Central Africa

The committee responsible for appointing future members of the National Transition Council (CNT) was established by decree on 13 June 2021. The CNT will serve as Parliament for the remaining 16 months of the transition. The members will be responsible in particular for the drafting of the new constitution. The chairmanship of this committee goes to General Djimadoum Tiraina, faithful among the faithful by Idriss Déby Itno, who is also the Vice-Chairman of the Transitional Military Council. At his side, two…

Ten years ago, the national electricity company SNEL experimented with an advance payment system for network subscribers. This system was intended to solve the problems of consumer fraud and to replenish the corporate coffers. Is the experiment crucial? From our correspondent in Lubumbashi, In the Katuba municipality of Lubumbashi, the subscribers of the national electricity company SNEL have been consuming electrical energy in advance for one year. Before this period, invoicing was monthly and fixed, ie. almost $ 20.…

In Chad, the extraordinary congress of the patriotic rescue movement, the late President Idriss Déby Itno, convened yesterday, has appointed the President of the National Assembly, Haroun Kabadi, as the new Secretary General. A consensus and even an abbreviated congress. with our correspondent in Ndjamena, Madjiasra NakoMany…

Félix Tshisekedi and his wife arrived in Goma on Saturday 12 June. The Congolese head of state visited the region to sympathize with the victims of the May 22 volcanic eruption. He is accompanied by at least eight ministers in this mission, which is both humanitarian and security. According to initial information, Felix Tshisekedi will be able to stay in the region for at least seven days.…

As soon as the schedule was announced, Patrice Emery Lumumba's remains were postponed indefinitely. The reason from the authorities is the health crisis. Jean-Jacques Lumumba, the grandson of the father of Congolese independence, calls for transparency in the cost of these ceremonies. Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi was…

"From Congolese father and mother". Under this heading, in the section À Haute Voix, the daily Le Potentiel returns to the question of nationality which has been at the center of debates for several days. The question is divided. And, writes the columnist, the head of state shared his thoughts with the senators of the holy union he received last Saturday. According to this colleague, Tshisekedi rather recommended the path…

The offices will open this Saturday at 8. 24 million voters are urged to elect the 407 deputies to the National People's Congress, for a five-year term, in early legislative elections. This election, organized after the revision of the constitution, marks a new stage in the roadmap that an Algerian power has set out in search of legitimacy, more than two years after the fall of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. If the former National Assembly was dominated by the FLN and RND parties, its composition could change.…

In the Katanga region, most children work either in mining sites or in informal trade. This is an obstacle to their education. To deal with this, the provincial government of Haut Katanga has just set up the committee to combat the worst forms of child labor in order to bring these children back to school. as reported from…

Decisive weekend before the end of the Riksdag, Tuesday 15 June. All eyes are on the special commission responsible for examining the court's indictment seeking a waiver of immunity in the Senate. In addition to former Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo, new names have been added to the list. Former Senate President Alexis Thambwe Mwamba and former Quaestor Eric Rubuye are now on this list. They are accused of financial advances during their time in the Senate office. The two men are requested by the Court of…

Chad is still awaiting the launch of the inclusive dialogue and the appointment of members of the Transitional National Council with a view to adopting a new constitution. Meanwhile, a march was held on June 11 in support of the Transitional Military Council in Ndjamena. This mobilization was approved by the authorities and monitored by the police in a very specific way.…