East African leaders agreed in a meeting on Monday to set up a regional force to try to end the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the presidency said. Kenyan.
A new government report reports 132 civilians killed in the past three days in the localities of Diallassagou, Dianweli and Deguessagou (central Mali) in attacks attributed to jihadists.
Elected from the affected region and close to several victims, the president of the political party Nouhoum Togo recounts from Bamako the information he obtained on the killing.
Guinea is holding its breath ahead of a protest announced for Thursday as marches are banned in the country.
The main platform of civil society, the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution, calls indeed to denounce the duration of the transition but also to demand the opening of a dialogue.
To reduce tensions, clerics attempted mediation between the parties.
This Sunday they met the FNDC.
This June 20 marks the 22nd World Refugee Day.
On this occasion we are going to South Africa.
The Constitution certifies that every child has the right to education, but the reality is quite different: the schools are overcrowded, and give priority to young South Africans.
Refugee children very often find themselves out of school.
An NGO tries to alleviate this situation by offering courses to those who do not have the chance to go to school.
Reporting by Caroline Dumay and Stephen Carstens.
Editor: Célia Caracena
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