Nigeria: investigation into a police chief implicated in the United States

#Other countries : Nigerian police on Thursday ordered an investigation into one of its chiefs after a Nigerian social media celebrity currently on trial for fraud in the United States claimed he was her accomplice, a statement said. Deputy Police Commissioner Abba Kyari has been implicated by Nigerian influencer Ramos Abbas, known as Hushpuppi, who … Read more

Ghana: resumption of international flights from September 1

#Other countries : Ghana will resume international flights from September 1, as part of a gradual lifting of measures to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic. “Delighted to announce that Kotoka International Airport (KIA) will resume operations from September 1,” Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo said on Sunday in a nationwide speech, noting that this decision has … Read more

Madagascar: 20 prisoners killed in a mutiny

#Other countries : Twenty inmates of a prison in Farafangana, in south-eastern Madagascar, were killed on Sunday during a mutiny, the justice ministry said in a statement. Several dozen prisoners revolted and attacked the guards, seizing a rifle, the ministry said. Twenty inmates were killed in the clashes and eight seriously injured. Sixty-eight prisoners escaped, … Read more

Ivory Coast. presidential: a person in charge of the incarnated civil society

#Ivory Coast : Pulcherie Gbalet, a civil society official in Côte d’Ivoire, who had called for demonstrations against a third term of President Alassane Ouattara, was charged and imprisoned at the Abidjan Detention and Correction House (Maca ), his lawyer announced Thursday. Arrested on Saturday, Pulcherie Gbalet, president of Alternative Citizen Ivorian (ACI), a civil … Read more

Mali: opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé, kidnapped 5 months ago, was able to send letters to his family

#Mali : The Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé, kidnapped on March 25, 2020, in the middle of the legislative campaign, by suspected jihadists, was able to send letters to his family who had not heard from him for months, announced on Friday August 21 the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). This is one … Read more

Algeria: cornered, Tebboune pardons emblematic activists of Hirak

#Algeria : President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has granted his pardon to a number of detainees from the Algerian popular protest movement. A decision that sounds like an admission of failure of the repression policy in force for several weeks and which ended up fueling a resumption of Hirak. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune decreed a presidential pardon on … Read more

United Kingdom: statue of Emperor Haile Selassie destroyed after disturbances in Ethiopia

#Other countries : British police said on July 2 that they were investigating the destruction of a statue of the former Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie in a park in west London following murderous demonstrations in Ethiopia. The Metropolitan Police said it had been warned Tuesday afternoon of the destruction of the statue, located in Cannizaro … Read more

EU clears second Ebola vaccine

#Other countries : The European Commission authorized on Wednesday the marketing of the Ebola vaccine from the Janssen laboratory, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, the second treatment of this type to receive the green light from the EU. On the recommendation of the European Medicines Agency, the European executive has taken the decision to authorize … Read more

Algeria. Covid-19: cases explode again

#Algeria : Following the gradual deconfinement started since June 14, the number of daily cases has practically increased by three, indicating a new wave of contamination. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the Algerian president, puts everything on the back of his compatriots and speaks of “irresponsible behavior” on their part. Algeria is once again facing an explosion in … Read more

Libya: at least 9 bodies discovered in a new mass grave in Tarhouna

#Other countries : The Authority responsible for the search and identification of the missing continues its research where other mass graves could be found. At least nine bodies were found in a new mass grave in Tarhouna, a Libyan city in the west of the country, forces of the Government of National Unity (GNA), recognized … Read more