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Pendant que les Togolais, affamés et clochardisés par 58 années de gabegie, se ruent, comme dans une course au trésor, sur des tonnes de riz avariées déversées sur des dépotoirs, signes de la vallée de misère dans laquelle le régime de père en fils a précipité les populations, une propagande sans précédent est orchestrée autour du rapport Business Ready (B-Ready) de la Banque Mondiale qui présente notre pays comme un modèle de croissance inclusive et durable en Afrique. Ainsi, ce rapport classe le Togo 1er réformateur en Afrique de l’Ouest et au 3ème rang sur le continent. D’après dame Ablamba Johnson, ministre et Secrétaire générale à la présidence de la République, cet exploit a été rendu possible grâce à la volonté politique des plus hautes autorités du pays qui ont su créer un cadre institutionnel, législatif et réglementaire favorable aux investissements privés. On affirme par ailleurs que le Togo a...

Tanzania’s geographical location and conflict mediation experience make it well placed to bridge the region’s various peace efforts. Tanzania is a member of both the East and Southern African regional organisations currently trying to resolve the conflict in east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Although often regarded as affiliating more with the south, Tanzania could use its history of conflict mediation – and its geographical location – to align the two blocs’ priorities on the crisis. After the DRC joined the East African Community (EAC) in 2022, the EAC-led Nairobi Process deployed the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) to east DRC. Tanzania participated in the Nairobi Process and helped finance it, but didn’t contribute troops. At the time, it had already sent soldiers and logistical support to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in Mozambique. When the DRC declined to extend EACRF’s mandate due to its inability...

Three UN World Food Programme convoys carrying essential food and nutrition assistance are on their way to Sudan’s Zamzam camp in North Darfur and Kadugli in South Kordofan for the first time in months. WFP is calling for the safe passage of these vital humanitarian aid convoys to areas that have been largely cut off from aid since the start of the conflict – especially to Zamzam where famine was confirmed in August. “All of these convoys must reach their destinations quickly and safely. They are carrying assistance for hungry families who are struggling to survive and should never be a target,” said Eddie Rowe, WFP Representative and Country Director in Sudan. “The safe delivery of this vital assistance will be a critical first step to expanding access, ramping up assistance, and preventing famine from spreading,” he said. WFP aid trucks will travel up to 1,500 kilometres across conflict frontlines,...

Jubaland, The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has concluded Phase Three of its drawdown. The Burgavo Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Jubaland State is the last base to be transferred to the Somali National Armed Forces (SNAF). Located in Somalia’s southern coast, 530 kilometers from Mogadishu, the ATMIS Kenya Defence Forces (KDF)-controlled military base, has played a vital role in countering Al-Shabaab’s influence and securing the critical Burgavo-Ras Kamboni Main Supply Route (MSR). ATMIS Sector Two Deputy Commander, Col. Meshack Kishoyian, officiated at the ceremony attended by ATMIS military Chief Engineer Col. Suleiman Ibrahim, SNAF representative Maj. Sakariye Mohamed Omar, Badhadhe District Commissioner Gen. Mohamed Ibrahim Farah who represented the Jubaland State administration, and officials from the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS). The handover documents were signed by outgoing ATMIS FOB Commander, Maj. Charles Kaara and incoming SNAF FOB Commander Maj. Muktar Mohamed, while Santosh Koka...

Saturday November 16, 2024 Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s bicameral parliament on Saturday unanimously approved a law establishing an independent electoral and boundaries commission, a crucial step toward introducing one-person, one-vote elections in the country.  In a joint session in Mogadishu, 173 members of parliament voted in favor of the law, with no opposition or abstentions. Speaker of the House of the People, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur Madoobe, urged the recently formed parliamentary committee on election preparation to accelerate the drafting of related laws.  Parliament’s recess was postponed following a request from President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who emphasized the urgency of preparing Somalia for universal suffrage to transition away from the clan-based electoral model.  Earlier this month, the interim parliamentary committee responsible for drafting electoral laws elected former Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Guled as chairman and Senator Iftin Hassan Iman Baasto as deputy chairman. The committee’s mandate includes drafting regulations for...