Mahamat Idriss Deby says he will serve all Chadians after winning this week’s presidential election, but top rival Succès Masra is contesting the result and says he’s the winner. Meanwhile in Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo’s return is confirmed with his nomination his PPA-CI party as a candidate for the 2025 …
Read More »Côte d’Ivoire : Laurent Gbagbo officiellement investi à la présidentielle par son parti
Malgré son inéligibilité, l’ancien président ivoirien Laurent Gbagbo a été officiellement investi vendredi comme candidat à l’élection présidentielle de 2025 par son propre parti, le Parti des peuples africains – Côte d’Ivoire (PPA-CI).
Read More »Mali national dialogue recommends extending junta rule for several more years
Hundreds of participants in a Malian national dialogue mainly boycotted by the opposition on Friday recommended that military rulers, who took power in 2020, keep power for several more years.
Read More »L’audience de levée d’immunité de Mohamed Bazoum renvoyée au 7 juin
Au Niger l’audience menaçant l’immunité de Mohamed Bazoum, détenu depuis le coup d’état du 26 juillet 2023 a été reporté. La cour d’état a reporté sa décision au 7 juin, ceci à la demande des avocats du président déchu. Me Seydou Diagne, avocat au barreau de Dakar coordonnateur du Collectif …
Read More »Au Mali, les participants au « dialogue » national appellent à prolonger le régime militaire
Les participants au « dialogue national » au Mali ont recommandé de prolonger de plusieurs années le régime des militaires au pouvoir depuis 2020 et d’appeler le colonel Assimi Goïta à être candidat à la prochaine élection présidentielle, selon les conclusions rendues publiques vendredi.
Read More »Chad army deploys in force after junta leader Déby is elected president
Chadian soldiers deployed on Friday in large numbers across several districts of the capital after late-night celebrations marked the presidential election victory of junta leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno.
Read More »‘The Cursed’: Former migrants rejected by society on return to Ivory Coast
In Ivory Coast, would-be migrants who return home are known locally as « the cursed ». With their dream of a better life abroad in tatters, they also face stigma and rejection from their families and communities. Yassin Ciyow and Guillaume Collanges went to meet them.
Read More »Déby élu au Tchad, Gnassingbé renforcé au Togo, incident d’un Boeing au Sénégal : l’hebdo Afrique
Kenya toils to protect birds of prey, which are increasingly at risk of extinction
Kenya, a major tourism destination famed for its wildlife, is focusing on efforts to preserve popular draws such as lions or elephants, but far less money is spent on the protection of raptors. Story by Clémence Waller.
Read More »Sudanese paramilitary forces have carried out ethnic cleansing in Darfur, Human Rights Watch says
Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that attacks by Sudanese paramilitary forces and their allied militias, which killed thousands in the western region of Darfur last year, constituted a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the area’s non-Arab population. Story by Clemence Waller.
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