On June 7, and starting today on the Web, French expatriates can choose their representatives in a global but largely ignored election. The vote gives the French expat community a political existence and reveals its conservative-leaning tendency.
Le 7 juin, et dès maintenant par Internet, les Français
expatriés peuvent élire leurs représentants. Ce scrutin méconnu donne une
existence politique à la communauté française de l'étranger.
Stéphanie Nyota Muliri, 50, is still officially employed
as public relations officer by the Bakwanga mining company (Miba) in Kinshasa,
Democratic Republic of Congo. But the company has not paid its employees' wages
in months and its 7,000 staff are left without work.
Officiellement, Stéphanie Nyota Muliri, 50 ans, est
toujours chargée de relations publiques pour la société minière de Bakwanga
(Miba) à Kinshasa, en République Démocratique du Congo. Mais la compagnie ne
verse plus les salaires depuis des mois et ses 7 000 employés ne travaillent
plus.
Areva, a company controlled by the French government, struck a
promising uranium exploration deal with the Democratic Republic of Congo on
Thursday. Nuclear power is the leitmotiv of Nicolas Sarkozy's African tour,
from the DRC to Niger.
L'entreprise Areva, contrôlée par l'État français, a conclu
jeudi un accord de prospection de l'uranium prometteur avec le gouvernement de
la RDC. Le nucléaire a été au cœur de la tournée africaine du président
français Nicolas Sarkozy.
DR Congo's National Assembly chairman, Vital Kamerhe (pictured),
has resigned, ending a political crisis that had been plaguing the parliament
for two months. Nicolas Sarkozy, due to visit Kinshasa on Thursday, can now
address the National Assembly.
En visite en RDC jeudi, le président Sarkozy pourra in fine
s'adresser au Parlement. Un Parlement en crise pour cause de désaccord sur les
opérations militaires conjointes avec le Rwanda jusqu'à la démission mercredi
de son président.
Les Léopards de RDC ont remporté à Abidjan le premier
Championnat d'Afrique des nations face à une Black Star ghanéenne pourtant
favorite. À Kinshasa, l'espoir renaît chez les supporters après une série de
cuisants revers de leur équipe.
DR
Congo's Leopards beat favourites Ghanaian Black Stars to win the first African
Nations Championship in the Ivory Coast. In the Congolese capital of Kinshasa,
hope was reborn among supporters after a series of defeats.
Israel eased its overnight strikes on the Gaza Strip while
reserve units moved into the Palestinian territory. While the military prepared
for a possible invasion of dense urban areas, international talks resumed in
Cairo on Monday.
EU leaders in the region moved diplomatic efforts for peace into
high gear, but Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni rejected calls for a
ceasefire, saying Israel would not "reach agreement with terror".
Thirty Israeli soldiers have been wounded, two seriously,
while dozens of armed Hamas operatives have been injured since the start of the
ground offensive in Gaza, Israel said. At least 12 Gazans have also reportedly
been killed in Israeli shelling.
A traditional chief, farmer, businessman and politician
has decided to use his prominence in Burkina Faso's public life to promote a
miracle plant, which he thinks can revolutionise agriculture in the Sahel
region.
À la fois chef traditionnel, cultivateur, commerçant et
politicien, le Larlé Naaba Tigré, fonction équivalente au rang de ministre dans
l'ex-royaume Mossi, mène une croisade pour une plante qui pourrait
révolutionner l'agriculture sahélienne.
A Paris exhibition shows the work of radio stations dedicated to
populations subjected to violence on the border between Chad and Sudan.
Information has become a vital commodity, say humanitarian workers.
Une exposition présente, à Paris, le travail des stations de
radio destinées à informer les populations réfugiées à la frontière du Tchad et
du Soudan. Les humanitaires considèrent de plus en plus l'information comme une
denrée vitale
The fiasco at the head of France's main opposition party has
attracted hundreds of reactions from France24.com's visitors.
From Kabul to Havana, leaders and citizens have been
awaiting the results of the US presidential election. Each region of the world
hopes to benefit from the change in the White House.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and other EU leaders
congratulated Barack Obama on Wednesday on his "brilliant victory" in the US
presidential election, expressing hopes for closer collaboration between Europe
and the USA.A propos de l'auteur/About the author
Thomas Hubert est un journaliste pigiste bilingue basé à Kinshasa, RD Congo depuis le premier trimestre 2009 et auparavant à Paris. Ce blog présente une sélection de ses articles publiés par divers médias et des notes sur la vie quotidienne à Kinshasa.
CV : PDF | LinkedIn
Thomas Hubert is a bilingual freelance journalist based in Kinshasa, DR Congo, since the first quarter of 2009 and in Paris before that. This blog showcases a selection of his stories published by various media organisations and some notes on daily life in Kinshasa.
CV: PDF | LinkedIn