In the spotlight: the results of the ECOWAS mission in Mali
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By: Sébastien Duhamel
9 min
Publicity
"
The mission of the sub-regional organization packed its bags yesterday
", reports the
Informant
.
Relayed by
Maliweb
, the newspaper recalls that the delegation "
led by its mediator, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, had put down its bags Monday on the banks of the Djoliba, to assess the progress of the transition
".
"
And after two days of meetings, exchanges with the authorities of the transition and the vital forces of the Malian nation
", continues
Le Pays
, in its final press release, the delegation "
welcomed the progress of the transition process
".
But she also called on the authorities and social actors to dialogue, "
to preserve the interests of Mali,
"
Le Pays added
.
In addition, “
Goodluck and his delegation have nevertheless deplored the non-dissolution, until then, of the CNSP”
, the military junta.
The Country
quotes here the ECOWAS press release specifying that after the installation of the transition bodies "
the national council for the salvation of the people should be formally dissolved
”.
A presidential match in Uganda
The press also presents us this morning the presidential match which looms tomorrow, Thursday, January 14, in Uganda.
“
In power for 35 years, Yoweri Museveni, outgoing president, is running for a sixth term.
His main opponent will be the singer Bobi Wine, 38, who mobilizes the youth
”.
With these words,
Walf
, the Senegalese newspaper, sets the scene but immediately warns: "
Yoweri does not want to let go
".
“
Modification of the Constitution in 2017, suspension of access to all social networks and messaging services until further notice, harassment of journalists, muzzling of the press… This is only the visible face of the iceberg to extend the lease of Yoweri Museveni at the head of Uganda
, deplores
Walf
, quoting here the former president of the United States, Barack Obama during a trip to Ghana: "
Africa does not need 'strong men, but rather strong institutions
'.
And that, ironically
Walf,
"
America shows it to us with this wacky Donald Trump, who, thanks to the solidity of American institutions, will, despite all his inclinations to remain in power, leave through a small door of the House- White.
But, guys like Yoweri Museveni, Africa doesn't need it anymore
, ”the article concludes.
In France
Liberation
for its part devotes a double page to this Ugandan presidential election.
The daily evokes a "
corrupt regime
" and a violent repression which "
shatters the legend of a peaceful democracy
".
The Diary Sow case
The French press is also following the Diary Sow affair.
"
The best student of Senegal
" who studies in Paris where she has been missing since January 4.
And
Le Parisien
understands that “
the criminal hypothesis now seems to be ruled out
” by investigators, but “
it is advisable to remain cautious
”.
According to the daily, the Parisian French judicial police "
would indeed lean towards the hypothesis of a voluntary disappearance
".
In any case, the Senegalese consul general in France here salutes the “
large-scale
” investigation carried out by the French police.
In Ivory Coast, in the footsteps of the "evicted" from Adjoufou
To read in Côte d'Ivoire, umpteenth consequence of the migratory tragedies.
You may remember it, we of course talked about it on RFI: On January 8, 2020, the young Ivorian
Laurent Barthelemy Ani Guibahi
, 14, was found dead in Roissy.
He had hidden in the landing gear of an Air France plane which provided the Abidjan-Paris link.
Well,
The Intelligent of Abidjan
reminds us this morning, that a year ago to the day, in reaction to this tragedy, the Ivorian authorities had announced their intention to "
raze a perimeter of 200 meters
" around it. 'airport.
To secure the area and prevent another teenager from passing.
"
Which forced the residents to leave the premises
".
A year later,
the Intelligent
takes stock: this "
eviction operation"
was carried out in places but this is obviously not the case in the district of Adjoufou, which had some 600 inhabitants.
“
After giving us 30,000 FCFA per person as compensation,”
testifies an owner
, “nobody came back to see us.
As far as I'm concerned, I haven't moved,
”he tells us.
Residents had to remove the roof from their homes, many were quickly relocated.
“
70% of people came back
” according to this owner.
And
L'Intelligent
wonders: “
do they owe their salvation to the presence of several foreign companies in the perimeter?
"The latter, they were not worried and"
they are even in the process of building a Mercedes factory
"affirms another inhabitant ... So,"
a year later,
the newspaper calls out to us,
finally,
what to retain from this the case of the child who left the landing gear of an Air France plane?
".
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