Eye on Africa

The Algerian team, already qualified, finished the qualifier for the African Cup of Nations (CAN 2021) on March 29, 2021 in Blida with a 5-0 victory over Botswana. Also in Group H, Zambia won 2-0 on Zimbabwe's ground which is already sure to play CAN 2021 in Cameroon. The Algerian team ended quietly who qualifies for the…

France resumed its embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday after a seven-year closure. "The embassy reopened in Tripoli on March 29, 2021," said a tweet from the diplomatic mission. Last week, Mohammad Menfi, head of the Libyan Presidency, announced during a press conference during his visit to Paris that the French embassy in Tripoli would be resumed. In July 2014, amid unrest following the 2011 ouster of strongman Moammar Gadhafi, the embassy closed its doors in Tripoli, but continued its work from Paris.…

A Kenyan radio station has been in turmoil since last week. Three animators were interrupted and then fired after, to say the least, shocking comments to a woman, subjected to gender-based violence. The three men suggested that a young Kenyan woman may be partly responsible for his assault. These comments sparked an uproar in the country. Wednesday morning, the show "Lift Off" takes place on Homeboyz Radio. Three animators, Shafie Weru, Neville Musya and DJ Joe Mfalme, evoke the case of a young woman, seriously injured,…

Somali army kills over 10 Al-Shabab militants in southern region MOGADISHU, Somalia -The Special Forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) killed more than 10 al-Shabab militants, including three commanders in the recent onslaught of terrorist group fighters. The SNA-owned radio station reported Saturday night that the successful operation of the Special Forces (Dahab) was aimed at…

Hotel attack in Mozambique: Brit missing after terrorist attack killed dozens A British man is missing after leaving a hotel in Mozambique that was heavily attacked by militants. Islamic State said Monday it was behind the ambush in the northern city of Mozambique, in which dozens of people, including foreign workers, were killed. Sky News understands that British contractor Philip…

Cargo ship stuck in the Suez Canal is moving again After the colossal ship that had blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week was partially flooded earlier Monday, it has now been released, according to local witnesses and a shipping agency in Egypt. With the help of high tide, a beautiful tugboat managed to unscrew the arch of the skyscraper size ever given from the sandbank by the…

First place was the only bet in this match in Group G between Egypt and the Comoros, two teams already qualified. The pharaohs did not hesitate to show who was the boss of this pool during the sixth and final day of the 2021 qualifier. Four goals in ten minutes! The Comoros team caught the Egyptian wave in the face at a…

US offers $ 10 million For Hezbollah refugee over killing on Hariri WASHINGTON - The United States has offered a $ 10 million reward for information to locate or identify a refugee suspected of Hezbollah convicted of assassinating former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The State Department said it would offer the reward for "information leading to the location or…

In the fight against Covid-19, up to 400 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be delivered to African Union countries. This was announced by the American pharmaceutical giant on Monday, March 29. Delivery of these vaccines by Johnson & Johnson is expected to begin as early as September, when the virus has killed more than 120,000 people on the continent and infected nearly 4.2…

Mursal is blamed for pushing for an extension of time in the midst of the voting crisis in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - Lower House President Mohamed Mursal is reportedly pushing for the extension of outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, in yet another move that has sparked division in the country, in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. The period of the current…