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In Côte d'Ivoire, the second day of Amadé Ouéremi's trial before Abidjan's criminal court. This human smuggler from the West Ivory Coast is suspected of being one of the architects of the massacre in the Carrefour district of Duékoué on March 28 and 29, 2011, during which more than 800 people were killed during the capture of the city by pro-Ouattara. forces. This Thursday, a dozen witnesses were…

The inauguration of the very first growth accelerator Digital Women's Day (JFD) in Africa took place on March 23, 2021 in Libreville, Gabon. It will be a place to gather women entrepreneurs and a networking place where there will be training and events aimed at facilitating access to finance for women, according to Delphine Remy-Boutang, founder and CEO of JFD, CEO of Global Entrepreneurship Network…

Guy-Brice Parfait Kolélas hospitalized in Congo-Brazzaville, just before the presidential election of which he is a candidate. According to his campaign manager, he was diagnosed positive for Covid 19 on Friday, March 19th. He is one of the biggest opponents of President Denis Sassou-Nguesso in this election. His relatives are working this Saturday night with his possible evacuation to France.…

On March 13, 2016, a terrorist attack left more than twenty dead in the seaside resort of Grand-Bassam in Côte d'Ivoire, located about forty kilometers from Abidjan. Armed men appeared on the beach and shot at holidaymakers. If life is resumed in Bassam, this attack strongly marked the city, its inhabitants and the tourism sector. From our special envoys to…

In Senegal, an organized day of mourning and prayer was organized on Friday, March 12, in memory of the victims of the recent protests. Problems that have left 10 dead, government sources, at least 11 according to the protest movement. The Movement for the Defense of Democracy (M2D), which brings together political parties and civil society organizations, especially demands the release of those arrested…

Before the military coup in the middle of a challenge to Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's regime, the demonstrations followed each other with overflows in the protesters and also a murderous repression by the police. Minusma examined in detail what was really going on these days, from 10 to 13 July. She has just published her findings.…

In the wake of a polling day marked by disruption from armed groups inside the country, and while the count continues, there is a first mapping of the sub-prefectures where the poll took place. as reported from Bangui, Charlotte CossetThe Minister of Territorial Administration, Augustin Yangana Yahote, conducted the count on…

In Niger, polling stations have closed since 1 p.m. 19, and the count has started. A day of voting in peace and in a peaceful climate, according to observers. As for the Independent National Electoral Commission, Ceni, it is preparing for an election in which all the preliminary results will be centralized and disseminated.…

Polling stations are gradually closing their doors in the Central African Republic, and the count has started, especially in Bangui. Voting was generally calm in Bangui, the capital, but the situation was more mixed in the provinces. With our special correspondent in Bangui, Florence moriceIn total approx. 1.8 million Central…

The Central African Republic will vote on Sunday 27 December to elect its president and his deputies in a tense context. Armed groups, united in a coalition to prevent elections, have started a descent towards the capital Bangui. Fierce fighting has erupted in the interior of the country, with the vote still uncertain due to threats and fears in recent days.…