Eye on Africa

The date has now been confirmed, Patrice Lumumba's tooth will be returned to her family on June 21 by the Belgian authorities. This figure of Congolese independence and the anti-colonial struggle was carried out in January 1961 before his body was dissolved in acid. This tooth that belongs to Patrice Lumumba was was found five…

In Ethiopia, the conflict continues in the province of Tigray. This northern region is still plagued by violence between the former TPLF power on the one hand, the federal army, Eritrean soldiers and Amharic militias on the other. The conflict has claimed thousands of lives and caused significant damage as well. With our…

Announced by the Congolese government, the displaced people of Goma and the territory are beginning to return to the city after the volcanic eruption on May 22 and the order to evacuate on May 27. Authorities noted the end of the lava flow and solidification, as well as the significant reduction in earthquakes in the area.…

Al-Shabaab suffers defeats as escalating military operations in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - More than 130 Al-Shabaab militants have been killed in Somalia in the past three weeks, Defense Force Chief Gen. Odowa Yusuf Rageh confirmed, adding that troops would continue to clear militants from their various hiding places. in the country. Most of those killed were caught by the Somali National Army…

In Senegal, President Macky Sall is preparing a new "economic tour" in the north of the country this weekend, especially in the Saint-Louis and Matam regions. These marathon trips within the country allow, according to the head of state, "to see the state of implementation of the various projects". One of the government's major…

Somalia: Farmajo blamed for deployment of Somali soldiers in Tigray MOGADISHU, Somalia - Hours after a report by the UN special rapporteur on the violation of human rights by Eritrean troops leaked, outgoing Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo was accused of authorizing the deployment of trainee soldiers in the Tigray region, which has given rise to current concern. In the report, the…

Identify future basketball talents and give them excellent training in sports and education: this is the goal of the project "Dreams come true" born in Chad. The project is aimed at children aged 5 to 14 years, it was launched by a collective of young sports enthusiasts. Sandrine Naguertiga, "technical" entrepreneur and French-Chadian blogger is with us in "La Vie ici". .

The head of the Tunisian government, Hichem Mechichi, traveled to Geneva this Tuesday, June 8, for a two-day visit. He is accompanied by the Director of the Institut Pasteur in Tunis and the Chair of the Scientific Committee for the Fight against Coronavirus. The issue of getting vaccines for Tunisia is at the heart of the meetings that the Tunisian Prime Minister will hold in Geneva, including one on…

In Mali, the Prime Minister of the Second Transitional Government was appointed on Monday, June 7, after the new President's Colonel Assimi Goïta. As expected, Choguel Maïga was appointed. The president of the MPR party and leader of the M5-RFP coalition, which organized the protest against former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta a year ago, must now form his government.…

This announcement was made during a press conference on Tuesday, June 8. This collective of opposition parties and civil society associations always condemns "an institutional coup". as reported from Ndjamena, Aurélie Bazzara-KibangulaThis decision was made in particular after the location of the African Union and ECCAS which…