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Economic Community of African States
The meeting on Friday 4 June in Brazzaville, the Heads of State of the Central African Economic Community (ECCAS), decided to follow the African Union's position on Chad. Presidents João Lourenço of Angola, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi of the DRC, Faustin Archange Touadéra of Central Africa and Denis Sassou-Nguesso of the Republic of the Congo have announced their willingness to support the transition in…
Buhene, a village washed by lava
According to the official report, the volcanic eruption on May 22 killed more than 30 people, destroyed more than 3,000 houses, and affected health centers and schools in Goma and its environs. Among the affected neighborhoods is Buhene, on the outskirts of Nyiragongo's territory. The damage there is enormous.
Almost two weeks after the volcanic eruption, lava is still smoking in parts of Buhene. The whitish vapor escapes from these forming rocks and the stifling heat invades the atmosphere.
Hard to stay long in the…
the Paris Board of Appeal confirms the seizure of a
The Paris Court of Appeal on Thursday, June 3, confirmed the seizure of a jet belonging to Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso. The case dates back to June last year: the plane, a Falcon 7X, had been immobilized at the request of the company Commissimpex, which for decades has demanded that Congo settle a debt of more than one billion euros.…
WHO points out the difficulties with vaccination in
The World Health Organization warns of a possible third wave of Covid-19 in Africa as pollution begins to rise again in 14 countries on the continent, and only 0.54% of the African population is currently fully protected by a vaccine. The WHO acknowledges that the continent was poorly prepared for this vaccine phase and overly dependent on the rest of the world. Almost 99% of vaccine production takes…
clashes between soldiers and recruits in a camp
Conflicts between soldiers and young recruits left at least one dead and 18 injured, two of them seriously, according to a security source. The facts took place on Thursday, June 3, in a military camp in Moussoro, a city 293 kilometers north of Ndjamena in the Bahr El Ghazel department. At the beginning of the clashes, recruitment was considered discriminatory. The authorities deny.…
those who have decided to stay in Goma
Thirteen days after the outbreak of Nyiragongo, more than 200,000 people have still not returned to Goma, according to official figures. Thousands of people are in Masisi territory, others in Rutshuru or even in Bukavu. Many others preferred not to leave the city for several reasons.
Kambale is a mechanic. He saw the lava flow coming, but he preferred to stay in Goma. "Go? But where? And how would my life be there? Who would take care of me? I preferred to stay here. If the lava goes to the left I go to the right. I could…
“Tourist”, a fiction in the service of
Launched in mid-May in Bangui, the film Tourist is now available on Russian broadcast platforms. Its goal: to praise the Russian intervention in the CAR and the "instructors" sent by Moscow to support President Faustin-Archange Touadéra against the rebels of the CPC (Coalition of Patriots for Change). A film halfway between fiction, reality and propaganda, which would be funded directly by the Wagner group according to the Russian press,…
African culture: the June meetings
Where will the most important meetings in African culture take place in June in digital form or face to face? Here are 21 suggestions. Do not hesitate to send us your "essentials" to fipageculture@yahoo.fr.
From 1 to 6 June, the second edition of Wekré, the market for contemporary art in Ouagadougou, will be held under the theme Cross-country skiing. Among the…
activist Joseph Kitangala arrested again and
Joseph Kitangala Kibala was arrested for the second time last Friday on the basis of a complaint from the head of the industry promotion fund Patrice Kitebi.
He was released in December last year, after 18 months in prison, for bringing charges against the same leader. In question: a radio program and two letters from Joseph Kitangala Kibala addressed to the Ministers of Justice and the Minister of Industry to request that the investigations against the former Minister be restarted.
Joseph Kitangala Kibala presents…
A delegation from AU, UN, ECCAS and the EU in
A joint visit by the AU, the UN, represented by the Deputy Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, ECCAS and the EU is currently under way. On Wednesday, representatives met with both the president of the National Assembly and religious leaders. At the heart of the discussions: the peace process, two years after the Khartoum Treaty and five months after the attack on the…