Eye on Africa

MOGADISHU, Somalia | The Somali government is expected to reduce costs incurred in several departments; Auditor General Mohamed Ali Afgoe has warned, in yet another tax strategy aimed at increasing the financial fortunes of the Horn of Africa nation, which is embroiled in a host of challenges. For decades, Mogadishu, which does not yet have a stable government, relied almost entirely on the international community for its financial survival, given the low revenues generated by national taxes. The country has implemented…

Graphic novelist Loyizo Mkize is well known in her native South Africa. But last month, he broke the boundaries of his popularity by signing a contract with the giant American comic book publisher DC Comics. Mkize…

Protesters block Ethiopia-Djibouti rail link as conflict escalates NAIROBI, Kenya - The vital rail and road link to Djibouti was destroyed on Wednesday, which could now cut essential supplies to Addis Ababa, which depends on the port of Djibouti for imports and exports, essential to the Ethiopian economy. A senior government official said the railway had been partly uprooted and some sections…

Turkey expects Uganda to take action against Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) -linked institutions and organizations in the country, but no concrete action has been taken regarding the group's activities during discussions. There are concerns that the Ugandan government is not moving fast enough to raise a red flag on all FETÖ activities in the country. Although some FETÖ-linked infrastructure in Uganda has been unable to work, sources have shown that one of Uganda's large private hospitals in Kampala,…

There is jubilation in Kenya's Shona community when nearly 2,000 of the former stateless members receive ID cards and citizenship, which will change their lives. In addition, more than 354 million people with hepatitis live around the world, leading to over one million deaths each year. On…

The Libyan army said the militia loyal to Putist General Khalifa Haftar has a deadline of Saturday to resume the strategic coastal road that connects the country to the east and west. "We sent a letter to 5 + 5 Libya's Joint Military Commission giving them until Saturday (to inform Haftar's militia) to open the coastal road," Abdel-Hadi Darah, a spokesman for the Sirte-Jufra Operations Room, told Anadolu Agency (AA). The Joint Military Committee comprises five members from the internationally…

After Tanzania just a few days ago, it is Burundi's turn to turn 180 ° compared to the vaccine against Covid-19. The Committee to Combat the Proliferation of Covid-19 announced yesterday, Wednesday, that it had accepted an offer from the World Bank to supply these vaccines, the Minister of Public Health and Vice-Chair of this…

Burundi flag bearer Ornella Havyarimana was eliminated in her first match at the Tokyo 2021 Olympic boxing tournament on July 29 at Kokugikan Arena. But Burundian was able to measure her progress against Serbian Nina Radovanovic, an opponent she has already met. From our special correspondent in Tokyo,Despite the blows, Ornella…

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said his country offered "absolute support" to Libya when he hosted Libyan President Mohammad Younes Menfi. Algeria is ready to help Libyans "make their country's voice heard" and "to bring aid and assistance to Libya ... to solve some problems that have arisen," Tebboune said after a meeting between the two men. He was quoted in a presidential statement published by Algerian media that did not elaborate on the "problems" he was quoting. But Libya is struggling to emerge from…

The Tunisian presidency fired the head of the national television channel on Wednesday after two guests were briefly banned from entering their studios to take part in a program. The dismissal of Wataniya's CEO comes…