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A new episode in the tensions between Kigali and Kinshasa: during a speech before parliamentarians, Rwandan President Paul Kagame affirmed that his country might “not continue to welcome Congolese refugees”. A response to the recent wave of accusations by the UN, the United States and France, which point the finger at Rwanda’s support for the armed group M23, which Kigali continues to deny. Explanations in the capital of Clément Di Roma.
In DR Congo, is the East African regional force necessary? This is the question that many residents and members of civil society are asking in Goma.
The first troops, particularly Kenyan, arrived in Goma in mid-November. But this arrival did not stop the clashes between the Congolese army, supported according to UN experts by local armed groups, and the M23 rebels. Report Aurélie BAZZARA-KIBANGULA, Justin KABUMBA.
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, French Secretary of State in charge of the development of the Francophonie and international partnerships, met Tuesday in Ouagadougou the transitional president of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traoré to ease relations. “France does not impose anything, it is available to invent a future together,” she said following this interview. “I did not come here to influence any choice or decision, no one can dictate their choices in Burkina” and “we have agreed with President Traoré to move forward together in this state of mind”.
Côte d’Ivoire which tries to reduce the consequences of inflation. The country has raised its minimum wage. It has gone from 60,000 FCFA to 75,000 FCFA, i.e. from 91 euros to 115 euros since January 1. For many people in Abidjan, this is a good measure to support workers, but it remains insufficient. Report by Ange Nomenyo, Sadia Mandjo, Sophie Lamotte.
Editor: Célia Caracena
