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The National Transitional Council was installed this weekend in Mali. This is the last part of the transition to be carried out after the military coup on 18 August. The appointments show an undeniable success for the military, although many voices were raised in protest of the composition of this council, introduced by the transitional authorities.…

On Monday morning, the Ethiopian federal authorities announced that they were now focusing on legal proceedings against the leaders of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and humanitarian aid. Addis Ababa wants to give a triumphant picture of its Tigray campaign. Information to be taken with caution. With our regional…

The Nigerian authorities have intensified meetings and discussions following the massacre of at least 76 farmers of Boko Haram a week ago in the state of Borno, just twenty kilometers from the city of Maiduguri. The powerlessness of the Nigerian army in the face of the jihadist uprising raging in the north-east of the country has largely been highlighted.…

Italy and Libya signed an settlement on Friday to co-operate within the fields of protection for schooling, well being care and demining actions. Italian Protection Minister Lorenzo Guerini met along with his Libyan counterpart Salahuddin Al-Namroush in Rome, the place they signed the "Joint Technical Army Cooperation Settlement", which renews a deal signed in 2013. It requires the identification of latest methods of collaborating within the discipline of medical well being care, beginning with the…

Malia's Prime Minister for the transition, Moctar Ouane, gives an exclusive interview to RFI and France 24. He answers questions from David Baché (RFI) and Marc Perelman (F24) on the militarization of the transition, the establishment of the National Transitional Council, negotiations with terrorist groups, conflicts between the municipalities in the center, accusations of abuse by the Malian army and the…

Everything behind the President of the Republic: such is the commitment made by the general force in the DRC. On Tuesday, December 1, Army officers and national police gathered at the Palace of the Nation, the seat of the President, for an interview with Commander-in-Chief Félix Tshisekedi. as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda wa…

Two Sukhoi, Russian-made fighter jets belonging to the Angolan army, were at an air show in the sky over Kinshasa on Friday. These military maneuvers took place four days after Félix Tshisekedi's stay in Angola. The Congolese head of state spoke for a few hours on Monday, November 16, with his Angolan counterpart. The military exercise on Friday was intended to "enlarge the perfect understanding between the two air forces", the Congolese army explains. According to the cabinet of Félix Tshisekedi, this air meeting is "the…

Should we negotiate with jihadist groups? This is the issue that is most debated, three days before the presidential election in Burkina Faso. Since Monday, at RFI, you have heard several candidates proposing to explore the path of dialogue with the armed groups that are lush in northern and eastern Burkina Faso. This morning, here is Roch Marc Christian Kaboré's position. The outgoing president also expresses the hypothesis of a second round. Online from Ouagadougou, the presidential candidate answers questions from…

Guerguerat's border submit has been blocked for a number of weeks. By launching this operation on Friday morning, Morocco condemns the "provocations from the Polisario Entrance". The separatists from the Polisario Entrance had warned for a number of days. They threatened to reply to a doable intrusion of Moroccan troops or…

Direct talks between two opposing Libyan delegations began on Monday 19 October in Geneva beneath the auspices of the United Nations. Ten members of the Navy and Safety Fee, representing the Authorities of Nationwide Unity (Tripoli) and the Libyan Nationwide Military (Benghazi), should proceed negotiations till October 24 to be able to obtain an enduring ceasefire in Libya.…