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FRANCE TOGO Politics 13/01/2022

Influential law professor Charles Debbasch dies quietly in France 

Frenchman Charles Debbasch, a professor of administrative law and architect of tailor-made constitutions in Africa, died on 8 January, though his family had been trying to keep the news under wraps. Until the end of his life Debbasch advised Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé, who welcomed him to Togo shortly after his conviction in France over his management of the Vasarely Foundation. [...]
Charles Debbasch in 1994, then dean of the Faculty of Law of Aix-en-Provence.
Charles Debbasch in 1994, then dean of the Faculty of Law of Aix-en-Provence. © MaxPPP
DRC Politics 05/01/2022

Kinshasa struggling to make the Jeux de la Francophonie deadline 

As the official launch date on 19 August 2022 of the 9th edition of the Jeux de la Francophonie approaches, the Congolese government, which is hosting the event in Kinshasa, is making a last-ditch attempt to keep the games. [...]
Isidore Kwandja Ngembo, director of the 9th edition of the Jeux de la Francophonie, with Zeina Mina, director of the International Committee of the Jeux de la Francophonie.
Isidore Kwandja Ngembo, director of the 9th edition of the Jeux de la Francophonie, with Zeina Mina, director of the International Committee of the Jeux de la Francophonie. © DRC Ministry of Sports
Focus AFRICA FRANCE Politics 20/12/2021

French presidential hopeful Eric Zemmour's Africa legion 

Lawyers, entrepreneurs, military officers, researchers... while the presidential candidate's campaign has strong anti-immigration overtones, geared especially at those of African descent, that has not stopped him from gathering a posse of advisers used to dealing with those in power on the continent. [...]
The candidate for the 2022 French presidential election Eric Zemmour.
The candidate for the 2022 French presidential election Eric Zemmour. © Blondet Eliot/Abaca via Reuters Connect

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