Africa press review
In the spotlight: the recovered honor of Vital Kamerhe
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Vital Kamerhe, former chief of staff of Félix Tshisekedi, was acquitted on appeal on June 23, 2022. REUTERS / Thomas Mukoya
By: Norbert Navarro
3 mins
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The Kinshasa Court of Appeal has, unsurprisingly, followed the judgment of the Congolese Court of Cassation.
And the former chief of staff of the President of the Republic Félix Tshisekedi has been fully restored to his rights.
"
Kamerhe, free man
", launches
Le Potentiel
.
“
In the culmination of this highly publicized trial which held an entire nation in suspense, it was the Congolese people who were thrown into an ass,
deplores this Congolese daily.
We will never know exactly where the Congolese taxpayer's thousands of dollars went, nor who really embezzled them
,” sighs
Le Potentiel.
“
It was expected, Congolese justice did it!
“, formulates
La Libre Afrique
, wondering what “
Vital Kamerhe will become
”.
As this newspaper points out, “
the man has a real political party and a political staff that has remained largely loyal to him.
He has an electoral base in Kivu
(…)
but above all political know-how that no one close to the president can claim.
If he returns today, there is no doubt that he will have to play a role in the race for the re-election of his former best ally
,” predicts
La Libre Afrique.
Gabon and Togo, so British…
In Rwanda, a Commonwealth summit is being held today in Kigali, the first summit for 4 years.
And in France, the magazine
Le Point Afrique
wonders.
“
But what makes French-speaking countries run towards the Commonwealth?
The question deserves to be asked as Gabon and Togo, two former French colonies, officially integrate the English-speaking community as of
today.
And to answer this question,
Le Point Afrique
highlights "
the main advantage
" for Gabon and Togo, which is "
to be seen from the economic side, even if joining the Commonwealth does not give the right to any direct commercial advantage, Gabon and Togo can hope for potential economic benefits, because joining the intergovernmental organization means accessing a market of 2 billion consumers, and the possibility of entering into bilateral agreements with other members of the community
".
The dungeons of Ivory Coast
In Ivory Coast, second meeting, yesterday, of the Tribune of the PPA-CI.
The party of ex-president Laurent Gbagbo has once again called for the release of political prisoners.
Responding to the Minister of National Reconciliation, Kouadio Konan Bertin, said KKB, according to whom "
there are no political prisoners in Côte d'Ivoire
", the former minister, vice-president and spokesperson for the PPA- CI, Justin Koné Katinan, clarified that to date, "
104 political prisoners including 14 people tried and sentenced and 90 defendants
(not yet tried)" are still detained in "
the jails of the Republic
", reports the daily
Le Temps .
Bring me the head of Birama Touré
He is free in Ivory Coast.
He is Karim Keïta, son of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.
His name was cited in the disappearance, in 2016, of journalist Birama Touré, of the weekly
Le Sphinx
.
Today, new elements are brought to light.
According to the French daily
Le Monde
, "
a dozen witnesses, heard as part of the judicial inquiry relaunched in April 2021, reportedly confirmed to the judge
the presence of Birama Touré within
(the)
prisons
(of Malian security).
A former detainee reportedly even said that he carried his body there in his arms.
The morning following the presumed death, two men were seen by several prisoners in the corridors of the DGSE: Karim Keïta and the head of the services, General Moussa Diawara”,
states
Le Monde.
Which newspaper adds that, "
just before being removed, the court of commune IV
(which was investigating this case)
had elucidated the circumstances of the assassination and began to look into the motive, and therefore, on the shutter the most sensitive: the financial circuits
”.
And
Le Monde
points out that "
the overwhelming majority of FAMa equipment and ministry supply contracts have been awarded to businessmen described by various sources as linked to Karim Keïta
".
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