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The authorities and the principal of their school confirm that the 344 high school students in Kankara all returned healthy and sound, after negotiations with their prisoners. This kidnapping was claimed twice by the Boko Haram group, but was carried out by criminal groups in the region. We also know a little more thanks to the testimonies of the children who were reunited with their families on Friday…

Only four months until the 202 presidential election. In Congo-Brazzaville, the political class met last week in Madingou (south) during a consultation to better prepare for this election. But the former finance minister, Mathias Dzon, describes the meeting as a failure and demands a "real" dialogue. For its part, the Convention of the Republican Parties (Copar), which brings together the political…

This is vague and incomprehensible after the abolition at the last minute, Monday night, of the speech that President Bah N'Daw was to give on state television, ORTM. The announcement of measures to combat the spread of Covid-19 was expected, the speech had even been recorded. No justification for this cancellation. Neither…

Guillaume Soro and three of his relatives "can not fear anything" from the mandates that the Ivorian Ministry of Justice is asking to hand over to the French authorities, according to Maître Affoussiata Bamba-Lamine, lawyer at the bar in Paris and coordinator of the collective of Guillaume Soro's lawyers. "In this case, it will…

In particular, the newly elected President of the United States will need to address the explosive situation in Ethiopia, the continued support for the democratic transition in Sudan and the handling of the Shebab threat in Somalia. In East Africa, the first hot file to reach Joe Biden's office is Ethiopia, reminds our correspondent in Nairobi Sébastien Nemeth.…

Ivorians are called to the polls this Saturday, October 31, for a presidential election under pressure. Alassane Ouattara is seeking a third term against an independent KKB candidate, Kouadio Konan Bertin. And the opposition, which opposes the conditions for voting, calls for the holding of this election to be prevented. with…

How have hundreds of Mayi-Mayi entered Lubumbashi, and why did no force oppose Bakata Katanga for several hours? The questions abound after the bloody intrusion led by these Katangese separatists, and this while the authorities in Kinshasa are surrounded by silence. For many lush residents, there is a dysfunction in the police hierarchy. The deputy provincial commissioner in charge of the operations and the intelligence service have been out of action for a long time, condemns human rights activist Timothée Mbuya.…