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Emmanuel Macron paid a historic visit to Nairobi in March 2019, the first by a French president since Kenya's independence. Uhuru Kenyatta visited Paris in October last year. He is back in France this Thursday for a third bilateral meeting in three years. The opportunity to discuss the development of the Franco-Kenyan partnership that Emmanuel Macron wants to strengthen and the worrying regional…

The President of the Transitional Military Council, Chadian General Mahamat Idriss Déby, spoke for the first time since taking office in April last year. In an interview with Jeune Afrique, the son of the deceased Idriss Déby returned to his father's death or transition. A speech that did not allow the opposition to respond.…

The opposition parties suspended their participation in the political dialogue launched by President Kaboré and announced marches at the end of this week to condemn the insecurity and demand the resignation of the head of government and the defense minister. To calm the situation, President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré spoke with his countrymen in the public media.…

This can be a main change within the Ugandan military. With this appointment, Normal Muhoozi Kainerugaba confirms that lately he has occupied an more and more necessary place in the safety equipment. as reported from Kampala, Lucie MouillaudOn the age of 47, Normal Muhoozi Kainerugaba is now quantity 3 within the UPDF (Uganda's…

Rwandan President Paul Kagame will receive this Friday 25 June 2021 in Gisenyi, on Rwanda's side of the border, Félix Tshisekedi. On Saturday, the two men are expected to be in Goma for a press conference. The two heads of state had not seen each other from Paris and Paul Kagame's words humiliated the survey report and the siege. But according to the Congolese presidency, this side has been reversed.…

The former Mauritanian president, Mohmamed Ould Abdel Aziz, was arrested on Tuesday around 8 pm and detained by a judge from the anti-corruption pole of the Nouakchott-Ouest prosecutor's office, according to one of his lawyers contacted by our correspondent in Nouakchott. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who ruled Mauritania between 2008 and 2019, was accused on March 12 of corruption, embezzlement of public…

The National Unity Government unilaterally announced the opening of the coastal road between Sirte and Misrata, a road that is still closed alongside Khalifa Haftar's forces, the latter leading the largest military operation since October last year, and I followed a peace agreement. He has just declared that he has closed the border with Algeria. Khalifa Haftar is thus sending several messages to the…

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi on Saturday, June 19, condemned mafia exercises and "shenanigans" within the country's armed forces and institutions. These remarks were made in Bunia, the capital of Ituri, during an exchange with representatives of the people of the province. "There is a problem with manpower in our army,"…

The Zambian government on Thursday announced the death at the age of 97 of the country's first president, Kenneth Kaunda, the father of the independence of the former British protectorate, which he led for 27 years. He was nicknamed "African Gandhi" for his non-violent activism. Kenneth Kaunda led the former northern Rhodesia to bloodless independence in 1964. He "died peacefully" at 2.30pm (12.30pm GMT) in hospital, said Secretary of State Simon Miti on Thursday. National mourning for 21 days has been declared. The…

Independent candidates came second in the June 12 parliamentary elections. They won 78 seats out of 407 in parliament. But are those who won for President Tebboune rolling? The broad participation of young independents was encouraged by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in several of his speeches. The Election Act has been…