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A Guinean opponent, detained since September in Conakry, died Wednesday night through Thursday, December 17. Roger Bamba, in his forties, was a member of the communications cell and youth leader of the Union for Democratic Forces in Guinea (UFDG), the largest opposition party, led by Cellou Dalein Diallo. He died a few hours after being transferred to the hospital in the capital. He was arrested after…

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Should the city of Dakar be suppressed - administratively - as a society? The Minister of Territorial Collectives threw a stone at the dam. According to Oumar Guèye, Dakar, like four other cities in the country - Pikine, Guédiawaye, Rufisque and Thiès "has no reason to exist". In the perspective of the next local elections, an important step before the 2024 presidential election, the issue raises, very…

FCC figure Barnabé Wimania Milingano is accused of insulting the head of state and threatening his physical integrity. Following his condemnation on Saturday, the FCC is talking about a dictatorship taking hold. His lawyers state their intention to appeal, while President Tshisekedi's UDPS says it has nothing to do with this trial.…

In the light of the presidential election on December 7, the Ghanaian army has been stationed in the Volta region, which is favorable for the opposition party. A military presence that displeases the local traditional leaders, who say they fear "threats" to voters and demand demilitarization of the area. as reported from Accra,…

Madagascar's civil society is reacting after the adoption, late in the evening on Friday 27 November, of the deputies 2021. This text, which will regulate the country's public spending for the coming year, was validated by the lower house, mostly pro-regime, after only three hours of debate in the House and an amendment. Members of the opposition party TIM boycotted the vote. The ROHY platform, which…

Félix Tshisekedi's supporters accuse Joseph Kabila's political family of blocking current power. They also explain that the country's resources are not being directed effectively. They cite in particular the costs that the government allocates to Joseph Kabila, as a special pension under the former president of the republic. For them, we must reduce them.…

The National Electoral Commission (ANE) has just announced that the submission of candidate files for the presidential and legislative elections on 27 December will take place between 1 and 10 November. This prompted the KNK party of former President François Bozizé to want to poke "in" while his candidacy is the subject of controversy between the presidential camp and the opposition through the media.…

In Senegal, the international environmental NGO Greenpeace condemns in a report the non-transparency of the issuance of industrial fishing licenses to Chinese vessels. A practice that had already condemned stakeholders in the fisheries and Senegalese media. as reported from Dakar, The controversy over the allocation of industrial fishing licenses continues in Senegal. It all started in May last year. In a letter to President Macky Sall, Senegalese fisheries organizations condemn the license application from 52 foreign…

The president of the Intersyndicale du Center hospitalier universitaire (CHU) de Brazzaville, who has long condemned the poor management of the Canadian management of this company, was fired as an agent. A decision poorly digested by his colleagues who demand his recovery and threaten to strike. From our correspondent in Brazzaville, According to the dismissal note signed by the new Director General of the CHU, Denis Bernard Raiche, Victor Bienvenu Kouama is accused in particular of making insulting remarks and making…