Uncertainty

The following African Athletics Championships, which have already been postponed till 2020 to 2021 on account of Covid-19, have been postponed from the start (1-5) to the tip of June and needs to be held in Algiers as a substitute of Oran. This occasion ought to function a springboard for a lot of African athletes on the Tokyo Olympics (July 23-August 8).…

"Insecurity and terrorism in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The last assault in the air! It is on the front page of La République. Dagbladet reminds that "Many guesses have raised the issue of uncertainty in the eastern part of the country in recent days". According to fellow Republicans, Félix Tshisekedi is assured of solid support from Washington, which has resumed military cooperation with Kinshasa and now considers the ADF to be terrorists. "For those familiar with the US modus operandi, the newspaper…

Monusco is worried that insecurity will continue in Shabunda, this vast territory in southern Kivu. Insecurity due to the activism of armed groups illustrated by attacks, looting and sexual violence in this mineral-rich forest area. This is especially the case for the village of Kigulube. With our return correspondent from…

In South Africa, the increase in armed vehicle attacks is driving the market for armored vehicles forward. A large American car manufacturer has even partnered with a screening company to offer its customers safe models. Romain Chanson visited this company's garage in northern Pretoria, the South African capital where these vehicles are armored.…

In Djugu territory, Ituri province, the situation is still tense. In December, the number of attacks attributed to Codeco militia increases and the population demands a strengthening of the security system. In some areas it leaves the villages and approaches the Monusco bases. As in Roe, about 70 km from Bunia, where almost 30,000 displaced people gathered near a peacekeeping position. Charlotte is 42 years old. Since June, she has joined the makeshift camp for displaced people around the temporary base for the UN mission…

On Thursday, November 26, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched hostilities against Mekele, the provincial capital of Tigray, which he wants to take back from the TPLF. 24 hours later, impossible to know more because the province is still subject to a telecommunications block. We do not know about the progress of the fighting that is threatening 500,000 people in Mekele.…

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.…

Burkina Faso is eagerly awaiting the presidential election regardless of the difficult safety scenario. As with all West African presidential elections, we took this chance in Wathi to current a listing of the nation, making residents out there the biographies and applications proposed by the candidates. We had been pleasantly…

Police are making sure that crime has dropped over the last seven months thanks to the strengthening of patrols and the cooperation of the population. But civil society has the opposite view. For her, insecurity is still persistent in Lubumbashi. Every day, she records cases of burglary, sometimes accompanied by murder and rape. with our correspondent in Lubumbashi, For the provincial commissioner of Haut Katanga, crime in Lubumbashi is halved compared to last year. For example, cases of armed robbery have increased…

After several postponements, the mini-summit between the heads of state of the DRC, Rwanda, Uganda and Angola was held at a video conference on Wednesday, October 7th. The initiator of this virtual meeting, Félix Tshisekedi attended from the city of Goma, on the border with Rwanda. Several topics were on the menu, but security issues played a large role in the discussions.…