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For almost two months, artists have occupied the National Arts Council in Johannesburg. This institution would distribute EUR 17 million through a presidential fund to support employment, but not all applicants could benefit from it. At the initiative of opera singer Sibongile Mngoma, artists took possession of the building in early March to demand transparency in the distribution of funds and to…

Its goal is to find a way out of the inter-municipal clashes in the province, which have killed at least 144 people since early April. As early as January, murders had taken place in the city when pastors of Arab tribes had attacked their opponents in the Massalit peasant society. To show that he took the matter very seriously,…

The UN Security Council wants Somali leaders to fix a dead end "as soon as possible" NEW YORK -Somalia's leaders must use the "earliest opportunity" to break the deadlock in the country, the UN Security Council has said and added that a solution must be found to the model and nature of future elections. For several months now, the AP reports that stakeholders from all areas,…

In Niger, three days of national mourning begin today after the death on Monday, March 15, of 58 people during an attack in the town of Banibangou in the Tillabéry region of the western country. The victims were villagers returning from the weekly market in Banibangou, towards the Malian border. On Wednesday morning, an extraordinary National Security Council was convened.…

Despite the anomalies and irregularities noted, the Constitutional Council declared the vote regular, transparent and sincere, validating the victory of outgoing President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in the first round. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniThe outgoing president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré re-elected with…

The stalemate between Ethiopia and the UN continues due to the situation in Tigray: despite ongoing discussions, the international community cannot convince the Ethiopian government to allow it to provide humanitarian aid. And even within the Security Council, which met for the second time on the issue since the end of November, there are voices against how to put pressure on Addis Ababa.…

One week after the announcement of its composition, the number of soldiers actually sitting on this council has never been revealed. In Mali, members of the Transitional National Council at the plenary session on Thursday, 10 December, worked on the draft internal regulations, which still need to be validated by the…

In Mali, the Transitional National Council is provoking many protests, but despite this outrageous political sequence, CNT was installed last weekend. The last body for the transition will play the role of National Assembly during this period, which should lead to the organization of general elections. An ad hoc committee is already responsible for preparing the rules of procedure, the work can then begin. Its members are not elected; with this remarkable difference "the CNT will function as a National Assembly, in…

In a choice adopted on Friday, December 4, the UN Safety Council determined to take away Burundi from its political agenda. A choice that comes shortly after the Burundian authorities' refusal to increase the workplaces of the UN Particular Envoy. The choice was introduced on Friday, December 4, in an announcement from the…

Colonel Malick Diaw, number two in the junta in Mali who ruled the country after the coup on August 18, was elected head of the National Transitional Council (CNT) on Saturday. This council, which has 121 seats and brings together political parties, representatives of civil society, trade unions and the military, met in Bamako for its inaugural session.…