On the front page: the Congolese Catholic Church in the front line

  Three days after the violence on December 31 in Kinshasa and other cities in the DRC, Cardinal Monsengwo, head of the Catholic Church in the country, raised the tone yesterday."We can only denounce, condemn and stigmatize the actions of our so-called valiant men in uniforms, which sadly and barbarously translate," said the cardinal, before continuing: "How will...

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Mouscron-Tourcoing: and another car on fire rue E. Anseele!

  This Friday, shortly before 2 pm, the Mouscron firefighters were called for a car fire. Where ? At the end of the street Edouard Anseele, pardi! Arrived without doors and hood, the car was obviously set on fire voluntarily French side, just in front of the huge stones materializing the border. One more vehicle fire in this corner where the residents really start...

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Arctic oil: NGOs lose emblematic lawsuit against Norway

  The Norwegian court dismissed Thursday Greenpeace and two other NGOs opposed to Norway's granting of oil licenses in the Arctic, an emblematic case showing that the fight against global warming is being played out more and more in the courtrooms.In a judgment still subject to appeal, the Oslo court ruled that the Norwegian state did not violate the Constitution...

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Moldova: President Igor Dodon suspended from office

Moldova is a former Soviet republic that lies on the geopolitical divide between Europe and Russia. This is why it is often the scene of political crises. Like the one that just burst after the Constitutional Court decided to suspend the president, Igor Dodon, who is an assumed Prorusse. Régis Genté, you are one of our correspondents in the former USSR. Why this crisis? This is in fact yet another showdown between the pro-Russian and pro-Western...

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