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In Benin, five appeals by citizens and opponents were submitted to the Constitutional Court to challenge the rule of sponsorship required to run in the April 11 presidential election. as reported from Cotonou, Jean-Luc AploganSince the amendment of the electoral law in November 2019, political parties must collect 16…

In the Central African Republic, the deadline is fast approaching. And if all actors are active in organizing the presidential and legislative elections, civil society, for its part, is also preparing through education like those in Minusca. She wants to be ready to play her role in this second election since the 2013 crisis.…

Does the history of decolonization tell from a colonization perspective? A dude to the classic historical story that reflects the gaze of colonizing Europe. This was the position taken by three documentaries entitled "Decolonizations" and directed by Karim Miské, Pierre Singaravélou and Marc ball, which was broadcast last year on the French-German TV channel Arte. These documentaries are today the subject of an eponymous book published in a joint edition by Seuil and Arte éditions. Marc Ball is a guest of Julie Vandal.…

Lubumbashi has been hosting since yesterday Wednesday, the 4th edition of the INDABA Mining Forum which brings together mining and civil society actors from the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa and Zimbabwe. At the heart of the debates, the management of mining royalties due to local communities. According to civil society, the management of these funds intended for societal development…

In Mali, the social and political reality is regaining its rights after three days of national mourning, but also of national community around the figure of the late President Amadou Toumani Touré. UNTM, the first union group in the country, began a three-day strike on Wednesday 18 November. A call to stop work affecting all sectors.…

Cases of briefcases, concussion between deputies and power in place: in Madagascar in 2018, scandals are raging on the benches of the National Assembly. In 2019, as a deprivation of the population against this political elite, the absence rate breaks records in the legislative election ... as reported from Antananarivo, Sarah…

Continuing his consultations to seek a new majority and get rid of the influence of his predecessor Joseph Kabila, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi on Wednesday, November 4, received Jean-Pierre Bemba, President of MLC. As the negotiations come to day four, civil society demands that they not just share the cake. With our…

The Congolese head of state is looking for possible solutions to put an end to the blocking of institutions and in particular his disagreements with his partner, Joseph Kabila, and his coalition, the FCC, which officially remains in the majority in parliament. Félix Tshisekedi met with representatives of civil society, trade unions and trade unions, all of whom had solutions. But nothing seems really…

In his speech, the Congolese head of state pointed out the differences within the ruling coalition with his partner, Joseph Kabila's FCC, and announced consultations next week with a view to forming a "holy union". We are still waiting for the official response from the FCC. No reaction from Lamuka's side either. Only civil society has begun to speak out. Many organizations are still debating internally to define a common position. But for Carbone Beni, the coordinator of Filimbi, there is already a positive point, that…

In Bamako, the two-day Refoundation ended at the Mali Round Table on Saturday. This initiative from personalities in civil society gathered within the group of reflections of analysis and innovative initiatives (grains). Tried to find options for renewal of governance in Mali. as reported from Bamako, Without a detour, Ousmane Sy, former Malian minister and specialist in decentralization issues, sets the stage. "Our crises are management crises. We have states that everyone bypasses, that no one respects, he insists.…