Le récent rapport du Comité pour la protection des journalistes est accablant pour l’Afrique sub-saharienne. Le nombre de journalistes incarcérés est passé de 31 en 2022 à 47 au 1er décembre 2023. Le CPJ classe

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Le secrétaire d’Etat américain Antony Blinken a cherché à contrer le déclin démocratique en Afrique de l’Ouest et appelé à lutter contre l’extrémisme au-delà d’une approche strictement militaire, avant de poursuivre sa tournée africaine en
Putin meets Chad junta leader as Russia competes with France in Africa
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday met Chadian leader Mahamat Idriss Deby in the Kremlin, courting a country that had previously maintained a pro-Western policy and spurned Russia’s recent outreach in Africa’s Sahel region. Russia

Against a backdrop of rebel attacks and border closures, Rwanda and Burundi trade accusations
Rwandan authorities accused Burundi’s leader of making “incendiary allegations aimed at inciting division among Rwandans,” raising tensions that persist after Burundi closed all border crossings with Rwanda earlier this month. Relations between Rwanda and Burundi

News: IDPs in Tigray rally for repatriation, urging proper implementation of the Pretoria agreement
Addis Abeba – Today, displaced individuals who are residing in different internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps within the Tigray region orchestrated a substantial demonstration, articulating their dissatisfaction with the prevailing circumstances related to the execution

Kenya questions jurisdiction of East African court
Kenya’s Attorney General Justin Muturi on Tuesday pleaded with the Supreme Court to hear his application seeking the top court’s opinion on the legal consequences and effects of decisions of the East African Court of

Putin, Sisi mark new phase of Egypt’s Russian-built nuclear plant
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday inaugurated the construction of a new unit at Egypt’s Dabaa nuclear power plant via video link, as Moscow moves ahead with its global nuclear

Blinken pitches the US as an alternative to Russia’s Wagner in Africa’s troubled Sahel
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday pitched the United States as a better security partner for Africa in place of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, which he accused of exploiting coup-hit and conflict-hit nations

False! Terrorist Leader Bello Turji Not Recruited By Nigeria Police
The picture of Turji used to back up the claim predates the recruitment of ‘repentant thugs’ in Kano — the first phase of which took place in October 2023. Social media users recently circulated a