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In Kenya, the opposition called for the third time, Wednesday July 19, the population to demonstrate against the high cost of living and the taxes imposed by the government. During these rallies, clashes between police and demonstrators left at least two dead, and more than 300 people were arrested.
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Beatings, arbitrary detentions, theft of money … Tunisian security forces have committed “serious abuses” in recent months against black African migrants, which should encourage the European Union to “stop supporting” this country in the fight against irregular immigration, pleaded, Wednesday, July 19, the NGO Human Rights Watch in a report.
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Senegalese deputies adopted a law on Thursday (July 20th) abolishing a special anti-corruption court which, according to the government, has not “helped stem economic and financial crime” and was decried by opponents as a court created to “subdue” them.
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Yevgeny Prigojine, the boss of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner which led an abortive rebellion towards Moscow at the end of June, announced that his men will no longer fight in Ukraine but that their activities will be concentrated in Africa, according to a video, impossible to identify, broadcast Wednesday July 19 on the group’s Telegram channel.
KGB in Africa: light on the modus operandi of a USSR in search of influence
Supporting a coup attempt in Ghana, training African fighters not far from the beaches of Crimea or even spreading “fake news” in Algeria… In the midst of the Cold War, the spies of the Soviet bloc did not lack imagination in trying to put forward the interests of the Kremlin in Africa. Back to some practical cases.
A complaint against “unknowns” was filed Monday, July 17 in Kinshasa by the family of an opponent murdered four days earlier in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where political tension is high six months before the elections, announced his lawyer. Chérubin Okende, spokesman for the party of presidential candidate Moïse Katumbi, was found dead in his vehicle on one of the capital’s main roads, his body riddled with bullets.
Increase in illegal emigration: in Senegal, families plagued by worry
In Senegal, dozens of young candidates for emigration to Spain have lost their lives in recent weeks in the Atlantic, while many others are missing. No official assessment has yet been given by the government. It is the emotion and consternation among the families of victims who are demanding drastic measures to put an end to these repeated tragedies.
Survey: Russia-Africa, networks of influence
In France, pan-African influencers have more and more followers on social networks. Advocating a radical anti-Western and sovereignist ideology, some of them claim responsibility for regime changes in Mali and Burkina Faso. A narrative close to that of the Kremlin which tries to advance its pawns on the continent. France 24 paints the portrait of two French influencers who seem to have taken up the cause of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Senegal: the rise of synthetic football pitches in Dakar
In Senegal, many young people want to play football on synthetic turf, which they say is easier to play than the traditional sand pitches where they are used to playing. Dozens of pitches on this surface have been built in Dakar over the past five years. “It allowed us to play all the time (…) You can play on synthetic pitches at night,” rejoices Abdoul Tabara, who puts on his shoes at the Temple du Foot in Dakar.
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