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The security situation deteriorated sharply on Friday 18 December in the Central African Republic, nine days before the presidential and legislative elections. Several cities in the western part of the country have been attacked by members of various armed groups, according to the UN. La Minusca has deployed significant reinforcements there, saying it is on "high alert" in other regions, including the…

The security climate is tense in the Central African Republic nine days before the election on 27 December. Raids by gunmen and gunfire have been reported in several cities in the northwestern part of the country since this morning. A worrying situation in Bangui where security has been strengthened. From our special…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, where pro-Tshisekedi deputies and others from the opposition want to bring down the National Assembly's offices controlled so far by the Kabila camp, conflicts between activists from both camps have erupted in Parliament's territory. The police have been distributed, but the tension remains.…

The tension between the FCC from Joseph Kabila and the CACH from Félix Tshisekedi is not falling. This Monday, December 7, supporters of every camp near the People's Palace, the seat of parliament, clashed the day after the speech of the President of the Republic announcing the end of the ruling coalition and the appointment of an informant to identify the new majority. The faithful of Félix Tshisekedi…

The gap is widening between the military and Sudanese civilians responsible for leading the political transition. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan unilaterally decided on the powers of the Transitional Partnership Council, a body recently created following the peace agreements with the rebels. The decree has not even been published in the official newspaper or published. The text signed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan simply leaked to the press on Thursday. This Transitional Partner Council (CPT) would initially be…

Chadian police raided the premises of the private radio station FM Liberté on Friday, November 27 in N'Djaména. According to the police, 70 people were arrested. They were released, for the majority, Friday night, but three civil society activists were brought before the prosecutor, still according to police. This intervention was strongly condemned by several organizations outraged by the tense…

It is in principle this Wednesday that the consultations launched by President Félix Tshisekedi will end. He got political, religious and civil society figures to put an end to the differences with Joseph Kabila and within the FCC-Cach coalition. But after three weeks of discussions, several cases stand still. as reported from…

The bulk and opposition political events represented in parliament say they're frightened concerning the resumption of hostilities close to the nation's northern border between Morocco and the Polisario Entrance. The separatists suspended the one crossroads between Mauritania and Morocco three weeks in the past. The dominion says it has launched an operation to reopen the Guerguerat junction, positioned…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, tensions are being felt within the ruling coalition at all levels. In connection with the beginning of the review of the report, prepared by the Minister of Finance's services from the coalition for Kabila, deputies pointed to the Presidency's budget overruns. Since then, a spokesman, an adviser and even members of the UDPS have multiplied the explanations to justify expenditure almost seven times larger than budget forecasts, or 329 billion Congolese francs. For the presidential camp,…

In Mali, the situation is very tense in the circle of Niono, in the region of Ségou, in the center of the country. While the jihadists have been besieging the village of Farabougou for almost a month, it is other localities in this circle that have experienced worrying incidents in recent hours. Tensions between communities that have caused deaths.…