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Algerians living overseas have started to exercise their right to vote as they prepare for the presidential elections happening this Saturday. Despite the enthusiasm of expatriates, there's a prevailing expectation of a dismal voter turnout within Algeria itself, coupled with predictions leaning towards the probable re-election of the current president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune. On another front, the situation in Algeria remains tense. Authorities have ramped up their efforts to clamp down on civil liberties, targeting…

Following his removal from the presidency on Sunday, Hichem Mechichi, now the former Tunisian prime minister, said he was ready to step down. As for the main party in parliament, Ennahdha, which supports him, he condemned a coup, but after a political bureau was held that evening, he is now calling for early elections. The…

In Nigeria, 28 of the 121 children abducted three weeks ago were released in the center of the country on Sunday morning. They had been kidnapped inside their own school by armed men, whom the locals call "bandits". The 28 children released are all between 10 and 12 years old. The photos and testimonials sent to RFI say they…

The early legislative elections must take place this Saturday, June 12, in Algeria in order to elect the 407 deputies to the National People's Assembly for five years. For power, it is a further step to restore all their legitimacy to the country's institutions after the fall of Abdelaziz Bouteflika in 2019. But this election is rejected within Hirak and by part of the political class, in a context of…

In Chad, Hanifa Ali Oumar recently previewed his film "Une femme un destin". A short film as touching as it is funny, which provokes the widows' financial difficulties and the lack of recognition of these women in Chadian society. With this first film, the director won a Golden Silhouette in March 2020 at the 8th edition of the Bafoussam Independent Film Festival in Cameroon. Meet.…