Politique
Mugabe lashes out at African leaders for Morocco return to AU
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has lashed out at African leaders, saying they lack principles and are easily swayed after they voted to readmit Morocco to the African Union. Thirty-nine of 54 countries approved…
Tshisekedi’s death threatens DRC power-sharing plan
The future of a proposed power-sharing deal in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been thrown into doubt by the death of longtime opposition figure Etienne Tshisekedi. The 84-year-old died in Brussels on Wednesday, as…
DRC hands over 124 youths to Burundi Government
124 Burundians from different jails of the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC have been handed over to Burundian authorities this Tuesday 31 January 2017. The “repatriation” was voluntary, says Marcelin Luhoyo Tchichambo,…
Moussa Mahamat Elected AU Commission Chair
Chadian Foreign Minister Moussa Faki Mahamat has been elected the African Union Commission chairperson in tight race that was expected to be drawn out given the calibre of candidates and the regional interests at play.…
Who is affected by Trump’s immigration order?
Ambiguity reigned Sunday as to the finer details of Donald Trump’s temporary ban on incoming refugees and travelers from seven Muslim countries, with questions remaining about how exactly the measures affect various…
Kenya opposition forms super alliance to unseat Kenyatta
Kenya's main opposition leaders on Wednesday announced the formation of a super alliance in a bid to unseat incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta in August elections. The country's five main opposition parties said they…
Uganda’s Museveni promotes son to special adviser role
Uganda's leader Yoweri Museveni has promoted his eldest son to become a special presidential adviser in a reshuffle of army commanders.Maj Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has risen rapidly within the military, fuelling speculation…
Rwanda: Body of King Kigeli V repatriated after court battle
The body of Rwanda’s last king, Kigeli V, has been flown back to Kigali after a legal battle among his relatives about where he should be buried.King Kigeli died last October, aged 80, in the United States, where he had…
Donald Trump is Illuminati
You’ve got to hand it to Donald Trump he certainly surprised the world when he won the US Presidential election. Now conspiracy theorists have hinted he’s been secretly messaging the world to reveal he’s not just a…
Burundi risks genocide in ‘descent into hell’: rights group
Burundi's brutal regime has set the small central African country on a "descent into hell", a prominent human rights group said Tuesday, warning of the risk of genocide."Since April 2015, when large popular protests…
UN ‘concerned’ at DR Congo foreign media decree
Beni (DR Congo) (AFP) - The United Nations is "concerned" by a new decree affecting foreign broadcasters in DR Congo, given the political crisis gripping the country, a senior UN representative said on Sunday. The decree…
Burundi Ombudsman controversial mission
Before the mandate of the Burundian Ombudsman Mohamed Rukara expires at the end of November, some civil society and political party leaders say he was not able to accomplish his mission successfully as stipulated in Burundi…
DRC: Girl killed, 32 peacekeepers and two civilians injured in explosion
A girl was killed, 32 Indian peacekeepers and two civilians were wounded Tuesday in Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after an explosion.The explosion occurred shortly before 6:30 local time (4:30 GMT),…
Donald Trump elected 45th president of the United States
Republican Party front-runner and business magnate Donald Trump has been elected as the 45th President of the United States of America.70-year-old Trump had secured 288 of the votes against his opponent Hillary Clinton who…
Burundi: violences meurtrières à Matongo, dans le Nord
Au Burundi, une personne a été tuée et cinq autres grièvement blessées ce week-end dans la commune de Matongo de la province de Kayanza, dans le nord du pays. Ces violences seraient à caractère politique, selon…
RDC : arrestations d’opposants à Kinshasa et Lubumbashi, gaz lacrymogènes dans la résidence de Kyungu
La police a procédé samedi à l'arrestation d'une dizaine de militants prodémocratie après un sit-in devant le siège de l'Union africaine (UA) à Kinshasa. Au même moment à Lubumbashi, des forces de l'ordre…
Clinton et Trump dînent ensemble, plaisanteries et autodérision au menu
Pratiquement tous les candidats à la Maison Blanche depuis Nixon et Kennedy ont assisté au dîner de charité organisé au Walforf Astoria sous le patronage de l’archevêque de New York. La tradition veut que les deux rivaux se…
Prix Nobel : cinq choses à savoir pour briller en société
MACHINE À CAFÉ - Cette semaine seront décernés les prix Nobel qui récompensent, depuis 1901, les personnes ou organisations ayant apporté "le plus grand bénéfice à l'humanité" dans les domaines…
Kagame opère un remaniement ministériel surprise
Le Président de la République rwandaise Paul Kagame a procédé à un léger remaniement ministériel. Dans la foulée, d’autres hautes personnalités publiques ont permuté les postes.Le nouveau Conseil des ministres est fait de…
RDC: sanctions américaines contre deux généraux congolais
Après le général Kanyama en juin, les Etats-Unis viennent de sanctionner deux autres généraux congolais pour leur comportement répressif à l’égard du peuple de la RDC. Ce sont cette fois les généraux Gabriel Amisi Kumba, dit…
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