Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap three Chinese employees
Gunmen have kidnapped three Chinese employees working on a hydroelectric dam project in central Nigeria, also killing two local workers, police said Thursday. The assailants […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
DRC: Nearly 400 extrajudicial executions in November 2021
Nearly 400 extrajudicial executions were recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo in November, more than 10% of them committed by Congolese security forces, with […]
Chadian national dialogue postponed to February 15
Contrary to all expectations, the president of the Transitional Military Council, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, has announced that the inclusive national dialogue in Chad will […]
Senegal: Works of the future deep water port of Ndayane are launched
The construction of the future deepwater port of Ndayane, about 70 kilometers south of Dakar, was launched on Monday 3 January. The first phase of […]
First successful liver transplant in Ivory Coast
An Ivorian-Egyptian team successfully performed a liver transplant in Abidjan earlier this week. “The 60-year-old patient is doing well. The donor is also doing very […]
Madagascar: Traffickers arrested with 49 kilos of gold bars in their possession
Three men, including two Malagasy, were arrested at customs at Moroni international airport in the Comoros on 28 December, with 49 kilos of gold bars […]
Another Gabonese coach pinned for pedophilia
A Taekwondo coach was arrested Tuesday by Gabonese police for alleged “pedophilia” on “numerous victims”, a judicial source said Wednesday. The arrest of Martin Avera, […]
Benin: Reckya Madougou does not appeal her conviction
In the early morning hours of December 11, the Criet, the Court of Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism, pronounced its verdict against the opponent […]
DRC to launch the new airline Air Congo soon
The DRC wants to launch a new airline. It will be called Air Congo and will not replace Congo Airways, to date the only Congolese […]
Mali denies deployment of Russian mercenaries
Mali has denied any deployment of mercenaries from the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, announced by some 15 Western powers. The government of Mali “formally denies […]