Lazare Eloundou Assomo, the first African to head UNESCO S World Heritage maravipost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from maravipost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Cameroonian-born officially took office in early January as Director of the UNESCO World Heritage. His main mission? Safeguard the treasures of humanity.
Thierry Vircoulon, coordinator of the Observatory of Southern and Central Africa at Ifri joined Africanews journalist, Bridget Ugwe to weigh-in on the assassination of Italian Ambassador in the DR Congo, Luca Attanasio last Monday February, 22.
Today, concerns have been raised, in particular on the side of the Congolese opposition, that denounced an incapacity of the United Nations to bring peace in the region.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs has asked for the opening of an investigation at the UN to shed light on those responsible for this attack. Kinshasa has accused the Rwandan Hutu rebels of the FDLR. The rebels refute these accusations. Some have raised concerns that it was a kidnapping attempt for ransom that went wrong.
Elections in Africa, a dominant theme throughout the year 2020. It continues in 2021 with the Republic of Congo which has set its presidential election for March 21. Africanews’ Editor of the Day, Brigette Ugwe speaks to Africanews’ Journalist Serge Patrick- Mankou on what this announcement has generated among the opposition in the Central African nation.
Bridget Ugwe: This is one of the main announcements of President Denis Sassou Nguesso s State of the Nation address on Wednesday.The presidential election in Congo will be held on March 21 2021. To avoid any unconstitutionality, says the head of state. But what he does not say is that it is also a way to undermine the opposition.