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The newspapers this week centered on the siege in Ituri and northern Kivu, these two provinces within the jap a part of the nation which are characterised by insecurity.La Prospérit, the every day newspaper, reads: "The FCC notes the siege!" For this newspaper, the President of the Republic didn't go away the location of Ituri and North Kivu below a besieged state Joseph Kabila's FCC detached. Patriotism compels, emphasizes…

"Insecurity and terrorism in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The last assault in the air! It is on the front page of La République. Dagbladet reminds that "Many guesses have raised the issue of uncertainty in the eastern part of the country in recent days". According to fellow Republicans, Félix Tshisekedi is assured of solid support from Washington, which has resumed military cooperation with Kinshasa and now considers the ADF to be terrorists. "For those familiar with the US modus operandi, the newspaper…

This complaint is actually less to obtain compensation for a defamation, than to prevent the journalist from being able to work and to scare him continuously. Investigative journalists are not necessarily aggressors of established power, but on the contrary they should be allies, especially since they help to clean up the public administration. So we urge the Nigerian authorities on two things: on the need to actually stop the harassment against Moussa Askar, also because he is subject to death…

"Election reforms: the ambiguity of religious denominations". This headline on the front page of Le Potentiel calls for the eight religious denominations officially recognized in the Democratic Republic of Congo and "which, according to this diary, are already active in the appointment of the future leader of the Independent National Electoral Commission". "They demanded in advance profound reforms of the entire electoral system, including a review of the management of the outgoing office," the newspaper added. Le…

In the daily Le Potentiel, in the headline, "Election 2023: CENCO Reveals Its Roadmap". According to this newspaper, "the National Bishops' Conference in Congo intends to maintain pressure on the government to hold parliamentary elections in 2023." This structure of the Catholic Church insists that it "does not tolerate any slippage", we can still read. "The CENCO roadmap includes a range of activities, Le Potentiel…

While Addis Ababa, but also Moscow and Beijing, reiterate that the conflict in the province is an "internal affair", the head of US diplomacy Antony Blinken has unveiled Washington's idea of ​​more action. Company to intervene in the conflict. When a parliamentarian asked him on Wednesday about the possible deployment of peacekeepers to Tigray, Antony Blinken did not rule out the idea. For him, above all, the Eritrean forces and the Amhara militias must leave and then be replaced by a force that "will not commit acts of…

In Mali, the controversy over restrictions on freedoms, especially the press following the publication of a government statement on a state of emergency, seems to be subsiding. The Ministers of Communications and Territorial Administration met on Monday, December 21, the heads of press organizations who say they are calm today but are vigilant.…

In Gabon, a draft constitution was adopted by the government last week. The main modification, generally commented, consists in the establishment of an interim provided by three personalities in the event of a leave of absence. The presence of the Minister of Defense, together with the Presidents of the two chambers of Parliament, in this new unit raises many questions.…

In Senegal, it is the end of the popular university for civic engagement, a major meeting with the "Afrikki" platform, which brings together militant civic movements from the continent and the diasporas. Their activists met virtually face-to-face at the Museum of Black Civilizations in Dakar to discuss "civic action in the face of the autocratic press" in Africa.…

In the Central African Republic, the decision of the Constitutional Court to annul the candidacy of the former head of state François Bozizé reacts. On Monday, the opposition and the authorities responded to each other through press releases. as reported from Bangui, Charlotte cossetThe opposition broke its silence and…