SENEGAL:
Thiès goes to a "reconfiguration" with the leading projects of the State, according to Amadou Sy: "The execution of state projects such as the Blaise Diagne International Airport and the" Ila Touba "Highway will create a reconfiguration of the Thiès region on various levels, said its governor, Amadou Sy. "Thiès is a region to be exploited and exploited, and it is above all a region that has a future in the sense that there are many projects of the State that are emerging in particular the Blaise Diagne international airport, "he told APS on Friday. According to him, these changes will create "a reconfiguration of the region and in order to do so, mayors must take into account this dimension of revolution of the economic, political, social environment but also of the generalized transformation that will take place" "Sy said. However, he argued, "local authorities may be mistaken if they do not take these changes into account in their planning." "It is enough to look at the city of Thiès to feel that transformations are being made and in a very special way," said the civil administrator. Moreover, according to Amadou Sy, the commitments made by the government at the decentralized council of ministers of Thiès "have been widely respected" and show "a 92% execution rate", excluding the flagship projects AIBD and the Ila-Touba highrway. "We did not want to include them to avoid exceeding the one hundred percent mark," said Amadou Sy, explaining that "we preferred to administer them in a document annexed to that of the territorial conference" ... .. "
CAMEROON:
Douala, the Attorney General wants to put an end to the whimsical guards: "The Attorney General at the Littoral Court of Appeals, based in Douala in the economic metropolis, wants to put an end to the whimsical police custody in police stations during preliminary investigations of judicial police officers. Jean Claude Awala, the Attorney General at the Court of Appeals for the Littoral, who lambasted the arbitrary arrests, the corruption of the judicial police officers, also denounced the fact that the police stations were transformed into agencies for the recovery of debts owed by Third parties to the State, or to other complainants. The whimsical guards, the state official said, affect the functioning of justice. "The judicial police officers must work in accordance with the canons prescribed by the legislation in force", declared the magistrate Jean Claude Awala, this Friday in Douala ... "
Alert: Marafa Hamidou Yaya, one of the former regime's barons imprisoned in Yaounde, is allegedly in an alarming state of health, according to his doctor: "Victim of arbitrary detention according to the United Nations Former General Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic is in an alarming state according to his doctor. The intensive care unit of the central hospital of Yaoundé has been hosting a VIP patient for three days, precisely on Thursday the 30th of March 2017. They are Marafa Hamidou Yaya, former Minister of State for Territorial Administration and Decentralization. In his new edition which will be in the kiosks from April 2017, Jeune Afrique reveals that the former baron of the thirty year old regime of Paul Biya is admitted to the hospital because of the aggravation of his state of health. "Gnawed by an infectious disease, the former secretary general of the presidency, sentenced to twenty years imprisonment for" intellectual complicity of embezzlement of public funds ", is in an alarming state of weakness, according to his doctors" writes the weekly Panafricain Deprived of freedom for five years, Marafa Hamidou Yaya is not in his first hospitalization. But this is the first time that the former close associate of Paul Biya, aged 67, is experiencing such a serious alert. His case went from bad to worse and any request for evacuation abroad is systematically rejected by the President of the Republic ... .. "
GABON:
The sixth edition of the Africa IT & Telecom Forum will be held in Abidjan in the 10th and the 11th of April. This conference will bring together actors from the digital economy of some thirty countries. In addition to reflections to improve the digitization of our subregional administrations, Gabon could receive an Award. The Africa IT & Telecom Forum (AITTF) is an annual conference bringing together ICT actors from African francophone countries. We are announcing nearly 400 participants from 30 countries. In the panel, there is the participation of technical experts from the sector, investors and several ministers of the digital economy. The AITTF for digital administration. The theme chosen for the workshops is "African administration in the digital age". This edition will therefore serve as a framework to reflect on the policies to be put in place to realize a digital administration. An opportunity for participating countries, as well as experts, to share their experiences on the issue and therefore to find strategies adapted to the realities on the ground. Africa must straddle the development process with new information and telecommunication technologies. On a continent where there is often a lack of government transparency, the choice of the topic of reflection is to be congratulated. ICT is a boon to improve the governance of our states. Gabon nominated at AITTF AWARD In order to erase the delays in digital development in Africa, initiatives of this kind are to be multiplied. Nevertheless, it is imperative that this kind of foundation materialize through relevant actions. Discussions alone are not enough. One thing is certain, the organizers of this conference are convinced of this. It is in this sense that each year a participating country receives an Award highlighting the progress made in digital development. It would seem that the organizers appreciated the progress made in Gabon in this area. The AITTF Scientific Committee responsible for selecting the winner of this edition announced the appointment of Gabon as a potential winner of the AITTF Award. Obviously, the press release published last Friday highlights "the avant-garde role of the Gabonese government in ICT in Central Africa". The Gabonese government has in fact set up a sectoral development plan "Gabon Digital" which is part of a global plan called "Emerging Gabon Strategic Plan". This sector plan covers infrastructure development, e-gov solutions and digitization of the economy ... "
Crédit : IMPERIUM MEDIA
