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CONAKRY – Le Dr Dansa Kourouma a-t-il démissionné de son poste de président du Conseil national de la transition (CNT) ? C’est désormais la question qui taraude les esprits après l’officialisation de sa candidature aux élections législatives du 31 mai 2025. Sur la liste officielle publiée par la DGE, l’ancien acteur de la société civile figure en 3e position sur la liste nationale du parti UMP de Boubacar Siddighi Diallo. Selon certaines indiscrétions proches de l’organe législatif de la transition, le Dr Kourouma aurait déposé sa lettre de démission avant de s’engager dans la course aux législatives. Lors de la dernière plénière de l’institution, il n’avait d’ailleurs pas présidé la séance. C’est la première vice-présidente, l’honorable Maïmouna Yombouno, qui avait pris les rênes des débats parlementaires. « Depuis quelques jours, il ne préside plus les travaux. Même lors des événements officiels, il n’apparaît pas au nom de l’institution », nous...

MSport, one of the biggest and best betting platforms in Africa, has launched its latest TVC campaign, Play Where You Belong, in partnership with Chelsea Football Club.The campaign captures a simple but powerful idea: football starts before kick-off — in preparation, in decision-making, and in the moments where fans choose to take part in the game. A User First Platform Built Around Real Football Behaviour At the heart of Play Where You Belong is MSport’s User First philosophy — a defining approach that positions MSport among the best betting platforms for football fans in Africa. Today’s fans are no longer passive spectators. They analyse matches, follow performance trends, and make decisions throughout the game.MSport is designed around this reality — supporting users at every stage of their matchday journey, from preparation to real-time engagement. This is what positions MSport among the biggest and best betting platforms, not just in scale,...

– Advertisement – With public transport costs for getting to and from World Cup games repeatedly reaching or exceeding $100 each way, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill ⁠is the latest United States official to speak out about the cost to the public of the 2026 tournament while asking Fifa to help ⁠subsidise the expense. Chuck Schumer, the highest-ranking Democrat in the US Senate, had already called on Fifa football’s global governing body, to pay. This came after a report that local authorities in New Jersey are planning significant price hikes during the tournament. – Advertisement – According to the US-based website The Athletic, train tickets from New York’s Penn Station to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will top $100 for World Cup games. The standard fare for that ⁠route is $12.90. “I won’t stick NJ commuters with that tab for years to come, that’s not fair,” Sherrill posted...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reaffirmed its deepening programmatic engagement with Egypt, stating that the $8.1 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) remains the cornerstone of the nation’s macroeconomic stability. In its latest assessment, the Fund emphasized that the program continues to prioritize exchange rate flexibility, fiscal consolidation, and the structural reforms necessary to transition toward private sector-led growth. The findings were detailed in a specialized IMF report titled “The War in the Middle East: Economic Implications and Policy Challenges.” The report identifies Egypt as one of the regional economies most vulnerable to external shocks, particularly the surge in global oil prices. As a net energy importer, Egypt faces significant fiscal pressure whenever global commodity markets fluctuate. The remittance risk The IMF also highlighted Egypt’s heavy reliance on expatriate remittances, which currently account for approximately 5 percent of the country’s GDP. The report warns that a prolonged regional conflict could...

Candy and cookies produced by North Korea’s Mangyongdae Kyonghung Food Factory and Songdowon Comprehensive Food Factory. (Daily NK) North Korean food factories are producing confectionery products riddled with contaminants, including hair and thin metal wire, fueling a growing public health controversy and eroding trust in state-manufactured goods. A source in Ryanggang province told Daily NK on Friday that markets in the area are currently well stocked with candies and other confectionery produced by food factories in Pyongyang and other parts of the country. While packaging has improved to the point where factory goods are nearly indistinguishable from Chinese imports, reports of contaminants found inside several products have sparked alarm. “People are saying the factory-made sweets are unsanitary,” the source said. According to the source, Hyesan city markets currently carry both privately made food items and factory-produced goods side by side. Food factories newly built under the “Local Development 20×10 Policy,”...

Park Wang-yeol, a drug trafficker temporarily repatriated from the Philippines, arrives at the Uijeongbu District Court, north of Seoul, March 27. Yonhap Investigators said Saturday they have questioned an accomplice and nephew of notorious drug trafficker Park Wang-yeol in the Philippines. Nine people, including a prosecutor, were sent to a correctional facility in Manila, last Sunday, to question the nephew jailed there and returned earlier Saturday, according to an investigation task force comprising eight agencies, including the prosecution, police and National Intelligence Service. The nephew, known as the “blue whale,” is suspected of working as Park’s accomplice to smuggle drugs into Korea and distribute them. Using material gathered from questioning the nephew and other accomplices jailed in the Philippines, the task force plans to reinforce the evidence to support the charges against Park. The 48-year-old Park, who has been serving a 60-year prison sentence in the Philippines for the murders...