Eye on Africa

Access to health is still uneven in Senegalese territory. A problem the government is tackling with the opening of four new regional hospitals, including Kédougou, which was inaugurated by President Macky Sall on 31 May. southeast of the territory to the despair of the population and health care. From our special correspondent…

In mid-May, a progress report from the Supreme Court's Court of Auditors on the use of funds from the response to Covid-19 pointed to serious economic deviations, which triggered what is known as "Covidgate". And while the final report for 2020 is complete, its presentation to the Assembly was suspended last week, leading to allegations of opacity in the management of these funds. This amounts to approximately CFA 167 billion, or more than EUR 250 million. .

Several NGOs fear that humanitarian aid will be blocked in Tigray since the province was taken over by Tigray's defense force on Tuesday (June 29). Since then, aid operations to the population have almost frozen due to the fighting. On Thursday, July 1, an important supply bridge that threatened humanitarian aid in the region was destroyed.…

On Thursday, July 1, South Africa and the United Kingdom criticized the violent repression of demonstrations against the monarchy in Eswatini, the government of this small country in southern Africa that accuses "foreign elements" and "terrorists" of sowing seeds. Africa's last absolute monarchy, formerly known as Swaziland, has…

In Burkina Faso, the first meeting of the reorganized government. The members of the government made their first contact on Thursday, July 1, a few hours after the announcement of the new team. The head of government took the opportunity and explained the reasons for this change and the assignment that awaits the new team. as…

In Nigeria, the mystery surrounding the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu remains. The separatist leader of Biafra was arrested on Sunday (June 27) abroad and taken back to Nigeria, where he was being held. We did not know until he was arrested, although his lawyer mentioned on Wednesday, June 30, on our antenna his passage in Kenya, a Kenyan trail that has now been confirmed.…

EUR 600 million to help Africa be vaccinated. This is the commitment made by international donors who promise this funding to Aspen, the South African pharmaceutical giant. They want to support the revival of the production of vaccines against Covid-19 in Africa, where only 1% of the population is vaccinated. Africa is the…

It is RFI information, the rag is burning between the Transitional Authority and the AU Commission since the appointment of Senegalese Ibrahima Fall to the post of High Representative of the African Union to support the transition. A meeting that the Transitional Military Council, installed on April 20, does not want to hear about. This crisis, which has been raging since his appointment in June, has…

Kenya envoy meets Somali prime minister weeks after relations normalize MOGADISHU, Somalia - Kenya's relationship with Somalia could help improve regional integration, given the latest dramatic change of mind, after months of wrangling that even drew international actors including the Intergovernmental Authority and the development . Somalia had not severed diplomatic ties with Kenya, resulting…

Our ambition to restore our country's geostrategic position is now becoming a reality with its membership of the community of East African states. This far-reaching diplomatic and economic act now places our country in the Community of East African States (EAC), the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region. These diplomatic results are part of a foreign policy focusing on good…