Eye on Africa

In Senegal, the agricultural sector employs about 60% of the working population. But does it attract young people, especially those affected by unemployment? In the river valley, the organizers of the first international agricultural fair in the north, which was held last weekend at the Diamadammen, on the Mauritanian border, want to believe it.…

In its annual report on economic reform, the Central African Economic Community points out the shortcomings in the mobilization of budget revenues in Congo-Brazzaville. From our correspondent in Brazzaville,According to its 2020 report, in the first pillar of budgetary policy, PREF-Cemac could not achieve certain objectives, in…

Africa officially regrets 133,000 deaths from Covid-19 2020, according to the World Health Organization. But within organizations, we realize that this figure is largely underestimated due to a lack of testing and adequate reporting. According to a US study, the real path for African victims of Covid could be three to four times higher.…

After the Nyiragongo eruption near Goma, some almost frozen files reappeared. Authorities are warned of the massive presence of carbon dioxide in Kabuno Bay, which is located in the northwest corner of Lake Kivu. They suddenly accelerate the procedure for phasing out this land hatch, where only a narrow passage separates it from the lake. Funds are now needed to avoid the risk of seeing millions of…

The British Prime Minister invited Cyril Ramaphosa. The South African president "has played an important role internationally in the fight against Covid-19", the invitation card states. President Ramaphosa is already present at the G7 in Biarritz, France in 2019 and returns to the big tables with an ambition: to convince his partners that intellectual property patents must be revoked in order to…

The Ivorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi and Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, today inaugurated the International Academy for the Fight against Terrorism AILCT in Jacqueville, about 60 kilometers from Abidjan. The first part of the project has been delivered, but the website is up and running and can be run at full speed. We will do training, strategy and practice…

On Thursday, June 10, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a "profound transformation" of the French military presence in the Sahel and the establishment of an international anti-jihadist alliance in the region. "At the end of the consultations (..) we will embark on a profound transformation of our military presence in…

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has confirmed the postponement of the match between Sierra Leone and Benin, which was originally scheduled for March 30, 2021 in the qualifiers for the African Cup of Nations, until June 14. The Beninées had refused to play this meeting after the dubious positive Covid results from five of their players.…

An armed attack that killed between 138 and 160 people, according to sources, again mourned Burkina Faso on the night of 4 to 5 June 2021. This terrorist attack, the deadliest Burkinabè had known, is the latest in a long series that began in 2015. A look back at the most important stages in this Sahelia's people in chaos and terror. After being spared jihadist…

More than 30 players born on the African continent have already taken part in the final phase of the European Championships - the 16th edition starts on 11 June 2021 in Rome - and 6 of them have even won the competition. By Xavier Barret,You can be born in Bamako and become European champion: Jean Tigana did it in 1984. You can be born in Dakar and win the Euro:…