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The leader of the Congolese opposition and the first secretary of the Pan African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS), Pascal Tsaty Mabiala, emerged on Wednesday, June 30, from his long silence observed since the presidential election he boycotted in March last year. He called on the government to reform the pension system.…

It is the end of a long exile for Hassan Fadoul Kitir. This close friend of the late President Idriss Deby Itno, a refugee in Togo for two decades, returned to the country as part of the overstretched military policy of the Transitional Military Council that has ruled the country since April. as reported from Ndjamena,Madjiasra…

Joël Aïvo talks about a cell of thirty square meters where he quickly found himself with almost 40 other prisoners, stacked on top of each other. Where it gets particularly cruel is that the prison authorities decided quite quickly to make cohabitants, under these dirty sanitary conditions, prisoners who are sick with Covid-19 and healthy prisoners, who exposed them in an almost safe way. According to the law, it is an obvious and very serious violation of human rights. His situation today has…

In Porto Novo yesterday, Benine's opponent Reckia Madougou was heard for the first time by Criet, who has been suing her since March 5, 2021 for "criminal association and terrorism". Candidate for the Democratic Party whose action was annulled by the Electoral Commission, officially due to lack of sponsorship, she was heard on the merits and on her possible interference in the case where the Special…

In Uganda, 18 activists from Bobi Wines' party, including three very close opponents, were released on bail on Monday, June 14, after nearly six months in prison. Arrested during the election campaign in December last year, the opposition and many human rights groups demanded their release. as reported from Uganda,Lucie…

Turnaround in Ethiopia two weeks before the June 21 election. Eskinder Nega, one of the most important political opponents currently in prison, will be able to run. The former journalist became an opposition figure has been behind bars since July last year and his trial has still not started. Relief for the party Balderas, which presents itself for legislative choice of 21 June only in the capital Addis Ababa. It's not just its leader Eskinder Nega, but three other prisoners who may emerge. Geletaw Zeleke is responsible…

French lawyer Maître Antoine Vey stood at the bedside of his client, opponent Reckya Madougou, this weekend in the civil prison of Missérété, on the outskirts of Porto Novo. as reported from Cotonou, Jean-Luc AploganThe opponent, failed candidate to Democrats party in the presidential election has been prosecuted for "criminal…

Within the Democratic Republic of Congo, the opposition faces a coverage of "double requirements, two measures" by Felix Tshisekedi's regime, condemns former Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito, as we speak at the top of the opposition coalition Lamuka. as reported from Kinshasa, Pascal MulegwaLamuka's march, "New momentum", was…

Sadly, we're dealing with a brand new illustration of a coverage that, in truth, goals to take away each opposition and each discordant voice in Benin. Sadly, this has penalties as a result of the particular person we're defending is in an especially fragile state, remoted, with out the potential for having a honest trial. And there's a sense that President Talon is sweeping the rule of regulation with worrying ease. It is clearly as much as him to repair the process, to repair the destiny of the…

He was compelled to flee Ndjamena in late February after safety forces stormed his residence, claiming that his mom and one in every of his sons had been killed. Chadian opponent Yaya Dillo mentioned in the present day "sorry" these accountable. He returned to the capital a couple of days in the past so as to resume his political actions. RFI met him.…