Published on : 15/08/2022 – 22:50
The chairman of the Electoral Commission of Kenya has declared William Ruto the winner of the presidential election against Raila Odinga, after six days of waiting. Scenes of chaos and confusion followed. Four of the seven IEBC commissioners held a press conference to announce that they rejected these results: “Due to the opaque nature of the process, we cannot take responsibility for the announced results”. The commission called on Kenyans to “calm”.
Demonstrations, at times violent and dispersed by tear gas, erupted in localized points in Kenya following the late afternoon announcement of incumbent Vice President William Ruto’s victory in the August 9 presidential election. The 2022 election was held peacefully but was marked by a sharply declining turnout: around 65% of the 22.1 million voters turned out at the polls on Tuesday, down from 78% in the last ballot in 2017 The details with Bastien Renouil.
The last French soldiers of the Barkhane anti-jihadist force left Mali on Monday after nine years of presence, announced the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, against a backdrop of stormy relations between Paris and the ruling junta in Bamako.
Malian justice has officially confirmed that the 49 Ivorian soldiers detained for more than a month and accused by the military in power in Mali of being “mercenaries”, which Abidjan denies, have been charged, in particular for “attempt to undermining state security”, and imprisoned. The current president of the African Union Macky Sall visited the Malian capital and discussed this subject with Assimi Goita. Details with Sadia Mandjo, France 24 correspondent in Abidjan.
Editor: Célia Caracena