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NAIROBI, Kenya - Abuse of human rights prominent in the latest report from the State Department as the United States poked holes in the abuse of the rule of law by the federal government in Somalia and to some extent Al-Shabaab militants. For years, Somalia has struggled to impress the international community on issues of freedom and human rights, with journalists, activists and even innocent civilians being the most affected groups, something that has caused concern among stakeholders. But in the report, National…

Corneille Nangaa, outgoing chair of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Céni), presented the general report on the election process for national deputies on Friday. This report covers the period 2012-2019. He also gave his opinion on the thorny issue of election reforms that feed Congolese news. He returned in particular to the local elections and the organization of Ceni.…

The Duclert Commission's report was officially handed over to President Paul Kagame on Friday, April 9 by Vincent Duclert himself. The text concludes that France has a heavy and overwhelming responsibility in the genocide of Tutsi, but excludes the idea of ​​complicity in the genocide. The French historian assured that he came as an independent researcher with no official assignment other than to…

"A vital step and a sign for change": that is the primary response of the Rwandan President to the publication of the Duclert report on France's function within the Tutsi genocide. Paul Kagame spoke on Wednesday, April 7, on the event of the start of the twenty seventh anniversary of the Kigali genocide. Anniversary that takes place like final 12 months in the course of the Covid-19 pandemic. In Kigali, subsequently, the ceremonies are held in small teams and broadcast on tv. President Paul Kagame spoke first in…

April 7 marks the start of the celebration of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda. This 12 months is the twenty seventh anniversary of the massacres. Particular anniversary in France: Twelve days in the past, the Ducler Fee issued Emmanuel Macron its report on the function of France throughout and earlier than the genocide. If the Fee excludes complicity in genocide, it considers France to bear "heavy and overwhelming accountability" on this tragedy. This report marks a very important step within the normalization of…

French Defense Minister Florence Parly ended a two-day visit to Mali on Thursday. She met with the Malian authorities, especially the president of the transition, Ba N'Daw. A UN report says 19 civilians were killed in French strikes in early January in the Malian village of Bounti. But for Paris, it is really terrorists who have been targeted.…

For the UN, it was mainly civilians who were killed on January 3 in the Barkhane strike near Bounti. The spokesman for Antonio Gutteres, the UN Secretary-General, expressed his concern about respect for the precautionary principle. In Paris, the Ministry of Defense and the military claim that Barkhane hit terrorists. as…

In Rwanda, observers close to Paul Kagame's government welcome progress on the conclusions of the Duclert report on the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda. But they emphasize that this is not necessarily enough. Jean-Paul Kimonyo is a researcher and former adviser to President Paul Kagame. He believes that the Duclert report clarifies the dynamics between the French decision-makers at the time and what happened in Rwanda. However, he emphasizes a gap between the content of the report and its conclusion, which excludes the idea of…

The nearly 1,200-page report from the Ducler Commission was officially handed over to Emmanuel Macron on Friday. Two years ago, the French president instructed about fifteen historians, gathered in a commission led by historian Vincent Duclert, to examine "the French archives relating to Rwanda and the genocide of the Tutsis" between 1990 and 1994. It stated the goal of establishing France's role in the Rwandan genocide seems to have been achieved. France bears "heavy and overwhelming responsibility" in the events…

The National Independent Electoral Commission (CNEI) delivered on Monday, March 22, the day after the presidential election, the first trends already giving outgoing President Denis Sassou Nguesso the winner almost everywhere. The African Union (AU) Observation Mission noted several dysfunctions in the vote, but welcomed the Congolese voters' attachment to democratic values. "Voting started with a delay in 66.7% of witness polling stations," explained Dileita Mohamed, head of the AU observation mission. The delay, which…