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Somalia's Leader Responds to Critics in Face of Governance and Security Struggles MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has addressed his detractors at a time when the nation is grappling with external threats. He found himself in the hot seat, emphasizing that defending the reputation of the Horn of Africa is a collective duty. Clearly, Hassan Sheikh is battling external tensions with Ethiopia, while struggling to build bridges within the federal member states. Meanwhile, the…

In Chad, the organizing committee for the "inclusive national dialogue" - which should lead to the elections and end the transitional period - was set up on Saturday 14 August. It consists of about 70 members and is therefore responsible for organizing the national dialogue at the end of the year. For the critics heard, Saleh Kebzabo answers step by step.…

Ethiopia marches suspected child soldiers as TDF responds NAIROBI, Kenya - Ethiopian federal government marches suspected child soldiers fighting on behalf of the Tigray Defense Forces but the separatist faction defended itself, accusing Addis Ababa of propaganda. According to the Ethiopian National Defense Forces , TDF fighters used child soldiers in their quest to control the conflict-prone…

Concerns about the Russian partner increase after several investigations into abuses committed by the paramilitaries in the Central African Republic. RFI had published a survey in May that revealed the methods used. Last week, it was CNN, in collaboration with the organization The Sentry, that published a large format on the subject.…

Within the Democratic Republic of the Congo, President Félix Tshisekedi has lastly come out of his silence after shouting on the phrases of his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame, who denied crimes dedicated by his troops and criticized the UN survey report which lists essentially the most crimes. within the Congo, and particularly by the Rwandan military, between 1993 and 2003.…

Following the RFI's revelations concerning the brutal strategies of the Russian "instructors" combating alongside the Central African Military and the human rights violations attributed to it, the Central African authorities responded with the voice of its spokesman and known as for the institution of a fee request. The Central…

War reparations have been at the heart of debates in the International Court of Justice since Tuesday. In 2005, this UN court found Uganda guilty of interfering in the affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and ordered compensation for the damage caused during the Ugandan army's occupation of Ituri, in particular. billion dollars in Kampala.…

One week ago, residents of the Annex Municipality of Lubumbashi in the DRC mining company Katanga, Somika, accused of environmental pollution on our antennas. The people in the area believe that their health is endangered by the company's mining activities. Somika responds: "The accusations of the population are unfounded because everything is being done to significantly reduce the effects of…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday, March 10, condemned "ethnic cleansing" in western Tigray, citing the presence of Eritrean forces and the nearby Amhara region. Charges strongly rejected by Addis Ababa. "These are completely unfounded and false accusations, and nothing can be defined as targeted ethnic…

It is today that France ratifies the Monetary Cooperation Agreement concluded a year ago, on 21 December 2019, by Paris and the states of the West African Monetary Union. This agreement marks the conversion of the CFA franc, which will be echoed while maintaining the fixed parity with the euro. France withdraws its representatives from monetary governing bodies such as the BCEAO and no longer requires…