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One hundred arrests took place on Thursday in Kinshasa, the result of an anti-drug police operation against the "bulge", a drug made with catalyst residues from exhaust pipes. The operation was initiated following the concerns expressed by the authorities about the harmful effects of the consumption of this drug, which is mainly used by young people. Three Tunisian citizens were among those arrested.…

Following the indictment and the commitments of former Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga, and former Minister of Economy and Finance Bouaré Fily Sissoko, reactions are mixed in Mali. There are those who encourage this transparency effort by the Supreme Court, and those who condemn procedural irregularities, for fear of an instrumentalisation.…

In Mali, former Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga and former Minister of Economy Bouaré Fily Sissoko were arrested on Thursday in the case of the presidential plane bought during IBK's presidency. But the handling of the case by the Supreme Court, instead of the Supreme Court, the only one that is theoretically competent to judge the ministers, shares.…

Transferred to Kinshasa, Doudou Ngoy Ilunga is heard at the military prosecutor's office. Rostin Manketa, CEO of Voice of the Voiceless, wonders about the resumption of the trial of the alleged murderers of Floribert Chebeya and Fidèle Bazana. Human rights defenders were killed at the police station on June 1, 2010. Their NGO fears possible interventions to prevent the trial from resuming. She also…

Former Mali Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga, as well as a former finance and economics minister, was indicted and arrested by the Supreme Court, particularly over the purchase of the command plane of former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. In this story, as in others, new arrests may be planned. as reported from…

In Mali, former Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga and former Minister of Economy Bouaré Fily Sissoko were arrested this Thursday, August 25. Prosecuted and detained following their summons to the Supreme Court, in connection with two cases dating back to 2014: the purchase of the presidential plane and the military equipment contract, which represents more than 130 billion CFA francs.…

Former Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga was given an injunction on Thursday by the Chamber of Deputies' Supreme Court, especially in the case of the purchase of a presidential plan under Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta's presidency. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielThe former head of the Malian government went to the…

Paul Rusesabagina, in distinction to Paul Kagame, who had acquired Belgian citizenship, is at the moment on trial for terrorism in Kigali. The verdict in his trial is predicted on September 20. He was going through life in jail. Known for saving the lives of a thousand folks through the 1994 Tutsi genocide, Paul Rusesabagina-…

A brand new arrest happened in reference to the Floribert Chebeya affair, the human rights activist was murdered together with his accomplice Fidèle Bazana in June 2010 within the nationwide police amenities. Brigadier General-Ngoy Ilunga Doudou, on the run for 11 years, was arrested on Tuesday, August 24 in Lubumbashi. as…

In Mali, the case of the contract for the presidential plane and military equipment, which was closed in 2018, is re-launched. Ministers, advisers to the president and businessmen had been involved. "Further investigations were carried out and the ministers to be heard" were confirmed in ORTM, state television, Supreme Court…