December 2005 in Africa - SpeedyLook encyclopedia

Thursday the 1st er February

Ethiopia: The federal court of Addis-Abeba, for the 3rd time, prolonged 15 days the detention of 19 leaders of the principal party of the opposition, the Coalition for the unit and democracy (CUDP).

Africa, France: 23e Summit Africa-France with Bamako December 3rd and 4th. The capital Malian accommodate the heads of state and government of 51 African countries and France around the topic “African youth, its vitality, its creativity, its aspirations”. The emigration and the conflicts also were with the day order. The president of the Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo was absent, justifying his absence by the attack of a camp of gendarmerie with Agban on December 1st.

Gabon: Pierre Mamboundou, president of the Union of the Gabonese people and Zacharie Myboto, all two candidates with the presidential election of November 27th, invited the Gabonese one with “civil disobedience” to protest against the fraudulent victory of the president Omar Bongo Ondimba.

Ivory Coast: Charles Konan Banny, governor of the Central bank of the States of West Africa (BCEAO), was indicated Sunday Prime Minister. This nomination intervened at the conclusion of the visit with Abidjan of Olusegun Obasanjo, president of the African Union and Thabo Mbeki, president of the South Africa. It was approved by the rebel movement of the new Forces and by the parties of the opposition. Charles Konan Banny must form a government which has the role of setting up disarmament and of organizing the presidential election before October 30th, 2006.

Nigeria: A new air crash occurred with Port Harcourt. A DC-9 of the Sosoliso company was crushed making 107 died, including 75 pupils of the college Jesuit Ignatius Loyola of Abuja.

Rwanda: The International penal court for Rwanda condemned to 25 years of prison Aloys Simba, former officer of the army and old parliamentary found guilty to have to encourage militiamans to kill out of the civilians in the prefecture of Gikongoro and to have provided them weapons during the genocide to Rwanda.

Tanzania: Presidential election. Jakaya Kikwete, Foreign Minister and candidate of the party in power, the Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) carried it with 80,3% of the votes according to the Electoral commission. Ibrahim Lipumba, candidate of the linked civic Face (CUF), principal training of the opposition obtained 11,6% of the voices.

Ivory Coast: The Safety advice of the United Nations adopted a resolution extending until December 15th, 2006 certain provisions of the resolution the 1572 adopted on November 15th 2004, in particular the embargo on the sales of weapons bound for the Ivory Coast and the sanctions against the people blocking the peace process. The new resolution also founds an embargo against the diamond importation coming from Ivory Coast.

Sierra Leone: The Mission of the United Nations in Sierra Leone (Minusil) finished the withdrawal of troops, 6 years after the end of the civil war

Érythrée : The Mission of the United Nations in Érythrée and Ethiopia (Minuee) evacuated in two days 180 of its members (on the 3794 attending members) in accordance with the order given by the Eritrean government which had required the departure of American, Canadian, Europeans and Russian. The authorities of Érythrée considers that UNO support Ethiopia in its refusal to accept the borders defined by an independent commission like agreed during the peace agreement concluded on December 12th 2000.

Morocco: Death with Casablanca of the scenario writer Mohamed Ousfour regarded as the pionner of the Moroccan cinema.

Guinea: Elections of the communal and Community advisers. The whole of the Guinean political parties takes part in these elections. The Left the unit and progress (PUP, with the capacity) gained 31 communes out of 38, including five common component Conakry, and the 241 rural Communities of development on 303.

Democratic republic of Congo: A referendum for the adoption of a new constitution was organized. According to the provisional results published by the Independent electoral commission on December 20th, yes carried it with approximately 78% of the votes. This referendum is a first stage in the process having to complete the democratic transition, of the general elections must be held by June 2006.

Chad: An armed attack was carried out against a garrison installed in the east of the country. The Chadian government shows the Sudan to be responsible for this attack.

Kenya: Opening, in the buildings of the University of Nairobi, the Confusius Institute whose vocation is to teach the language and to make known the Chinese culture in Africa.

Uganda, Democratic republic of Congo: The the International Court of Justice (CIJ) condemned Uganda to be responsible between August 1998 and June 2003 for the “occupation of the Ituri”, of “violation of the international laws on the human rights”, of “use illegal of the force” and of “plunderings and exploitations of the natural resources” as a Democratic republic of Congo”.

Liberia: The Safety advice of the United Nations, considering that the situation of the country “ continues to constitute a threat for international peace and safety in the area ”, renewed the embargoes on the weapons and the importation of wood and bast diamonds.

Nigeria: An explosion caused a fire of a pipeline of the Shell company in the Delta of Niger in the south of country. The fire was controlled at the end of three days. According to the oil company, the explosion would be due to an act of sabotage. December 22nd, president Olusegun Obasanjo issued the maximum state of alert for the security forces deployed in the Delta of Niger.

Liberia: George Weah announced that it withdrew its complaint for electoral fraud and accepted the victory of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf with the presidential election.

Rwanda: Belgian justice confirmed that the body found in a channel of Brussels on December 17th was that of Juvénal Uwilingiyimana, Rwandan former minister accused of genocide by the International penal court for Rwanda in June 2005.

Ivory Coast: The rebellion of the Ivory Coast of the new Forces (FN) threat, not to sit in the transition government directed by Charles Konan Banny if the Popular front of the Ivory Coast (FPI) of the president Laurent Gbagbo obtained the three ministries for Finances, Defense and Safety.

Ivory Coast: The Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny formed his government. The 32 ministers come from the presidential party the Popular front of the Ivory Coast, of the parties of the opposition, the Democratic party of Ivory Coast (PDCI) and the Rassemblement of the republicans as well as rebels of the new Forces. Their leader, Guillaume Soro becomes minister of state in charge of the Program of rebuilding and reintegration.

Egypt: The Egyptian authorities violently evacuated a camping of 2000 petitioning Sudaneses asylum taken refuge in Egypt, installed in front of the office of HCR to the Cairo. At least 25 Sudaneses, including 7 children, died during the evacuation.

Burundi: Beginning of the progressive withdrawal of the 5364 soldiers of the Operation of the United Nations with Burundi (ONUB). The “blue helmets” of Onub, deployed since June 2004 to help to consolidate peace and the national reconciliation, after twelve years of a civil war must have to leave Burundi in December 2006.

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