Justice

The fourth day of the trial of the bombing of the French military camp Bouakéen in 2004 was marked by unparalleled information given to the bar by a soldier's widow regarding the black boxes on the planes used for the raid. The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces at the time, General Bentégeat, confirmed that the black boxes on…

The Ivorian Charles Blé Goudé was Minister of Youth during the crisis following the 2010-2011 elections in Côte d'Ivoire. This Wednesday, March 31, the International Criminal Court confirmed its acquittal at the same time as former President Laurent Gbagbo. The two men are definitely innocent of the crimes against humanity for which they were charged. The ICC's Board of Appeal also repeals all remaining conditions when they are released. Charles Blé Goudé answers Stéphanie Maupas, RFI correspondent in The Hague, the…

A year ago, more than 80 human rights and press organizations signed a petition calling on several African presidents to release journalists in overcrowded prisons whose prisoners are often exposed to Covid 19. The Cameroon Committee to Protect Journalists. (CPJ) restarts President Paul Biya. One year after this appeal, the…

This Wednesday, March 31, 2021, the ICC Board of Appeal reaffirmed the decision to acquit war crimes and crimes against humanity in favor of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé. What impact will this court decision have on their political projects? How in Côte d'Ivoire will the former president be organized? To talk about it, Bineta Diagne receives Habiba Touré, Laurent Gbagbo's personal lawyer. .

Since Monday, the Assize Court in Paris has tried three pilots and co-pilots accused of murder and attempted murder in the case of the bombing of Bouaké in Côte d'Ivoire in 2004. On Wednesday morning, "one of the 38 French soldiers injured in the bombing, one of the most seriously affected , who gave a moving testimony. With our…

Accused of embezzlement of public funds and corruption, indicted in several courts around the world, Isabel Dos Santos, considered before 2017 as the richest woman in Africa, counterattack. She filed a lawsuit in a London court against Angolan President João Lourenço, accusing him of "conspiracy" aimed specifically at "his property".…

A senior Comorian official is worried about a sexual assault case. The former ambassador to the Comoros in Paris and chief of staff of several foreign ministers was fired from his post as diplomatic adviser on Monday, March 29, after being heard by the gendarmerie for sexually abusing a trainee at the ministry. The case caused an uproar in the archipelago where sexual harassment is extremely taboo, especially in the public sector. Abdallah Mirghane went free Monday morning to the Gendarmerie Research Brigade to be heard…

The first day of negotiations is Monday, March 29, in Paris during the Bouaké bombing. On November 6, 2004, two Ivorian army aircraft landed on a French base in this city in Côte d'Ivoire, killing 10 and wounding 38. The aircraft was piloted by Belarusian mercenaries and aided by Ivorian co-pilots. This day was devoted to the call of witnesses, the reminder of the facts and the first hearings.…

He is one of the survivors, and since 1984, at the opening of the Boiro camp, he has not stopped campaigning, so that the truth is known, so that the victims are rehabilitated, so that Guinea can be reconciled. with oneself. Really, until the last minute, even when I was sick. Abdoulaye Conté, President of the Association of Victims of Camp Boiro Leonard Vincent .

On November 6, 2004, two Soukhoï Su-25s from the Ivorian army bombed the French base in Bouaké. Results: 9 French soldiers and one American civilian killed and 38 French soldiers wounded. The aircraft was piloted by Belarusian mercenaries and was assisted by Ivorian co-pilots. Defendants who will be absent from this trial. More than 16 years after the events, the victims especially want to understand why France ordered the alleged perpetrators of this murderous attack to go away after the Togolese authorities arrested…