Central African Republic: the CPC armed rebellion attacks the Capital
Bangui was attacked by the armed rebellion. The CPC was formed in mid-December and began a raid on the capital with the aim of preventing […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Côte d’Ivoire: The coalition of opposition parties announced its participation to the March legislative elections “in close ranks”
The political parties are getting ready for the legislative elections scheduled for 6 March. Two months after boycotting the presidential election, the coalition of opposition […]
Niger: A worrying humanitarian situation around Ouallam after Sunday massacres
A joint mission of the Nigerien government and humanitarian actors visited the region of Tillabéry, in south-eastern Niger, after attacks in Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumadareye […]
DRC: Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi discussed the strengthening of relations with President Tshisekedi in Kinshasa
Coming from Nigeria, the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, was received, Wednesday, January 6, by President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi in Kinshasa. During this audience, the two […]
Pope Francis calls for peace and reconciliation in the Central African Republic
Pope Francis once again calls for peace and dialogue in the Central African Republic. This Wednesday, January 6, after having blessed the faithful from a […]
DRC: The country’s first War School is opened by President Félix Tshisekedi
President Félix Tshisekedi opened the country’s first War School, the second in Central Africa, according to the Congolese presidency. This third level school is the […]
Niger: The country mourns the loss of Inoussa Ousseini, a pioneer of documentary film in Africa
Inoussa Ousseini, filmmaker, sociologist, former minister and Niger’s ambassador to UNESCO, died in Paris on Tuesday 5 January at the age of 72. A pioneer […]
Mali: French army claims killing terrorists while local association spoke of civilians in a wedding
Several people were killed on Sunday 3 January in central Mali, with the French army claiming on Tuesday to have beaten dozens of jihadists, while […]
DRC: The National Assembly holds an extraordinary session today
An extraordinary session of the National Assembly in the Democratic Republic of Congo is due to open on Tuesday 5 January. On the agenda are […]
Faustin-Archange Touadéra is re-elected president of the Central African Republic
Outgoing President Faustin-Archange Touadéra was declared re-elected this Monday 4 January in the first round with 53.92% of the votes, according to the provisional overall […]