DRC: Thirteen pro-democracy activists released after 9 months in detention
Thirteen pro-democracy activists sentenced to one year in prison by a military court were released during the last week-end after nine months in detention in […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Macron wants to cooperate with ECOWAS to fight terrorism
Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he wanted to continue “to build its action” in the region with the organization of West African states to fight […]
Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali: Togolese mediator receives delegations
Delegations from Mali and Côte d’Ivoire were received Thursday morning in Lomé by the Togolese presidency in order to “find a quick solution” to the […]
Benin releases thirty opposition activists
The judiciary decided on Wednesday 27 July to release and place under judicial supervision 30 opposition activists, detained for acts committed during the presidential election […]
Amnesty International warns of “rights violations” in Togo and Benin
In the struggle against armed groups responsible for deadly attacks in the north of the two countries, security forces in Benin and Togo violated human […]
Chad: The legal proceedings involving Mahamat Deby’s former personal assistant
The former private secretary of the transitional president was presented to the courts last weekend. Idriss Youssouf Boy was arrested several weeks ago with other […]
Blaise Compaoré “asks forgiveness” to the Sankara family
The former Burkinabe president Blaise Compaoré, sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment for the 1987 assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara, “asked for forgiveness” to […]
A bus falls from a bridge in Kenya, killing around 30 people
A local government official said earlier this week that about 30 people died in central Kenya after a bus carrying passengers fell off a bridge. […]
Diplomatic row between Paris and Ouagadougou
In Burkina Faso, comments made by the French ambassador, Luc Hallade, have angered and created controversy to such an extent that some civil society organizations […]
Russia and Congo-Brazzaville say they are determined to strengthen their cooperation
In Oyo, in the north of Congo-Brazzaville, the head of Russian diplomacy was received at length on Monday 25 July by President Denis Sassou-Nguesso. Their […]