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Morocco: 3 French tourists arrested in possession of counterfeit euros/in /by
Three young French tourists were arrested Monday in Marrakech, the tourist capital of Morocco, in possession of counterfeit euro notes, and a judicial investigation was opened against them, announced police sources cited by the Moroccan agency MAP.
DRC: Congolese begin voting in general elections/in /by
Approximately 44 million registered voters, out of a total population of around 100 million, are called upon to elect their president, as well as national and provincial deputies and, for the first time, municipal councilors.
Washington calls on Kinshasa to ensure transparency in elections/in /by
The United States on Tuesday called on the electoral authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to be transparent in announcing the results of Wednesday's elections, following missed deadlines in 2019.
DRC: Government fears election results tempering/in /by
The Democratic Republic of Congo declined to authorize satellite equipment for European Union election observers, expressing concerns that it could be utilized to manipulate the upcoming presidential poll later this month, as reported by multiple sources.
DR Congo: Voters hope for peaceful conduct of polls/in /by
"Yes, this time, things are calmer. There's no hassle like in the days of the dictatorship, when we were bothered. This time around, they respect freedom of expression. You see, at the time, we were very traumatised and bothered.. but today we feel that there's peace.." Homère, newspaper vendor
South Africa: Families anxiously wait outside underground mine protest/in /by
Anxious families wait outside the Bafokeng Rasimone platinum mine near Rustenberg as an underground protest by more than 2,200 miners enters its second day.
High school girls in Mali tackle social issues through theater/in /by
Plans are underway for a national tour, where these high school students will share their experiences and insights with their peers from other regions of Mali.
EU concerned over “hate speech” during the DRC campaign/in /by
If the bloc welcomed the active participation of all stakeholders in the campaign which ended on Monday (Dec.18), it still noted "serious human rights violations and abuses".
French court validates disputed sale of rare Gabonese Fang mask/in /by
"Their negligence and carelessness characterize the inexcusable nature" of the plaintiffs' claim, replied the court, which therefore did not grant their request to cancel the sale or recover the amount paid by the final buyer...
South Africa: Underground mine occupation/in /by
More than 2,000 workers occupy a platinum mine in South Africa for the second day in a row on Tuesday, causing concern among families as the company tries to push for an end to one of the country's biggest mine labour movements in years.