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Algeria: President Tebboune (already) reshuffles the government

Six months after coming to power, the Algerian president made adjustments to his government. The most notable change is in the energy ... sector.

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DRC: Vital Kamerhe slapped with 20-year prison sentence

Vital Kamerhe has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and is disqualified from holding public office for a 10-year period on charges of “embezzlement” ... and “corruption”. The verdict marks the end of an unprecedented trial and has officially sidelined a key player in the country’s power structure.

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A RECKONING

To confront its past, Europe needs Truth & Reconciliation Commissions

Calls by African ambassadors at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva last week for a top–level investigation into racism and police brutality ... in the United States – as corporate apologias for links to the Transatlantic slave trade and demands for reparations multiply – show how the horrific police murder of George Floyd has resounded across the world.

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Crisis in Libya: Egypt turns to Arab League for support of its peace deal

Following a request by Egyptian authorities, a video-conference meeting between the 22 members of the Arab League is due to be held this week. ... Allied to Libya's Marshal Khalifa Haftar, Cairo is seeking Arab support for its peace plan.

President Pierre Nkurunziza arrives to inaugurate Burundi’s Chinese-built state house on September 27, 2019.

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Burundi: Why history will judge Pierre Nkurunziza harshly

Pierre Nkurunziza, Burundi’s football-loving president and self-proclaimed pastor, has died at the age of 55. By all accounts this death was ... most cruel. He was soon to hand over power to his handpicked successor, Major General Evariste Ndayishimiye.

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DfID merger signals shift to promoting UK national self interest

For a prime minister so keen on proclaiming Britain’s world-beating status, whether in response to COVID-19 or in its post-Brexit future, Boris ... Johnson’s announcement of the closure of the Department for International Development (DfID) and its merger into a new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office seemed strange.

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Vital Kamerhe trial: the curious murder of Judge Raphael Yanyi

According to an autopsy report, the judge presiding over the hearings of Vital Kamerhe’s trial died after receiving one or more blows to the ... head. However, there are several discrepancies in the case and Raphael Yanyi’s family does not believe the official version of events.

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US-China tension creates opportunities Africa must seize

The unfolding US-China power rivalry bears a striking resemblance to the tensions between the US and the Soviet bloc during the Cold War ... years.

Jean-Marc Kabund, Secretary General of the UDPS, at a press briefing in Kinshasa on 7 January 2019 (archives).

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DRC: Tshisekedi loses an asset in parliament as Kabund dismissed

The Constitutional Court has confirmed that Jean-Marc Kabund-a-Kabund is stripped of his position as First Vice-President of the National Assembly. ... A decision that thwarts the plans of President Tshisekedi.

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Falling out between Algiers and Paris comes to an end

Barely 17 days after being recalled to Algiers, the ambassador of Algeria to France, Salah Lebdioui, has returned to his posting in Paris. The ... decision signals the end of the diplomatic incident between the two countries.

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