DRC: Vital Kamerhe’s conviction overturned by the Court of Cassation
The Court of Cassation of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday annulled the decision of the Court of Appeal which sentenced Vital Kamerhe, the […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Guinea: The deposed president Alpha Condé back in Conakry
President for eleven years before being overthrown by a putsch on September 5, Alpha Conde returned to Guinea at the beginning of the week-end after […]
DRC: M23 announces withdrawal from villages under its control and calls for “a peaceful resolution of the crisis’’
The March 23 Movement (M23) rebellion announced on Sunday its withdrawal from villages that came under its control at the end of the week in […]
How an American nun has been kidnapped in Burkina Faso
During the night of April 4 to 5, “the kidnappers arrived in the number of about ten, according to what the witnesses told me,” explained […]
Burkina Faso: Former President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré finally released
The former Burkinabe president was able to return home on Wednesday, April 6. He had been under house arrest since January 24, the date of […]
Fofana and three former Guinean Ministers jailed for “embezzlement
Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, Guinea’s prime minister until the 2021 military coup, and three former ministers of deposed President Alpha Conde were charged Wednesday with “embezzlement” […]
Sankara assassination: Life sentence for ex- President Compaoré
The three main defendants in the 1987 assassination of former Burkina Faso president Thomas Sankara, including former Head of state Blaise Compaoré, were sentenced Wednesday […]
Malian opposition figure summoned by junta after criticism
Authorities in Mali have summoned Oumar Mariko after the opposition figure criticized the ruling junta and suggested that the army was “murdering people,” relatives said. […]
Three hostages members of a Congolese delegation released by an armed group in DRC
Three members of a Congolese delegation held hostage for a month and a half by an armed group with which it had come to negotiate […]
Military cooperation: Burkina Faso wants to diversify its partners
Burkina Faso, targeted since 2015 by frequent and deadly jihadist attacks, wants to “diversify partnerships” in the fight against armed groups, announced Monday Prime Minister […]