Eye on Africa

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has dispelled doubts about his presidential candidacy days after being associated with the move, following his incredible strategy to resolve electoral disputes. Roble, who was first incorporated into government in October 2020, was named as a possible surprise candidate for the election after resolving disputes that nearly plunged the country into possible lawlessness after months of disagreements. Last month, Roble held a nationwide conversation that…

Since the publication in 2006 of his first novel And the sky forgot to rain, the Mauritanian author Beyrouk has established himself as one of the greatest voices in African literature in French. Author today of six novels and a collection of short stories, he tells story by story the breaking lines of his society torn between tradition and modernity. The desert so close, its majestic and disturbing enormity form the background of his…

WASHINGTON, United States - The United States has expressed serious concerns about the impending elections in Ethiopia, just weeks after warning key Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders, who are closely linked to the ongoing genocide in the Tigray region. In a statement, the United States said it was gravely concerned about the upcoming election, adding that it had reached out to community leaders and politicians, denouncing the violence that has been on the agenda for the past two months. "The hardening of regional and…

Algeria goes to the polls on Saturday for a new parliament that is intended to meet the demands of democratic protesters and turn a new leaf for the troubled, albeit gas-rich, country. Not everyone is happy about the election, as many activists are planning boycotts. Authorities have tightened the grip on Hirak's protest movement in recent weeks, and police have arrested a politician and journalist who are prominent opposition figures ahead of the vote. The early election is intended to exemplify…

"From Congolese father and mother". Under this heading, in the section À Haute Voix, the daily Le Potentiel returns to the question of nationality which has been at the center of debates for several days. The question is divided. And, writes the columnist, the head of state shared his thoughts with the senators of the holy union he received last Saturday. According to this colleague, Tshisekedi rather recommended the path…

Paris on Friday confirmed the death on June 5 of Baye ag Bakabo, the alleged leader of the command that had kidnapped our colleagues from RFI, Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, on November 2, 2013 in Kidal, northern Mali. With his death, only one member of the command remains alive and one of the alleged co-organizers of the kidnapping.…

Coups that are increasingly tolerated by the African Union, the sub-regional organizations and some African friends, it will be necessary to stop putting their authors in the position of having to account. Emmanuel Macron, who announced the end of Operation Barkhane, says France does not need to replace African states forever.…

One week ago, Burkina Faso woke up to the news of a horrific massacre in the northern village of Solhan. You wrote a comment "warm»On social networks the day after this tragedy.Yes, there was a small personal dimension to this reaction. I learned the news of Solhan's tragedy when I landed in Dakar, after a week in Ouagadougou, as part of WATHI's advocating efforts for health system reforms in the region. So far from…

Saturday 12 June is World Day Against Child Labor, a day organized under the auspices of the UN. Three days ago, Unicef ​​and the International Labor Organization pointed out in a report the increase in the number of children forced to work in the world due to the effects of the pandemic. Children's rights NGOs warn of the physical, health and economic consequences of these forms of exploitation for minors. The majority of them are between 5 and 11 years old. According toa report published by Unicef ​​and the…

The offices will open this Saturday at 8. 24 million voters are urged to elect the 407 deputies to the National People's Congress, for a five-year term, in early legislative elections. This election, organized after the revision of the constitution, marks a new stage in the roadmap that an Algerian power has set out in search of legitimacy, more than two years after the fall of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. If the former National Assembly was dominated by the FLN and RND parties, its composition could change.…