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Sentenced in absentia in his country Burundi to life imprisonment The murder of his predecessor Melchior Ndadaye in 1993 during a coup, former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya spoke this Friday 23. October in Bamako at a press conference. The current High Representative of the African Union for Mali and the Sahel, he rejects this condemnation and announces that he will lodge an appeal, especially in his country. as reported from Bamako, Serge Daniel Before the press, Pierre Buyoya, former President of Burundi and…

The National Electoral Commission (ANE) has just announced that the submission of candidate files for the presidential and legislative elections on 27 December will take place between 1 and 10 November. This prompted the KNK party of former President François Bozizé to want to poke "in" while his candidacy is the subject of controversy between the presidential camp and the opposition through the media.…

Félix Tshisekedi spoke to the nation on Friday night. In a speech of approx. 6 minutes later, the Congolese head of state listed the differences within the ruling coalition and announced that he intended to open consultations with the leaders of the political parties as early as next week. Some expected a resolution, others to…

As the crisis continues in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari spoke this Friday 23. October with his predecessors, including Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo, during a virtual meeting. as reported from Abuja, Liza FabbianAccording to the press release from the Nigerian presidency, the head of state once again lamented…

After the army intervened on Tuesday night in Lagos against a peaceful youth rally that, according to Amnesty International, has left at least 12 dead and triggered a wave of looting and destruction in several southern states, Nigerians were all expecting a reaction from the president. But Muhammadu Buhari did not say a word about this drama in his speech on Thursday.…

The President of Nigeria makes his first public statement on the recent protests against political brutality in the country. Muhammadu Buhari says he regrets the loss of human life but urges young people to stand down. In addition, at least seven people have been killed and 40 more injured in connection with violence between people in a port city in the Ivory Coast near Abidjan since Monday before the…

In Nigeria, President Buhari is silent despite the outbreak of violence in recent days. The day before yesterday, police opened fire on young people demonstrating against police violence in Lagos, killing 10 people, according to Amnesty International. Authorities confirm the deaths of several people without giving exact figures, and the images of the violence have gone viral. On Wednesday, the curfew…

Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, ousted in mid-August by a military coup, returned to Bamako on Wednesday night after a medical stay in the United Arab Emirates. His followers were there to welcome him. as reported from Bamako, The procession arrives at the former home of former President Ibrahim Boubakar Keïta. The vehicles come in ... We do not want to see the former head of state in person, but outside his supporters rejoice. "I am very, very happy!" Exclaims a lady who had been waiting there for an…

The BBI report, the Bulding Bridges Initiative, was handed over to President Kenyatta and his main opponent Raila Odinga. This document is the result of months of work by a committee involving elected officials, experts and even religious. The project followed the last election crisis in 2017, the violence and reconciliation of Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga in March 2018. as reported from Nairobi, In his crisp white shirt, President Kenyatta was in laughter for receiving the BBI report. The recommendations of the…

Burundi's Supreme Court sentenced former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, along with 18 other relatives, to life in prison for the assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye, which plunged the country into a decade of civil war that left more than 300,000 dead. Nearly 27 years ago, on that day, September 21, 1993, Melchior…