Tag: Africa
Before the ICC, Ali Kushayb denies having been an important Janjawid commander
The judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) began their deliberations in the Ali Mohamed Ali Abd-Al-Rahman case on Friday evening. The Janjaweed leader is accused of crimes against humanity…
Sports Short week 50: Griffioen to the National Championship finals, Visscher semi-finalist in South Africa
TENNIS Isis van den Broek has qualified for the quarter-finals at the National Championships. De Driebergen defeated Charlotte Pikkaart in two sets in the first round: 6-3, 6-2. In addition…
how fact-checkers fought against online misinformation
In Ghana, five days after the announcement of John Dramani Mahama’s victory in the presidential election, the end of the country’s coalition of fact-checkers: this alliance bringing together more than…
candidates claim victory after a vote tainted by suspicion of fraud
In Madagascar, the analysis of the results of the municipal elections continues. But on social networks, candidates proclaim themselves winners. Partisan media are already celebrating their champions. However, only the…
“responsibilities have been established”, responds the DRC to Amnesty
The spokesperson for the DRC government responded Thursday, December 12 to a report from Amnesty International in which the NGO estimates that “ senior Congolese army officials to be investigated…
the opposition platform DMP will not participate in the senatorial elections, affirms its coordinator
In Togo, Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo Johnson, MP and coordinator of the opposition platform DMP, affirms that it will not participate in the country’s very first senatorial elections. According to her,…
a report from research institutes attacks transparency in the National Assembly
The report published this Thursday by Ebuteli and the Congo Study Group (GEC) draws a critical assessment of the previous legislature in the DRC, that of 2019 to 2023. Entitled…
Niger suspends the BBC for three months and files a complaint against RFI
The Niger authorities suspended BBC radio for three months this Thursday, December 12. The English-speaking radio station is accused of having published, according to the authorities, unofficial reports concerning the…
purges in the state apparatus
In South Sudan, President Salva Kiir fired several high-ranking officials on Monday, December 9. The reasons for these changes are not yet known. But they follow the dismissal of other…
counting in peace, provisional results before Christmas
In Madagascar, the day of municipal and communal elections – the last vote in a cycle of three elections in one year – ended peacefully yesterday across the island. From…