Eye on Africa

It has been hitting the country for a few weeks. President Yoweri Museveni spoke on Sunday evening, in particular to announce the closure of schools and the ban on travel between different districts. Objective: to stop this multiplication of the number of cases of coronavirus. as reported from Kampala, Lucie MouillaudFor…

In Gabon, in the hot spot for a few days after a scandal of embezzlement of public funds, the mayor of Libreville Eugène Mba has resigned. He would have returned his apron on June 1, according to an official decree published on Saturday. He is the second mayor to leave office in less than a year. as reported from Libreville,…

More than two weeks after fierce fighting between rival jihadist factions in northeastern Nigeria, the group Islamic State of West Africa (Iswap) announced the death of Abubakar Shekau, the historical leader of Boko Haram, in an audio message. This announcement specifically confirms that Abubakar Shekau blew up his explosive belt so as not to have to give up, while being besieged by the men of Iswap, in…

Frenchman Juan Rémy Quignolot is arrested on May 10 in Bangui in the Central African Republic. Photos of the search for his home had circulated on social media, showing a number of weapons and ammunition, as well as strategic equipment such as bulletproof vests. The file of Juan Remy Quignolot is now on the investigating…

In Nigeria, the attack launched on Thursday by a horde of cattle thieves against several villages in the state of Kebbi, in the northwestern part of the country, has been revised upwards: it went from 66 to 88 dead. as reported from Lagos, Liza FabbianEight villages in the Danko Wasagu district were attacked on Thursday by men…

According to information from RFI, the armed men returned to the village of Solhan, which was attacked on the night of June 4-5, leaving more than a hundred dead. After the victims were buried and the elements in Sebba's military unit left, they blew up the village on Saturday night. It was around 9 pm local time when these terrorist armed groups returned to the village of Solhan, directed the night before by an attack that left more than a hundred dead. They were many, some sources speak of at least 200 warriors.…

Northeast Burkina Faso was hit, on the night from Friday to Saturday, by two attacks, one of which left at least 138 dead, the deadliest in this country since the beginning of jihadist violence in 2015. terrorists have caused so many casualties and damage? RFI spoke with Mahamadou Sawadogo, a former gendarme and security specialist in Burkina Faso.…

Somaliland's history as minority candidate, former singer's son wins more votes HARGEISA - The recently concluded elections in North Western of Somaliaended on a high note as a minority candidate and the son of a former singer recorded the highest number of votes respectively in the legislative and local elections. North Western of Somaliaheld the first-ever direct elections with at least one…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his shock and outrage over the killing of dozens of people in Burkina Faso on Saturday in one of the country's deadliest attacks in years. According to local sources, the number of deaths from the massacre increased to 160 on Sunday, several media reported. Seven children are believed to be among the victims, according to the UN. In a statement late on Saturday, Guterres condemned the "heinous" attack and called on the international community to increase its support in…

Muse Bihi's Kulmiye loses North Western of Somaliaelection as women miss parliamentary seats HARGEISA - Abdirahman Irro, the chairman of the Waddani party, who is also targeting a stab in the 2022 presidential elections, caused a major shock in the last elections in North Western of Somaliaafter his party managed to overtake the ruling Kulmiye party. More than a million people had the…