Eye on Africa

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has been in custody since Tuesday night. The former president, accused of corruption, was placed under an undertaking by decision of the investigating judge. He is accused of embezzling millions of public funds during his two terms, from 2008 to 2019. Accused in March, he was placed under house arrest in May. According to the prosecutor, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz did not respect the measures for his judicial control. The defense of the former Mauritanian president arose against the suspension of his…

Uprising yesterday, Wednesday 23 June, at the UN against the Russian allies of the Central African forces in the Security Council. Almost unanimously, diplomats criticized the Russian paramilitaries, the place they occupied in the conflict and the day-to-day management of the country. Earlier, they had been informed by the UN envoy to the Central African Republic and the head of Minusca, Mankeur Ndiaye,…

In Burundi, the head of diplomacy Albert Shingiro and the ambassador of the European Union, Claude Bochu, surrounded by his fellow Member States on Wednesday morning at a large hotel in Bujumbura, resume political dialogue with a view to lifting sanctions against Gitega. This dialogue, which has since stopped, resumed in February after Access by Nkurunziza's successor to power.…

The National Assembly's office is embarrassed by the controversy surrounding an alleged donation of vehicles to the 500 deputies. The rapporteur for the lower house of the Congolese parliament has slightly changed his boss' version by ensuring that these jeeps will be offered as credit to deputies. "Jeeps ordered by the office, as in any legislator, will be granted on credit to the Honorary Council," said rapporteur Joseph Lembi Libula. Through this confirmation, the Assembly Bureau he repented. "Each institution has…

Prime Minister AbdallaHamdok is facing instability both in Sudan and in the region and is calling for unity between the political and military forces since the fall of Omar El-Bashir in 2019. During a press conference on Tuesday, June 22, he therefore launched an initiative to reduce tensions in the country and talks about reforming the military sector.…

An airstrike in the northern province of Ethiopia reportedly left dozens dead and injured on Tuesday (June 22). The region is in the grip of a bloody conflict between the federal power, aided by the Eritrean army, and the former power in Tigray was now transformed into an armed group. The war left thousands dead there. as…

The Central African Republic has had a new government since Wednesday evening, long-awaited, six months after the re-election of President Touadéra and the appointment of the new Prime Minister Henri-Marie Dondra on 12 June. The names were released to the presidency. More than half of the 32 ministers are new actors. Among the…

The very last government set up in Congo-Brazzaville has a ministry responsible for promoting public-private partnerships, led by the son of the head of state who during his first meeting with private actors promised to protect his investments and work to improve the business environment. But entrepreneurs expect more than promises.…

In Tambacounda, a city 500 kilometers east of the Senegalese capital, the Dakar-Bamako train has not run since 2018. In April last year, the Minister of Transport announced that traffic would resume in December 2021 to Tambacounda, failing to rehabilitate rails to Mali. A promise that the people were waiting for while the train brought life to the whole region which was more isolated.…

This Wednesday, Senegal recalled the June 23, 2011 movement. This popular protest movement that had led then-President Abdoulaye Wade to abandon its constitutional reform project. It is a crucial moment in the country's political history. This anniversary is celebrated in the division with two separate events in Dakar. as…