a nearby locality. Since Saturday, October 17, the situation has become more complicated: a bridge leading to the village has been revitalized.…

In the DRC, a video presenting Gédéon Kyungu Mutangapost on the night of Saturday to Sunday, October 18, caused a sensation. Six months after he disappeared from circulation, Gédéon calls for the reunification of the four provinces as a result of the former Katanga. His entourage as well as security sources ensure that the video is authentic.…

Opponent and Mauritanian politician Moustapha Ould Limam Chafi, targeted by an international arrest warrant issued by the regime of former Mauritanian President Ould Abdel Aziz, returned on Sunday, October 18, after eleven years in exile. as reported from Nouakchott, Salem Mejbour SalemAfter eleven years of exile, the opponent…

Togo's new prime minister, Victoire Sidémého Tomegah-Dogbé, 60, is the primary lady to take over as prime minister. of the opposition. After her basic political speech to the Nationwide Meeting, she hosted a authorities seminar final week. RFI interviewed her for her first interview with international media since her appointment on September twenty eighth.…

The President of the Republic Andry Rajoelina delivered for the last time on Sunday evening, October 18, his bi-monthly speech, which has been introduced since the start of the incarceration in March. as reported from Antananarivo, Laure Verneau"We won the war. It is with this sentence that Andry Rajoelina declared Madagascar…

The humanitarian situation is worrying in the South Kivu Highlands between malnutrition and lack of medicine. Although the level of violence has fallen in recent weeks, supplies and travel are very difficult. Reportage. With our special correspondent in Minembwe, Sonia RolleyAt the referral hospital in Minembwe, which is…

The country, which on October 18 had 626 deaths and 40,542 cases, saw its hospitals nearly saturated, and young doctors were often at the forefront of emergencies. as reported from Tunis Lilia blaiseOne Sunday morning near the emergency department of Rabta Hospital in Tunis, a young doctor who wishes to remain anonymous is…

In Burkina Faso, facing harassment and dismissal, national police are suspending roadside checks in Ouagadougou municipality until December 15. According to the Central Region Police Director, this is to better "reorganize" the administrative control and avoid certain abuses. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniThis…

A ministerial mission from ECOWAS arrived in Côte d'Ivoire to fulfill the assorted political actors. The opposition not acknowledged the legitimacy of the establishments chargeable for the group and validation of the elections scheduled for 31 October and demanded the withdrawal of the candidacy of outgoing President Alassane Ouattara for a 3rd time period. Will this worldwide mediation give the…

In Ivory Coast, in Gagnoa, the hometown of Laurent Gbagbo, the query of returning to the previous Ivorian president swallows the political debate. Some are ready for him as a messiah, others hope to not hear extra about this thorny topic. The authorities' refusal to provide him a passport to permit him to return to the Ivory Coast, in addition to the tensions earlier than the election, arouses anger and…