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South Sudan, the youngest state in the world, is a battered country. On July 9, 2011, the hope aroused by its independence, which arose after decades of struggle, was enormous. Ten years and a civil war later, the country is experiencing one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. A cross around his neck, green and black scarf on his head, Tireza Sima looks…

Huang Xia, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy to the Great Lakes of Africa, is a guest of Christophe Boisbouvier. The Chinese diplomat returns to the hot spots of the moment when a new government has just taken office in the Democratic Republic of Congo: insecurity in the eastern part of the country and MONUSCO's involvement in the same region, disrupted by the presence of armed groups, or even…

Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister is hoping for a 'happy' outcome in the maritime case MOGADISHU, Somalia - Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia, Mahdi Mohamed Guled, said on Tuesday that he hoped the outcome of the maritime dispute between Kenya and Somalia, which is currently before The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ), would be "a source of joy for all Somalis." "I…

The protest as a memory. It has been ten years since the revolution began in Tunisia. Death by death, in the middle of the country, in Sidi Bouzid by a street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, led to an unprecedented uprising that led to the fall of Ben Ali. The government maintains a low profile when it comes to scoring goals on December 17, but the day promises to be tense given the small improvement in…

The campaign continues in Burkina Faso with a view to the presidential and legislative elections on Sunday 22 November. According to the UN, the country has about one million displaced people, of which almost half (more than 400,000) currently live in the north-central region, the Kaya region, about 100 kilometers from the capital. They will be able to vote where they are ... but not all. Reportage.…

A tense election marketing campaign for Ivory Coast's presidential election on October 31 began on Thursday with the incumbent, Alassane Ouattara, in search of a controversial third time period. Some Ivorians accuse him of undermining the structure, and the opposition has known as for widespread "civil disobedience" to disrupt his controversial plans. For the previous 25 years, Côte d'Ivoire has…

When will Félicien Kabuga be tried? France, where the alleged Rwandan genocide was arrested in May, gave the green light on Wednesday to define its surrender to the mechanism of international courts seeking to try him for war crimes and genocide. An important step has been taken, but the road to trial is still long. Serge Brammertz, lawyer for this mechanism, is our guest this morning. .

Nigeria's 60th anniversary will continue to be very limited and anti-Covid-19 measures will require it. Several local governments, including the state of Lagos, have already announced that they are canceling their military parade. The ceremonies will therefore be concentrated in Abuja, where a parade is planned. President Muhammadu Buhari speaks early this morning on radio and television, but not publicly as originally planned. But Nigerians' interest in this anniversary date is limited. There is therefore nothing…