Monitoring Defense and security from March 1st to 8th, 2021-CC
Monitoring Defense and security from March 1st to 8th, 2021-CC
International Women’s Day: DRC’S First Lady on COVID and leadership
It’s International Women’s Day on March 8. To mark the momentous occasion Africanews spoke to the First Lady of the Democratic Republic of Congo Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi. She is a champion defender of women’s rights with the foundation that bears her name, which fights against gender-based violence. She also worked as a nurse for many…
Ivory Coast opposition claims victory in legislative polls
Ivory Coast opposition party, the Democratic Party of Cote d’Ivoire (PDCI), has claimed majority victory in the just-concluded parliamentary election held on Saturday. The general coordinator of the opposition party, Niamkey Koffi told journalists on Sunday that they had captured over 128 seats out of the total 255 parliamentarians. He further alleged that preliminary results…
Explosions hit E.Guinea military camp, 20 dead, at least 600 injured
At least four powerful blasts hit a military camp in Equatorial Guinea on Sunday, causing casualties, state television reported. The TVGE channel broadcast footage of wrecked and burning buildings, with people — including children — being pulled from the rubble and the wounded lying on a hospital floor. It showed images of a thick column…