DRC: Former minister Willy Bakonga released after 7 months in prison in Kinshasa
The former minister of Education of the Democratic Republic of Congo Willy Bakonga, sentenced in March to three years in prison for “money laundering”, was […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Niger: Demonstrations against French army convoy in Sahel
A French military convoy heading to Gao, Mali, already blocked for several days by demonstrations in Burkina Faso, was again the subject of protests on […]
Guillaume Soro refuses to appear before French court against Michel Gbagbo
Guillaume Soro has once again refused to appear before the French justice system for this case in which Michel Gbagbo, son of the former Ivorian […]
Jan Kubis, UN envoy for Libya, resigns
With one month to go before the elections in Libya, the UN representative, Jan Kubis, has just announced his resignation. The Slovak diplomat had only […]
Two Chinese and a Congolese official sentenced to 10 years in prison for pimping
Two Chinese nationals and a Congolese official were sentenced to ten years in prison for organizing a pimping ring in Kinshasa involving Chinese women. Ye […]
Fecafoot: Samuel Eto’o deposits his candidature for presidency
Accompanied by supporters, Samuel Eto’o made the journey Wednesday, November 17 to the headquarters of the Cameroon Football Federation to submit his candidacy for the […]
Barkhane: A second French military base transferred to the Malians
The anti-jihadist force Barkhane has transferred to the Malian army the base of Tessalit, in northern Mali, as part of the restructuring of its operations […]
The Constitutional Court of the DRC withdraws from the Matata Ponyo case
The Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ruled on Monday in Kinshasa that it had no jurisdiction to try former Prime Minister […]
Cameroon: At least 11 students injured by an explosive device at the University of Buea
Eleven students were injured Wednesday by an explosive device in the lecture hall of a university in Cameroon’s English-speaking northwest, which is in the midst […]
Senegal: Opposition leaders Sonko, Malick Gakou and Dias arrested then released
Three staunch opponents of Senegal’s government, Ousmane Sonko, Malick Gakou and Barthélémy Dias, were arrested Wednesday in Dakar during a disturbance on the way to […]