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The Democratic Republic of Congo has been waiting for the formation of its government for almost two months. And on the Presidency's side with regard to the new Prime Minister's entourage, we always promise that this announcement is imminent. In mid-February, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde was indeed appointed Prime Minister. But since then nothing.…

A bomber was targeting the Bay region governor who was outside the Suez Cafeteria, officials reported Another explosion went off in the Huriwa district of Mogadishu, killing one government soldier and wounding a bystander

March 26, 1991 - March 26, 2021. It has been thirty years since a popular uprising swept through General Moussa Traoré's regime. Three decades later, in Bamako, opinions are divided on the results of this change, which has led to a multi-party system. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielLike Djiguiba Kéita from the National…

In 2020, cotton production collapsed by three quarters in Mali, from 700,000 to 147,000 tonnes. Fearing a fall in producer prices and the removal of fertilizer subsidies, cotton producers turned away from white gold. But it is strategic for Mali, and the Ministry of Agriculture is intensifying consultations with the agricultural world to revive production.…

In Ethiopia, the number of deaths in the attack on Wednesday, December 23, by gunmen in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region of the country rose to 207, according to the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission. Humanitarian workers had reported up to a hundred dead, victims of the attack in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, populated…

In Ethiopia, the federal army is deploying to the Benishangul-Gumuz region in the west following a large-scale ethnic massacre. According to human rights defenders, at least one hundred people were killed on Wednesday morning, December 23, in the village of Bekoji. With our regional correspondent, Sebastien nemethThis is the…

In Burkina Faso, one year after the operation, the results of the general census are published. The country has 20,847,979 people with the majority of women. In addition to the Sahel region, this fifth general census reveals a lower number of men compared to women in all other regions. The annual growth rate decreases. It went from 3.1% in 2006 to 2.93% in 2019.…

Is Russia directly involved in the Central African crisis? The Central African authorities say they can count on reinforcements sent by "friendly" countries, especially from Russia. But the reality of these reinforcements is the subject of conflicting statements. With our special correspondent in Bangui, Florence moriceIt has…

The security climate is tense in the Central African Republic nine days before the election on 27 December. Raids by gunmen and gunfire have been reported in several cities in the northwestern part of the country since this morning. A worrying situation in Bangui where security has been strengthened. From our special…

The Deputy Secretary-General, Head of the UN Peacekeeping Operations, will begin a five-day visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on 14 December. Jean-Pierre Lacroix will make status with Monusco. as reported from New York, Carrie NootenIt was a visit planned for several weeks, postponed due to a quarantine by…