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Debretsion Gebremichael Exclusive Interview on RFI He graced RFI with his presence this morning. Debretsion Gebremichael, the former leader of Tigrayan Authority during the gruesome civil conflict that raged from 2020 to 2022 between Tigray and the federal forces of Addis Ababa and their allies Eritrea and the Ethiopian Amharas. The toll of the war was devastating with over 600,000 reported deaths, sparking concerns of genocide. The war finally ended in November 2022 with the Pretoria peace accord. However, the aftermath…

A few days or weeks before the vote in the Nigerian Assembly on the military cooperation agreement between the Nigerian army and Barkhane, the French army is preparing. Since March 1, Colonel Hervé Pierre, the new commander who will coordinate Barkhane's…

On Friday, March 25, at the end of the speeches in the trial of the murder of Thomas Sankara and his men, the 12 defendants, including General Gilbert Diendéré, spoke one last time before the verdict is expected on April 6.…

Since the breakthrough of jihadists in West Africa and the actions of armed groups that have plagued some coastal countries, the countries behind the Accra initiative, launched in 2017, have been working for joint operations in the sub-region. Between March 16…

The UN mission notes an intensification of attacks by armed groups on internally displaced persons' camps or places, retaliation by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on civilians, but also the recruitment of children to the ranks of the aggressors. A diagnosis…

Sudanese authorities on Tuesday denied allegations that mercenaries from the Russian Wagner company were in the country. They responded to a press release issued the day before by the "troika", consisting of Britain, the United States and Norway, and accused…

Since January, mercenaries from the Russian paramilitary company Wagner deployed at several military bases in eastern Libya have withdrawn from their various positions to regroup in the two bases al-Joufra and Barak al-Chati in the south. Hundreds of them would…

This Wednesday, the defense continued its appeals in the trial against the murder of Thomas Sankara. The last before the judges' deliberations. All that is missing is the case of General Gilbert Diendéré, who is considered one of the main perpetrators of the…

On Tuesday, March 22, the National Assembly adopted the calendar of matters selected for the parliamentary session in March. This regular session, which opened on 15 March, will be marked by debates on electoral issues. The country is preparing for the general elections scheduled for 2023. There are also proposals for the fight against insecurity that undermine the eastern part of the DRC. Deputies decided to adapt the bill to the military programming. The ambition is to move away from the logic of an annual budget and…

The hearings were suspended in early March at the request of defense lawyers. The trial of the alleged killers of Thomas Sankara resumed this morning, March 22, 2022 in Ouagadougou. The defendants' lawyers have the floor for their submissions, after three…