Eye on Africa

Somalia: Northeastern State officers narrowly escape IED explosions MOGADISHU, Somalia - Two IED explosions hit a navy escort convoy carrying senior officers together with Northeastern State Safety Minister Abdisalam Mohamed Gallan on Saturday morning. The minister was touring to the Balli-dhadin space from Iskushuban district within the Bari area on the time of the assault which killed one…

Following the reaction of the Minister of Marketing for Women and the Family to the so-called "sextape" case in Cameroon, Martin Camus Mimb's lawyer fears that this statement will affect justice and reminds that his client is not worried about the video. sig. Following broadcast a video on the internet where a couple engages in…

A local NGO has identified 169 cases of pregnancy among minors aged 13 to 17 in four locations in the Lubero territory of northern Kivu, including the capital. as reported from Kinshasa, Sonia RolleyIn the eastern part of Congo-Kinshasa, this study is disturbing. If we sum up this entire population, the proportion is one…

US requires investigation into killing of assist employees in Ethiopia's Tigray area WASHINGTON, United States - The USA has referred to as for an investigation into the homicide of three Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) employees in Ethiopia's troubled Tigray area, in keeping with a press release launched by the State Division on Friday. “The assaults on assist employees are indefensible and…

In Congo-Brazzaville, at least 100,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine offered by China risk being unused next July, according to the government. In question, the population, reluctant to be vaccinated. as reported from Brazzaville, Loïcia MartialIn the center of Brazzaville, Ghislaine Mawata, a mother in her forties, walks…

The African Court of Human Rights rejected the claims of the former Minister of Economy and the Benin opponent Komi Koutché. In 2020, the man won his case on the international arrest warrants issued by Spain and Interpol against him, at the request of Benin. He accused the International Court of Justice of questioning Benin's conviction of 20 years in prison for embezzlement of public funds by 2020, in…

Niger was ordered by the ECOWAS court to pay damages to a human rights defender for "arbitrary and illegal detention". It's a first. The West African Economic Community Court (ECOWAS) this week ordered Niamey to pay 50 million CFA francs to Sadat Sadat Ilya Dan Malam. His lawyer announced it on the evening of Thursday, June…

After Lagos, the "Great West African Cities" initiative in Wathi Square takes us to Abidjan, the economic and cultural capital of Côte d'Ivoire. We have launched a series on major West African cities, in order to show their diversity, their complexity, their beauty, but also the environmental, security and socio-economic threats that weigh on them.Along with population growth, one of the other major trends in the coming…

A former head of state behind bars, for not having, it is said, respected the measures of his judicial control, as part of the ongoing investigation of a corruption case against him. How can one explain this impression of embarrassment that seems to arouse the case of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz? It clearly carries a force of…

In the aftermath of the Berlin summit on the Libyan crisis, the UN mission in Libya meets the Advisory Committee of the Libyan Forum for Political Dialogue. These meetings should last for three days to reconcile positions ahead of a new meeting of the Libyan Political Forum, on Monday 28 June, in Geneva. A committee of 17…