2023-06-27 20:53:32
Published on: 06/27/2023 – 22:53
Incumbent President Julius Maada Bio was re-elected in the first round for a second term as head of Sierra Leone with 56.17% of the vote, the head of the electoral commission said. His main opponent Samura Kamara comes second with 41.16% of the vote, according to the final results.
Au KenyaPresident William Ruto promulgated a finance law which establishes many new taxesannounced the presidency on Monday, despite criticism from the opposition and the population of this country affected by very high inflation. Coated Bastien Renouil
Wagner in Africa: what are the consequences?
In the Central African Republic, the minister advised by President Touadéra, Fidel Gouangika affirmed that the country had signed a contract with Moscow and not with Wagner and that if Moscow no longer agrees with Wagner then it will send a new contingent. Alex Reed: Mathieu Olivier, journalist Jeune Afrique.
The campaign for the general elections in the DRC promises to be very tense six months from the date of the election. Some experts denounce a pre-campaign where the democratic space is shrinking with the arrest of several opponents. The opposition denounces a relentlessness of power. On the majority side, we are preparing to campaign. Report by Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula
Senegal pays tribute to the filmmaker Ousmane Sembene.
Sembene Ousmanemonument of african cinema would have been 100 years old this year. The director of the films “Camp Thiaroye” or “Guelwaar” was also a recognized and committed writer. His novels “Docker noir” or “les bouts de bois de Dieu” on the Dakar-Niger railway strike at the end of the 1940s remain in the collective memory. Throughout 2023, initiatives pay tribute to Senegall, his country of origin. Panels around his work, film club showing his feature films. His legacy lives on, including among the new generation of moviegoers. Report by Sarah Sakho, Aminatou Diallo and Mbaye Ndir.
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