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Contrary to what the Congolese government announced on Monday evening, the Secretary General of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), Louise Mushikiwabo of Rwanda, will not be in Kinshasa for the Jeux de la Francophonie, her spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Relations between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are atrocious, with Kinshasa accusing Kigali of supporting the M23… Read More

The torch that will be used to carry the Olympic flame around France ahead of 2024’s Olympic Games was unveiled by the Games’ organisers on Tuesday. A sleek cylinder of recycled steel, the torch was created by French designer Mathieu Lehanneur who was “inspired by three symbols of the upcoming Games: Equality, Water and Peacefulness”. The champagne-coloured torch is tapered… Read More

Can Wagner survive in Africa without its leader Evguéni Prigojine and after the recent mutiny of his men in Russia? If the future of the Russian paramilitary company is up in the air, its demise seems inconceivable. A month after the brief march on Moscow by its men, then the declared exile of its charismatic leader in Belarus, the economic… Read More

An Islamist suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Somali army camp in Mogadishu on Monday and killed at least 20 soldiers, officials and witnesses said. The attack, which occurred at the Jaalle Siyad Military Academy, was claimed by the Al -Qaeda -linked Al-Shabaab group. “More than 20 people died in the explosion,” Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimu, a member of the… Read More

The United States announced Monday economic sanctions targeting three Malian soldiers, including the current Minister of Defense, for having “facilitated the deployment and expansion” of the activities in Mali of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner. These sanctions target three officers of the Malian army: Colonel Sadio Camara, Minister of Defense, who also holds French nationality, as well as Colonel Alou… Read More

One hundred and three people who died in October 2020 during the #EndSARS movement against police violence in Nigeria – and whose bodies at the Lagos morgue have not been claimed – will be buried, local authorities announced on Monday. This “mass burial” was confirmed by the authorities after the leak on social networks of a document from the Ministry… Read More

Al Hilal on Sunday presented Jorge Jesus to fans as the Portuguese coach begins his second spell in charge of Saudi Arabia’s most successful club. New signings Kalidou Koulibaly, Ruben Neves and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic were also welcomed by supporters ahead of a friendly against Kuwait FC. Midfielders Neves and Milinkovic-Savic have joined the Riyadh outfit after leaving Wolverhampton Wanderers and… Read More

The security detail set up by the authorities around the Dakar home of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, candidate in the 2024 presidential election, has been lifted. Mr. Sonko had been blocked by the security forces at his home in the capital, “sequestered” according to him, since May 28th. On June 1rst, Mr. Sonko was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment… Read More

Senegal faced a new tragedy on the migration route linking West Africa to the Canary Islands: at least fifteen lifeless bodies were found Monday morning off Dakar. “They were migrants a priori”, Samba Kandji, deputy mayor of the Ouakam district, told AFP. Gendarmes and firefighters were on a beach in this district of the capital, below the cliff-topped corniche near… Read More

Human Rights Watch accused on Monday, the Malian armed forces and foreign fighters likened to Russian paramilitaries from the Wagner group of executing dozens of civilians in central Mali since December 2022, during anti-jihadist operations. The NGO has also denounced cases of torture of detainees, destruction and looting of civilian property. With the UN Mission due to leave the country… Read More