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Uncertainty, the primary concern for elections in Burkina Faso

Almost 6.5 million Burkinabè voters are known as to the polls this Sunday, November 22, for the primary spherical of presidential elections, a vote mixed with legislative elections. The 21,000 polling stations open from 06:00 to 18:00 A complete of 13 candidates for the presidential election and 10,000 for the deputy. These decisions happen in a context of uncertainty.…

Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (Pdt Burkinabè): “Priority for military work” in the face of terrorism

Should we negotiate with jihadist groups? This is the issue that is most debated, three days before the presidential election in Burkina Faso. Since Monday, at RFI, you have heard several candidates proposing to explore the path of dialogue with the armed groups that are lush in northern and eastern Burkina Faso. This morning, here is Roch Marc Christian Kaboré's position. The outgoing president also expresses the hypothesis of a second round. Online from Ouagadougou, the presidential candidate answers questions from…

The coalition against Daesh wants to get involved in West Africa

The fight against Daesh continues and is now passing through Africa, according to the international coalition against the Islamic State group, which met this week with a video conference, at the initiative of the United States and Nigeria. If the group in Iraq and Syria, where the coalition has done a lot of military work, no…

Fifteen jihadists sentenced to loss of life in Mali

The chief of a jihadist group and fourteen different fighters stood trial on Friday, November 13, for operations carried out within the southern a part of the nation on the border with Ivorian and Burkinabè. Souleymane Keita, arrested in 2016, and two different defendants current on the listening to have been sentenced to loss of life, whereas the opposite twelve, absent on the listening to, have been…

Niono’s community reconciliation forum has started

In Mali, a forum for reconciliation between communities opened on Thursday 5 November in Niono. Four ministers had traveled to this city in the Ségou region, in the center of the country. And hundreds of people were invited to participate in the discussions with the aim of easing tensions between the various communities in the circle and especially the traditional dozo hunters on the one hand and the…

in Farabougou, the situation is still difficult, but negotiations are moving forward

It has been a week since the Malian special forces entered the village of Farabougou, in the center of the country, in the Ségou region. But those who present themselves as jihadists who have surrounded Farabougou for more than two weeks are still present in the area. On the spot, the situation remains calm, but the problems are not solved. Mediation initiated by local notables, such as traditional…

“Ibrahim 10” and Sadou Chaka sentenced to death

Following a swift deliberation, Bamako's court against terrorism on Wednesday, October 28, recognized Mauritanian Fawaz Ould Ahmed, alias "Ibrahim 10", guilty of belonging to a jihadist group, for murder in connection with a terrorist activity and financing of terrorism. He and his co-defendant, Sadou Chaka, were sentenced to death as well as a fine of 10 million CFA francs for the attacks on the Terrace…

“Ibrahim 10” without remorse at the helm

In Mali, October 28 was the second day of the trial against the alleged perpetrators of the Bamako attacks in 2015, which killed 30 people, at the Terrace bar restaurant and at the Radisson Blu hotel. This new day opened with the hearings of the two defendants. The main suspect, the Mauritanian Fawaz Ould Ahmed, aka "Ibrahim 10", who for almost two hours detailed the operations he performed, showed no remorse. At the stand, Fawaz Ould Ahmed, surrounded by his two lawyers in front of the anti-terrorism assistants, had most…

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