French strikes on Bounti: Florence Parly disputes the points of the UN report
The French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly completed a two-day visit to Mali on Thursday. She met with Malian authorities, including the president […]
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CAR: Government refutes UN experts’ accusations
On Wednesday 31 March, a group of United Nations experts denounced the “serious human rights violations” committed by Russian paramilitaries fighting alongside pro-government forces who […]
Niger: Bazoum Mohamed will be sworn into office today in a special security context
Mohamed Bazoum’s inauguration comes in a tense context, as his election is still contested by the opposition, a coup attempt failed on Tuesday night, and […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé definitively acquitted
In the decision, which was read by Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji on Wednesday, March 31, the appeals chamber of the International Criminal Court indicates that it […]
DRC: ICC confirms 30-year prison sentence against Bosco Ntaganda on appeal
The International Criminal Court confirmed its decision on Tuesday, March 30. The former warlord and Congolese army general was found guilty on 18 counts of […]
ICC to deliberate on Laurent Gbagbo’s judicial future this Wednesday at 3pm
The trial of the former Ivorian president and the former leader of the Young Patriots Charles Blé Goudé began in January 2016. Both had been […]
Mali: The case of a woman pregnant with septuplets puts the country in turmoil
After being treated in a hospital in Bamako, a woman pregnant with septuplets was supposed to leave Bamako on Saturday, March 27, for a medical […]
Central African Republic: Opposition leader Anicet-Georges Dologuélé prevented from leaving his country
He came second in the December presidential election and wanted to travel to France for medical treatment, according to his spokesman. The authorities cite “new […]
Senegal: Local elections have once again been postponed
This was decided by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, March 25. The municipal and departmental elections were supposed to be held before March 28. […]
Guy-Brice Parfait Kolélas is confirmed as a covid-19 victim
An investigation was opened in France after the death of the main opponent of Denis Sassou-Nguesso, who was re-elected in the first round of voting […]