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It is today that France ratifies the Monetary Cooperation Agreement concluded a year ago, on 21 December 2019, by Paris and the states of the West African Monetary Union. This agreement marks the conversion of the CFA franc, which will be echoed while maintaining the fixed parity with the euro. France withdraws its representatives from monetary governing bodies such as the BCEAO and no longer requires…

Félix Tshisekedi decided to end the coalition he had formed with his predecessor Joseph Kabila. To do this, he wants a majority in the National Assembly. This allows him to appoint a new prime minister and form a new government. The first step in the process, he decides to appoint an informant who will be responsible for identifying a new coalition that brings together the absolute majority in the National Assembly. RFI receives Hervé Diakiese, lawyer, human rights defender and spokesman for the "Le Congolais Debout"…

On Monday, December 7, 17 million Ghanaian voters might be known as to the polls to elect their new president and their deputies. This English-speaking West African nation is among the many good college students in a area in full swing, a rumor that Monday's survey must be consolidated, Christopher Fomunyoh believes. He's the regional director with duty for Africa for the American NGO Nationwide Democratic Institute, which examines political rights and freedoms. He's current in Accra as a world observer and solutions…

Nigerian General Oumarou Namata, commander of the G5 Sahel Joint Force, was in Paris on Wednesday, December 2. RFI could meet him exclusively. General Namata assures us that the joint force, three years after its creation, has now reached maturity in the fight against armed terrorist groups. If the military presence in the Sahel becomes international with the gradual arrival of the European Takuba…

It is one of the most important positions of power on the African continent. On March 12, 2021, the next president of the African African Confederation (CAF) will be elected. After Fifa ousted outgoing President Ahmad Ahmad, four candidates are on the way. Augustin Senghor is one of them. A lawyer at Dakar Bar, he has been chairman of the Senegalese Football Association for more than ten years. Online from the island of Gorée, the city where he is mayor, Uncle Léopold Senghor's uncle answers questions from RFI. .

December 1 marks the thirtieth anniversary of former Chad President Hissène Habré. Chadian lawyer Jacqueline Moudéina defended the victims of the previous president and appears again on Chad's course throughout Idriss Déby Itno's thirty years. An anniversary marked by political tensions. In latest weeks, the opponents' properties and the headquarters of their events have been surrounded by police who concern organizing demonstrations. For her, the scenario for democracy and human rights is in sharp decline. .

This Saturday, November 28, was the sixtieth anniversary of Mauritania's independence. It was November 28, 1960. Independence was proclaimed within the model new capital Nouakchott by Mokhtar Ould Daddah. Mohamed Aly Chérif was Secretary-Normal of the Presidency below Moktar Ould Daddah, from 1969 till the coup in 1978. He then spoke out specifically in opposition to the repression of Negro-Mauritanians, between 1989 and 1991. Mohamed Aly Chérif is a superb witness in latest many years in Mauritania and is visitor at…

Mauritania celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of its independence this Saturday, November 28. It was November 28, 1960, after 60 years of French colonization. Independence declared in Nouakchott by President Mokhtar Ould Daddah. Ahmedou Ould Abdallah was then 20 years previous. Former International Minister President Ould Daddah, former Particular Consultant of the UN Secretary-Normal for West Africa, appears to be like again on the nation's previous many years. He is a visitor at Charlotte Idrac's. .

A dramatic turnaround in African football. Ahmad Ahmad, president of CAF, the African Football Confederation, has been suspended for 5 years for violating ethics. He will therefore not be able to participate in a second period next March. Is there anything rotten in the football kingdom? Ivorian Jacques Anouma is one of the four candidates succeeding Ahmad Ahmad. Online from Abidjan, he answers…

What benefits do jihadist groups derive from their Islamic State franchise? In a recently released report, the International Crisis Group (ICG) looks at the case of Lake Chad, where armed groups have pledged allegiance to ISIS. This document is based in particular on the testimonies of sixteen regents from Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa. To talk about it, Vincent Foucher, CNRS…