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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…

President Tshisekedi continues his visit to the east. After Goma, he arrived in Beni on Tuesday. He is coming to assess the measures related to the besieged state that has been decided since May 6 in two provinces in the eastern part of the country, Ituri and northern Kivu, of which Beni is the capital, plagued by gang violence. Despite the establishment of the siege, the situation on the ground does…

In Niamey, attackers attacked the residence of Seini Oumarou, the president of the National Assembly, Friday night, June 11 until Saturday, June 12. Terrorist attack or crime by petty criminals in Niamey? Monopolizes the case. An investigation is underway. as reported from Niamey, Moussa KakaArmed men on motorcycles shot at…

After a series of so-called "economic" tours that took him to the center of the country, President Macky Sall began a second tour on Saturday, June 12, this time in the regions of Saint-Louis and Matam in the north. A stay that will be reinforced by the mobilization of these supporters who want to forget the parentheses from the riots in March last year. Riots were seen by some as a political message.…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has dispelled doubts about his presidential candidacy days after being associated with the move, following his incredible strategy to resolve electoral disputes. Roble, who was first incorporated into government in October 2020, was named as a possible surprise candidate for the election after resolving disputes that nearly plunged the country into possible lawlessness after months of disagreements. Last month, Roble held a nationwide conversation that…