Issued on: 15/12/2023 – 15:15Modified: 15/12/2023 – 15:54 01:36 ECOWAS sanction on Niger © FRANCE 24 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) leaders on Sunday kept sanctions imposed on Niger after a July military coup and said they would need to see progress towards a transition to civilian rule before easing the measures. The lifting of sanctions is also contingent on the release of ousted Niger president Mohamed Bazoum, ECOWAS said. “Sierra Leone, Benin and Togo are now in charge of negotiations between the military junta and ECOWAS,” FRANCE 24’s correspondent Harold Girard said. Read more on related topics:
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Issued on: 15/12/2023 – 22:14 In tonight’s edition: The court of the West African bloc, ECOWAS, ordered on Friday that Niger’s ousted president Mohamed Bazoum must be freed immediately. He has been held in detention since the July 26 coup. We also take a look at DR Congo’s general election campaign and at incumbent president Felix Tshisekedi’s key measure: free education.Finally, we bring you the story of Somali refugees who, after escaping the conflict, now face a different struggle: floods.
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from our special correspondent in Kinshasa – Ahead of Monday’s election in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), women’s faces can be seen everywhere, pinned up on electoral posters throughout the country. During his five-year term, President Félix Tshisekedi demonstrated a commitment to women’s rights and better female representation in politics, but there is still a long way to go. Days out from the DRC’s presidential election, campaign clips play constantly on state broadcaster Congolese National Radio and Television (RTNC). One of the advertisements, from the campaign of President Félix Tshisekedi, known colloquially as “Fatshi béton”, highlights one of his…
Home » Spanish Language » 8 Main Differences Between Castilian Spanish and Latin American Spanish You Should Know Do you ever worry that the Spanish you learn in one country might not be understood in another? Or have you learned some Spanish in Spain, only to go to a different Spanish-speaking country later on and find yourself struggling to understand? Or vice versa? Spanish is a complex language that has evolved and matured in geographically and culturally disparate locations. As a consequence, there are some significant differences in accents, grammar, vocabulary, slang and idioms in different parts of the Spanish-speaking…
Sixty-one migrants, including women and children, drowned following a shipwreck off Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya said. Issued on: 16/12/2023 – 23:05Modified: 17/12/2023 – 09:16 1 min IOM, in a post on social media platform X, quoted survivors as saying the boat, carrying around 86 people, departed the Libyan city of Zwara, about 110 km (68 miles) from the capital, Tripoli.”The central Mediterranean continues to be one of the world’s most dangerous migration routes,” IOM said.Deadly incidents this year included one in June, when a fishing boat packed with hundreds of migrants sank off Greece after…
Chad voters go to the polls on Sunday for a referendum on a new constitution, in a key step towards elections and the return of civilian rule promised, but postponed, by the ruling military junta. Issued on: 17/12/2023 – 07:57 3 min A large section of the opposition and civil society in the central African country are calling for a boycott.They argue the plebiscite is designed to pave the way for the election of the current transitional president, General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, and the continuation of a “dynasty” begun by his late father 33 years ago following a coup.The…
Voters in DR Congo are due to go to the polls again on Thursday, in a general election marked by severe logistical troubles that meant some polling stations never opened. Issued on: 21/12/2023 – 08:23Modified: 21/12/2023 – 08:38 2 min The impoverished but mineral-rich central African nation staged four concurrent elections on Wednesday – to pick a president, national and regional lawmakers as well as local councillors. President Felix Tshisekedi, 60, is running for a second term in office against a backdrop of years of economic growth but little job creation and soaring inflation.But the vote on Wednesday was marked by…
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