Eye on Africa

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The National Intelligence and Security Agency , police and immigration were put together by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, following a litany of complaints involving them in a series of incidents targeting politicians across the country. The spy agency , has often been criticized for targeting opposition politicians in a crackdown reportedly sanctioned by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, who has had problems with a number of his critics. More often than not, opposition leaders have…

Following the assassination attempt by Colonel Assimi Goïta, the president of the Malian transition, the prosecutor at the Tribunal de grande instance of Municipality II in Bamako launched an investigation into facts that would likely constitute crimes against 'attack on state security and attempted assassination. The attacker began to speak into the hands of the security services. .

Nigerian activist Sunday Igboho, organizer of a meeting in early July for the creation of a "Yoruba" nation, was presented to the prosecutor on Thursday in Cotonou. The sessionist was arrested on Monday in the Benin capital by the aviation police and he had fled his country after a raid by Nigerian services to his home in Ibadan 150 km from Megalopolis Lagos. Nigerian authorities demanded that he be arrested and extradited. Nigerian sources, transmitted by social networks, announced on Wednesday the release of the activist…

The 9th Francophonie Games are planned in Kinshasa from 19 to 28 August 2022. Almost a year since the organization of this sporting and cultural event, doubts are beginning to take into account the respect of the calendar. This edition was already planned for earlier this year, but it had been postponed at the request of the Democratic Republic of Congo after the pandemic in Covid-19. The progress of the work raises fears of further postponement or assignment of the games to another country. In early April, Félix…

In Tunisia, the vaccination campaign, which was open to all, was suspended this Wednesday on the second day of Eid for maladministration. The Minister of Health has been fired. as reported from Tunis, Lilia blaiseWith the doors to vaccination centers closed and queues to buy bread, on the second day of Eid, many Tunisians want…

In the very conservative and religious community of northern Nigeria, words are gradually emerging about sexual violence. The fear of stigma is still very strong and drives many victims to shut up, but society is starting to change. From our special correspondent in Kano,It was during his community service at the Kano State…

In order to survive the city of Bakoumba, the Compagnie minière de l'Ogooué (Comilog), which uses manganese, has decided to turn this city into the country's agricultural grain. Lékédi Zoo was created almost 30 years ago and has some jobs and economic activity in Bakoumba. Welcome to Lékédi Park. It is a 14,000 hectare zoo…

In Somalia, for the first time since Joe Biden's arrival in the US presidency, the Americans ordered a drone strike against the Shebabs. The operation, which took place on Tuesday, July 20, targeted Islamist terrorists near Galkayo, in central Somalia. as reported from Nairobi, Sebastien nemethIt is probably the urgency that…

After Johnson & Johnson allied itself with Aspen, it is Pfizer / BioNTech's turn to partner with a South African company to produce its anticovid vaccine. The manufacturer has signed an agreement with the Biovac Institute, a semi-state company based in Cape Town. This will be the first time a Messenger RNA vaccine has been produced in Africa. Target: 100 million doses per year by 2023. Production…

In Côte d'Ivoire, the long-awaited political meeting will take place next Tuesday. President Alassane Ouattara invites his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo to meet him at the Presidential Palace on July 27. Since the former head of state returned last month after his acquittal at the ICC, the country has remained closed following the announcement of this first meeting, which is intended to mark an important…