Published on : 05/08/2022 – 10:48
Winning strategy for the opposition alliance in Senegal. The presidential camp “Benno Bokk Yakaar” obtains only a relative majority in the legislative elections. Once once more, an alliance mechanism has just demonstrated its effectiveness in the face of power… 82 parliamentary seats for the outgoing majority in Senegal is 43 less than five years ago. Conversely, the opposition coalitions “Yewwi Askan Wi”, led by Ousmane Sonko among others, and “Wallu Senegal”, led by former President Abdoulaye Wade, won 56 and 24 seats respectively, i.e. 80 in total for this alliance.
« For the first time in its history, the party in power does not obtain an absolute majority “, admits the daily Investigation. Dakar newspaper in which a former minister and close associate of President Macky Sall admits that it is a ” defeat “. Which sign, he says, the end of the illusion of a third term of Macky Sall.
This is ” supreme humiliation ! », launches in front page the Senegalese newspaper 24 hours. « The ogre Benno Bokk Yaakaar fell from his Olympus », Formulates this Dakar daily. Which points out that Benno Bokk Yakaar “ is in the minority in terms of valid votes cast “. According 24 hours« the signal sent by the Senegalese people is clear (…) Despite the enormous armada of the state apparatus, parliamentary pitfalls await Macky Sall and his government. (…) It looks very much like an end to the solitary and narcissistic exercise of hypertrophied power ».
It’s a ” dazzling breakthrough of the opposition, admits, in Burkina Faso, the daily Wakat Séra. According to this Ouagalais newspaper, these legislative elections are “ in reality like the first round of the presidential election of 2024 ” in Senegal. ” The big maneuvers are, no doubt, already underway ,” estimates Wakat Séra.
Rwanda’s heavily documented support for M23
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, UN experts confirm the presence of Rwandan troops alongside rebels in eastern DRC. ” UN rams Rwanda », lance The tropical storm. As this Congolese tabloid points out, the evidence of Rwanda’s support for the M23 is ” tangible ».
For everyday The futureno doubt, the United Nations have “ dropped Rwanda “, the newspaper The Republic echoing that this UN report comes ” crucify Rwandan President Paul Kagame », Reports Radio Okapi.
In France, the daily Release devote four pages to the publication of a very detailed report in the east of the DRC who ” plunge back into the war of the hills ». Et Freed stresses that the M23 rebellion is well and truly ” supported by Rwanda ».
From what, in any case, provide grist for the mill of the Kinshasa authorities “, admits the ouagalais newspaper The countrywondering why the DRC is doing “ the object of so many external aggressions, in particular from its neighbors ? “. According The countrythe DRC “ has always been the object of covetousness so that some of its leaders have been victims of an international conspiracy which has cost them their lives. The most instructive case is that of Patrice Lumumba “, remember The country.
Ivorian Independence Day, with or without Bédié and Gbagbo
In Côte d’Ivoire, the festivities marking the 62e anniversary of the country’s accession to independence, this Sunday, are going well in Yamoussoukro, the capital. But will ex-presidents Bédié and Gbagbo be there? That’s the whole question.
While waiting for the military parades scheduled for that day, and whose final adjustments are scheduled for today, the newspaper L’Intelligent d’Abidjan observed on the spot that everything is in the colors of the national flag “Orange-White-Green” (…) Loincloths and polo shirts to celebrate independence are snapping up like hotcakes ».
But, indeed, on the sidelines of these festivities, part of the Ivorian press is wondering whether or not President Ouattara is going to announce measures encouraging national reconciliation. This is the case, for example, of the daily Last Hour Worldwhich exposes to its readers the “good news” expected from Ouattara “. With, at the key, the presence – or not – of the ex-presidents Henri Konan Bédié and Laurent Gbagbo, Sunday, in Yamoussoukro.
