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LUDOVIC MARIN The editor of a Congolese satirical weekly critical of President Denis Sassou Nguesso was convicted Monday of libel and jailed for six months, a rights group said. Raymond Malonga, 60, was also ordered to pay a fine of 30 million CFA francs (more than 45 000 euros), according to Tresor Nzila of the Congolese Human Rights Observatory (OCDH). Family members and local journalists confirmed the ruling to AFP. Malonga, editor of Sel-Piment (Salt and Spice), was found guilty of libelling Georgette Okemba, the wife of a close aide to Sassou Nguesso, after accusing her of diverting one...
A human rights activist was arrested Thursday in Brazzaville ten days before the presidential election in the Republic of Congo, official sources said Friday. Dr Alexandre Ibacka Dzabana, 77, coordinator of the Congolese Platform of Human Rights NGOs is accused of "wanting to destabilize the electoral process". He was arrested Thursday by plainclothes security agents. according to his group (OCDH). His relatives in France also gave the alert Thursday to AFP. "This is a kidnapping because he was arrested by unidentified men. The modus operandi is that of another era," Tresor Nzila said. "We de...
The five members of the collective “Black lives matter in Italian Fashion”, during a fashion show ahead of Milan Fashion Week, Milan, Italy, 17 February 2021, MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images February 2021 in Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s regional editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. An audio discussion relating to this piece is available here. February – a month dedicated to romance and declarations of love in many cultures – was peppered with more setbacks than triumphs. While continental crea...
For several years, the Republic of the Congo has been quietly buying an arsenal from Azerbaijan, with the latest cache arriving before next month’s election