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In the spotlight: the fate of the 49 Ivorian soldiers detained in Bamako since July 10

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49 Ivorian soldiers are accused by Mali of being "mercenaries" and have been charged with "undermining state security".

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By: Fanny Bleichner

4 mins

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These soldiers were charged yesterday with " 

attempting to undermine state security

 ".

A “ 

case [which] continues to flow a lot of saliva

 ” according to

Malijet

, which speaks of three different versions of the facts.

And in this “ 

standoff between Alassane Ouattara and the Malian junta (…), the advantage turns in favor of the Malian authorities

 ”, assures

Mondafrique

who understands “ 

that it is clear that the prisoners will still have to wait

 ”.

To date, according to the newspaper, “ 

Alassane Ouattara, who still considers himself the great leader of the sub-region, does not seem ready to go to Canossa.

Still, the Ivorian president will be forced at some point to make concessions

 .

Faced with this imbroglio, questions

The Burkinabé daily

Wakat Séra 

raises this question: " 

Are the men and women on trial not ultimately just hostages that Colonel Assimi Goïta weighs in the balance, negotiating their release against the 'delivery' of former regime personalities? fallen civilian and who live in Côte d'Ivoire where they have found refuge to escape the manhunt launched by the Malian putschists

?

 »

Another question: " 

Does the military junta at least know that it is seriously undermining the legendary good neighborly relations, a value on which African society does not compromise

?"

 " Answer and conclusion a few lines further down in this same article: " 

For the moment, the military junta is firing on all cylinders, continuing to surf on a Malian national pride which is undoubtedly lost in the intertwining of selfish and very personal calculations. of the colonel whose exploits would, however, be better appreciated at the front against the jihadists than in the futile arm wrestling against the neighbors and partners of Mali

 ".

Results are pending in Kenya

Tomorrow will be a week since the general elections took place.

And " 

the more the IEBC advances in compiling the results of the August 9 poll for the publication of the results, the more we sense surreptitiously or clearly the rise in tension

 ", according

to Today in Faso

,

who believes that " 

this weekend, we still felt that the old demons were only sleeping with an eyelid with accusations of fraud that were coming from everywhere, a HQ of the IEBC, the electoral commission with the appearances of a state of seat

 ”.

Kenyans are afraid, because they know that under the ashes embers smolder

 ", can we also read.

So another Burkinabé daily,

Le Pays

, warns: “ 

Watch out for the 2017 remake

!

 And does not hesitate to suggest several tips for the future, such as " 

the publication, within 72 hours following the date of the ballot, of the results of the presidential election, even if it means coming back later with those of the local ones

 ".

Because “ 

mistrust having become the thing most shared in terms of electoral competition, it is necessary to work to shorten the deadlines, if only to remove any argument from candidates in bad faith.

And only God knows if there are any in Kenya

 ”.

The situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in North Kivu

7on7CD

details the measures taken by the governor after " 

anti-Monusco demonstrations and clashes which resulted in significant human and material damage in Butembo

 " last Friday.

“ 

In view of the situation, Lieutenant General Constant Ndima recommends that the population stop all demonstrations and that the security forces take measures to ban them from public roads.

 »

Still in North Kivu, it had been two months since the M23 seized the strategic border city of Bunagana on Saturday.

Yesterday, a resident spoke anonymously to

7sur7CD

 and described the living conditions in the city.

Those who remain “ 

live like slaves.

We are not free to do anything.

As soon as they suspect you of doing something, they confiscate everything you have.

But there aren't many people in Bunagana anymore.

Most who remained there are rebel collaborators

 ,” he said, ensuring that he was waiting for “ 

the reaction of the Congolese government to deliver them from the dictates of the M23

 ”.

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