Eye on Africa

In Mali, the new prime minister for the transition, Choguel Maïga, met with UN unions on Tuesday. The first central union in the country has had a series of complaints for several months. The case of the compressed workers from the former state-owned enterprises, the harmonization of the index networks for the salaries of civil…

Casamance has been confronted for almost 40 years by the MFDC's independence movement. But since the beginning of the year, the army has given a boost to its military operations by regaining the historical positions of the MFDC near the border with Guinea-Bissau. The goal stated: "to restore state authority completely." A new balance of power, while the uprising today seems to be aging and fragmented. .

In the Central African Republic, the new Prime Minister Henri Marie Dondra took office on Tuesday, June 15 in Bangui during a handover ceremony with her predecessor Firmin Ngrebada. as reported from Bangui, Carol ValadeMinister of Finance since 2016, Henri Marie Dondra inherits by implementing as head of the CEO a difficult…

Tunisia - Angola and Congo-Brazzaville - Cameroon will be posters for the semi-finals of the African Nations Women's Handball Cup on 16 June 2021 in Yaoundé. The Congolese surprised the Senegalese 21-20 while the Cameroonians crushed the Nigerians 44-14. The semi-finalists have meanwhile won their qualifiers for the 2021 World Cup, which is scheduled for December in Spain.…

The National Independent Electoral Authority (ANIE) announced on Tuesday the National Liberation Front (FLN) victory in the legislative elections held on Saturday, in a context of very strong closure and political crisis. With 105 seats, the FLN is still the leading party in the Algerian parliament. According to the results -…

Sentenced last year to 20 years of forced labor to include embezzlement of nearly $ 60 million as part of an emergency presidential program, Vital Kamerhe, the former chief of staff of Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi, is awaiting a ruling from the Kinshasa-Gombe Court of Appeal. . From our Kinshasa correspondent,Vital…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - When General Yusuf Rageh Odowaa announced major crackdowns against Al-Shabaab in central and southern Somalia, he insisted that "we will crush them, reclaim our territories" and true to his words, the activists have continued to suffer defeats in recent weeks. But even more fascinating, unlike many configurations of the military, General Odowaa Yusuf Rageh has taken it upon himself to lead a crackdown on the militants, which has apparently paid off in recent weeks. Since last week, more than 200…

Ivorian Popular Front pro Gbagbo on Monday confirmed the arrival of Laurent Gbagbo to the Ivory Coast on the afternoon of June 17. His formation, which no longer speaks of a triumphant welcome, welcomed the announcement that it will be able to use the presidential pavilion at the airport to receive the former president.…

Single mother Lihle Magudulela spat out a mouthful of dirt as she sucked on a rock dug up from a hillside in South Africa's province of KwaZulu-Natal, convinced she might have found a diamond. Thousands have flocked to the outskirts of the village of KwaHlathi, more than 300 kilometers (186 miles) southeast of Johannesburg, after a cattle rider dug a handful of unidentified crystal-like stones last week. The news of the discovery spread quickly and triggered a rush to the site despite notices of caution from the…

Just over three months ago, the UN expert group on mercenaries sounded the alarm about serious "human rights violations" that can be attributed to Russian paramilitaries in the Central African Republic. Experts condemned the authorities' increased use of these private security companies, which had been the target of a new uprising since the December election.…