Eye on Africa

Laurent Gbagbo gave his first official announcement since returning to Côte d'Ivoire last Thursday, 17 June. In a statement, the former president said "to worry about the violence being waged in the country", referring to the clashes the day of his arrival between his supporters who came to welcome him at the airport and the forces in order. Throughout the day, the supporters spread tear gas around…

The presence in Uganda of the five variants is one of the reasons for the epidemic outbreak that the country in the Great Lakes region is currently experiencing when it had been relatively spared during the first wave. Strict containment had prevented the spread of the epidemic during the first wave of Covid in Uganda, but…

In the first stage of the semifinals of the Confederation Cup, JS Kabylie went for an expensive victory, on Sunday 20 June, away against Coton Sport (2-1). The Cameroonian club can regret their goalkeeper's mistakes that led to equalization of his opponents. In the second half left, Pyramids and Raja scored (0-0). The winner…

The Boko Haram group confirmed the death of its historic leader, Abubakar Shekau, last week. This had already been announced by the group Islamic State in West Africa (Iswap) two weeks earlier. What remains of the Boko Haram group after its disappearance? What are the new power relations between the jihadists from Iswap and the men who remained loyal to Shekau on the shores of Lake Chad?…

This weekend, several surgeons and health specialists welcomed a 9-year-old child from Zimbabwe to a private clinic in Johannesburg. In early May, the boy was attacked by a hyena during a nightly religious ceremony outside. as reported from Johannesburg, Romain SongThe child lost an eye, a nose and part of the mouth and…

After fifteen months of border closures, the Nigerian government decided to reopen them. The decision, taken at the last Council of Ministers, states that it is thanks to the control of Covid-19 in the country. A decision praised by the country's economic actors. as reported from Niamey, Moussa KakaIt is the control and…

The President of the African Football Confederation (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, spoke in a statement released on Sunday, June 20. The leader confirmed that a project to create an African Super League was being considered. And he intends to rely on the failure of the European project so as not to make mistakes. Sunday, June 20,…

He had given himself a few days of rest after his return with great fanfare to the Ivory Coast last Thursday. And it is Sunday, June 20, that Laurent Gbagbo has chosen for his first public appearance. The former president created a surprise by attending Sunday Mass at the Cathedral on the Plateau, Abidjan's business district. An excursion that aroused many emotions among the faithful present.…

The situation of the 8,500 displaced people who had to flee a Bambari refugee camp in the middle of the country is still very unpleasant: the fire in the Elevage camp two weeks ago. Several international organizations are intervening on the ground to alleviate the humanitarian emergency, but so far the circumstances that caused the refugee's escape are still unclear.…

After a two-year closure, the coastal road between eastern and western Libya was opened on Sunday, June 20. Reopened at the front line, about 370 kilometers from the capital Tripoli, in the presence of Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah and several of these ministers. The road connects west of Libya, from its border with Tunisia, east to Egypt. An important step towards calming the country.…