Opened this Thursday, March 16 at the court of Dakar, the trial for “defamation” opposing the Minister of Tourism, Mame Mbaye Niang to Ousmane Sonko, the leader of Pastef, has been postponed to March 30, 2023. The trial of Ousmane Sonko, prosecuted for “defamation, public insult, forgery and use of forgeries” which had been postponed first to February 16, then to March 16, 2023, has been postponed again to March 30. And this, at the request of the defense lawyers after one of them and Mr. Sonko himself felt uneasy. Indeed, following a disagreement on the route that the procession…
Author: Eliane Fatchina
Eliane Fatchina
Eliane Yabo Omonlayo Fatchina is a reporter of Afro impact. She holds a professional degree in journalism from ENSTIC in Benin, she is a pan-Africanist passionate about culture, social issues and the environment. With already seven years of experience, she works daily to give voice to ideas through writing.
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The National Broadcastig Commission (NBC), announced this Wednesday, March 15, having sanctioned 25 broadcasting stations. On the grounds that the stations involved have violated the provisions of the broadcasting code and the electoral law. The news came from the director general of the NBC, Mallam Balarebe Ilela, at a press briefing in Abuja on the results of his monitoring exercise before, during and after the presidential and National Assembly elections. “The stations concerned, despite being aware of the provisions of the NBC Code and the election law, deliberately broadcast partisan content 24 hours before the elections and also announced the…
The Beninese authorities launched this Wednesday, March 15, the preparations for the Hajj 2023 in Saudi Arabia. Thus each faithful Muslim who wants to participate in this pilgrimage to Mecca, will have to pay an amount of 3.500.000fcfa. According to Aurelien Agbénonci, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and Chairman of the Orientation and Supervision Committee of Hajj in Benin, who presided over the official launch, it is an all-inclusive amount (TTC) that takes into account the costs of visa, air transport, intercity transport, accommodation, catering, insurance but also the various taxes in force in Saudi Arabia However, it should…
In Bamako, the president of the transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, announced the validation of the draft constitution solemnly handed to him by the commission in charge of finalizing it on February 27. The text, informs the press release published by the Government on Wednesday evening, will be presented to the living forces of the Malian nation on March 20. According to the press release signed by the Government Spokesman, Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga, “Following the submission of the draft constitution by the finalization committee, the transitional government informs that the President of the transition, Head of State, Colonel Assimi Goïta has…
64 Burkinabe nationals who were in Tunisia landed in Ouagadougou on Wednesday March 15, 2023, thanks to a special flight chartered by the Burkinabe government. Their arrival follows the Tunisian president’s controversial remarks about sub-Saharan migrants. “We have been able to bring in a first contingent of 64 compatriots” who were in Tunisia, said the Deputy Minister for Regional Cooperation, Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, assuring that it is “the responsibility of our government to ensure the security and well-being of its citizens”. “There will eventually be other groups that will enter through other schemes,” he added. On February 21, Tunisian…
In Senegal, the main opposition coalition Yewwi Askan wi (YAW- Liberate the People), demonstrated on Tuesday, March 14, before the opening of the trial of Ousmane Sonko on Thursday, March 16. The latter is accused of “defamation, insults and counterfeit” by the Minister of Tourism Mame Mbaye Niang, an supervisor of the presidential party. If he is found guilty, he can kiss his desire to run for the presidency in February 2024. These protest marches aim to denounce the “arbitrary arrests” of journalists and political actors and “the instrumentalization of justice against opponents,” according to the organizers. Thousands of Senegalese…
After 4 days in custody, the journalist of the private Senegalese channel Walf TV, Pape Ndiaye was imprisoned on March 7, because he was accused of 6 charges, including “spreading false news”. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) deplores this disproportionate decision regarding information given in good faith and calls for his release. “Provocation of a crowd, contempt of court, intimidation and reprisals against a member of the judiciary, discrediting a judicial act, broadcasting false news, endangering the lives of others” are the charges against the journalist. According to his lawyer Maitre Moussa Sarr, contacted by RSF, Pape Ndiaye faces up to…
Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum has been on a two-day visit to Benin since Monday 13 March. On the agenda of the discussions with his Beninese counterpart Patrice Talon were security issues and above all, economic issues, in particular the construction of the Niger-Benin export pipeline. The main concern at the heart of this meeting between the two heads of state is the economy. Indeed, a project to build a pipeline between the two countries was launched in 2019. With a total length of 1980 km, 675 km of which is on Beninese territory, and considered to be the longest in…
Two years after the closure of the parliament by President Kaïs Saïed and one year after its dissolution (in March 2022), the Assembly of the Representatives of the tunisian People (ARP), reopens its doors to new deputies. The invitation to hold the said meeting and to start the work of the new Parliament was issued by a presidential decree dated March 8, 2023. In Tunis, the deputies resulting from the legislative elections of December 17, 2022 and January 29, 2023 held their first plenary session on Monday, March 13. Thus, according to the presidential decree on the opening of today’s…
A boat that left Madagascar illegally for the French island of Mayotte capsized on Saturday night off Ankazomborona, a town in northwestern Madagascar, the country’s port authority said Sunday. At least 22 people died. The boat, reportedly carrying 47 people in total, ran aground off the northwest coast of the island, between Nosy Faly and Ambilobe. Local media report that at least 22 bodies have been recovered and 23 survivors found, while two others are missing. Indeed, thanks to calls for help from these irregular migrants at around 10pm on Saturday, rescue operations were carried out jointly by the inhabitants…
