Tag: Africa
the military operation in Casamance causes thousands of displacements in Gambia
It has been nearly a week since the Senegalese army launched a military operation in Casamance, in the south of the country. Since Sunday March 13, this operation aims according…
the secret clauses of the Évian agreements in 1962
60 years ago, on March 18, 1962, the Évian Accords were signed in eastern France, supposed to put an end to more than seven years of Franco-Algerian conflict. The text…
“Baba Merzoug”, the canon of Franco-Algerian discord
In the list of restitutions requested by Algeria from France, 60 years after the end of the war, there is a cannon called “La Consulaire” in France and “Baba Merzoug”…
a commemoration at the Élysée with witnesses of the Algerian war
The 60th anniversary of the Évian agreements was commemorated this Saturday, March 19 in France. A reception was organized at midday at the presidential palace in Paris. Two hundred people…
Hiccup in the designation of delegates for the negotiations
Consultations between Chadian politico-military groups are continuing in Doha. Qatar, supposed to mediate, asked them to appoint between them ten delegates to lead the negotiations among the 52 movements present…
Spain initiates support for Morocco’s proposals
After a year of major diplomatic quarrel, Spain and Morocco normalized their relations on Friday March 18 thanks to a gesture of support long demanded by Rabat in Madrid on…
25 people sentenced for 2017 assassination attempt on Equatorial Guinea’s president
This is a case that dates back to December 2017. People arrested in Cameroon had been accused of the attempted assassination of the President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguéma.…
the “memorial file” must be treated in a “fair” way, according to Tebboune
This March 19 is commemorated in Algeria as the “victory day”. It corresponds to the day of the ceasefire, the day after the Evian agreements which put an end to…
a first Council of Ministers dominated by the security crisis
After making contact and being installed, the members of the government held a Council of Ministers around the Head of State, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Henri Damiba. An appointment dominated by the…
end of consultations with political parties on future dialogue
It is a haunting demand from the Guinean political class: to finally be associated with the transition process. Since the coup in September, many parties feel sidelined. The Minister of…