Eye on Africa

In the Central African Republic, the counter-offensive led by the Central African Allied Forces (Faca) with its bilateral Russian ally has made it possible to retake a majority of the country's major cities. But this counter-offensive is accompanied by many issues - especially the atrocities committed against civilian populations. Several incidents, including one…

After years, a Chinese-built port is being revived in the East African nation of Tanzania, the completion of which may provide strategic advantages to the PLA Navy in the Indian Ocean.

Several investors have joined forces as part of a public-private partnership in the construction of a hydropower plant that will produce green energy for the capital Libreville. Projects from the Gabonese Fund for Strategic Investments and the company Meridiam, the future facility will increase electricity capacity in the Gabonese capital by 13%.…

The Pharmalagasy plant launches the third variation of Covid Organics, the improved traditional remedy based on artemisia called CVO + Curative. The clinical trial, performed on 339 patients for 15 days (+28 days of follow-up), was supported by the WHO - which also supports other clinical trials related to traditional medicine in Africa - and provides a curative effect up to 87.1%. An exhibition that cannot hide the damage caused by the health crisis that the country has been going through for two years. No one…

The opposition and part of civil society called for demonstrations on Saturday across the country to express their dissatisfaction with the security situation. Last weekend, spontaneous marches took place in several cities in the Center North and Sahel region. On Wednesday night, President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré fired his defense and security ministers. Despite this gesture, the call to demonstrate…

The Ivory Coast is still relatively spared from the Covid-19 pandemic. Officially, it has only 158 active people, and the positivity rate for PCR tests is below 3%, "one of the lowest prices in Africa" ​​the government indicates. In total, the country has registered just over 48,000 cases of pollution and 313 deaths. The vaccination campaign is also on track and the country has placed new vaccine…

One week after his arrest, supporters of Nnamdi Kanu, Biafran's independence leader, demanded justice. Kanu was arrested on Sunday after four years on the run and taken back to Nigeria, under still unclear circumstances. As he is due to appear in a terror trial next month, supporters of Nnamdi Kanu are gathering behind the scenes.…

The "Covidgate" deal is bouncing back in Cameroon. The local press published a summary of the Court of Auditors' report on the management last year of the special national solidarity fund against the coronavirus. A summary which has not been denied by the Court of Auditors and which highlights the many shortcomings in the management of this fund of 180 billion CFA francs, by the Cameroonian Ministries…

The first voyage outside the Ivorian borders of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo returned to Côte d'Ivoire on June 17, after ten years at the ICC. He arrived in Kinshasa on Friday, July 2, early in the evening. A discreet journey: no picture of his arrival has been leaked on social networks. Gbagbo's stay in the Democratic Republic of Congo responds to Jean-Pierre Bemba's invitation.…

Health news is marked by the Republican President's media outings on the AstraZeneca vaccine. Felix Tshisekedi has not yet been vaccinated and increasing criticism of the vaccine, according to him, is not so sure. A statement that contrasts with the government's efforts to get AstraZeneca to accept public opinion. Felix Tshisekedi's paradoxical position attracts him many critics. On the one hand, the head of state refuses to be vaccinated, but on the other hand, he approves the launch of the vaccination campaign for the…