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Ivory Coast on Wednesday pays tribute to its Prime Minister, who died last week, Hamed Bakayoko, who died of cancer at the age of 56. A charismatic and popular character, admired for his career and also appreciated for his ease in outlining a few dance steps on occasion. Like the character, tribute to him is both official and popular, and it began with a presidential ceremony.…

Somalia: The HirShabelle Meeting affords the closing nod to an extended presidency JOWHAR, Somalia - HirShabelle's parliament gave its consent on Wednesday to constitutional modifications that make bigger the presidency from 4 to 5 years. The consultation became attended by means of 70 MEPs, of whom 66 voted in want, 3 in opposition to and 1 abstention. Law has been sped up by means of Parliament's job…

In Gabon, the government on Friday in the Council of Ministers adopted a draft revision of the constitution, the most important amendment of which concerns the President of the Republic, according to a press release published on Saturday, December 19. According to the project adopted by the government, in the event of a vacancy in power, the interim head of state is provided by a university consisting of…

The bishops are asking the head of state to intervene to put an end to the conflicts between herdsmen and farmers who have claimed dozens of lives since the harvests began two months ago. The phenomenon has been going on for several years and undermines the peaceful coexistence between breeders and farmers without the public authorities succeeding in stopping it.…

A dramatic turnaround in African football. Ahmad Ahmad, president of CAF, the African Football Confederation, has been suspended for 5 years for violating ethics. He will therefore not be able to participate in a second period next March. Is there anything rotten in the football kingdom? Ivorian Jacques Anouma is one of the four candidates succeeding Ahmad Ahmad. Online from Abidjan, he answers…

The presidential election within the Seychelles has been disrupted when the election fee on Sunday declared longtime opposition rival Wavel Ramkalawan the winner of the present Danny Faure. The ruling celebration has been ousted for the primary time since 1977. Opposition chief Ramkalawan, a 59-year-old priest who has largely…

In Nigeria, after a week of protests in the country, the presidency approved the dissolution of the Flight Repression Squad (SARS), which was accused of serious human rights violations. as reported from Lagos, Liza FabbianIt only took a few hours last weekend for the Nigerian youth to mobilize massively. First on social…