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Ramadan is accompanied by an increase of
Ramadan begins this Tuesday, April 13, in Nigeria and, as every year, religious authorities ask wholesalers not to raise food prices disproportionately. The month of Ramadan often corresponds to a sharp rise in food prices, while the most populous country in Africa is already facing 17% inflation on food products.
After a year of recession and the economic and health crisis, many Nigerians have become poor. Jamila, a Muslim from Togo, notes that the prices of corn or beans in recent times have more than doubled in the…
At least 25 militants were killed in anti-Al-Shabaab operation in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali National Army (SNA) said on Monday that its elite forces (Danab) killed 25 al-Shabab militants and wounded several others during an operation at Gambole about 48 km to Jowhar city, the administrative capital of Hirshabelle state.
Hassan Mohamed Osman, acting commander of Danab, said the troops would intensify stinging operations in the area to flush out the extremists blamed for insecurity in the region.
Osman told SNA Radio that the forces carried out the operation after receiving…
Farmajo’s extension of time is unconstitutional, US Senator Somalia said
WASHINGTON, USA - The United States of America can, after all, reject the decision of the lower house of Somalia to extend the term of the current government, whose term expired on February 8 this year, leading to a state of political uncertainty and unprecedented stalemate.
On Monday, the lower house under President Abdirahman Mursal voted in favor of extending the term, with 149 MPs supporting the proposal. This comes after the political leadership did not agree on the agenda of the Afisiyooni Center conference.…
the toughening of measures against Covid-19
Kenya, on this first day of Ramadan, is also hit by a third wave of Covid-19, more virulent than the previous ones, forcing the government to step up action. The curfew was introduced from 8 pm to 4 pm, as well as the closure of worship and the ban on gatherings for the next two months.
as reported from Nairobi, Charlotte…
three quarters of the people of Malagasy want to be
Transparency International Madagascar conducted a survey of 1,700 people in three regions of the country. The purpose of this study is to know the population's perception of vaccination, as the second wave of Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc on the island.
as reported from Madagascar, Laure Verneau76% of respondents want to be…
Confusion over the arrival of the Russian vaccine
In Kenya, there is confusion about the Russian vaccine Sputnik V. A few days after the first injections in the country, the vaccination was stopped. The Kenyan government mentions in particular the lack of permission to use the serum.
Since mid-March, 75,000 Sputnik V vaccines have arrived on Kenyan soil via a private company.…
the imams organize themselves for a ramadan without great
The beginning of the month of Ramadan is this Tuesday, April 13 in Uganda. Social distances and restrictions related to Covid-19 must be respected in mosques. Believers are preparing for the celebration without a large gathering especially at the Kibuli Mosque.
as reported from Kampala, Lucie MouillaudInside the prayer room,…
the deputies vote for the extension of the mandate
In Somalia, the lower house of parliament voted on Monday, April 12, to extend the term of the outgoing president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as "Farmajo" by two years.
This vote is intended to block the political crisis that the country entered into on February 8, when the president's term had expired and the presidential election could not be held. Since then, negotiations with the opposition, which no longer recognized its legitimacy, had yielded nothing.
In the middle of the afternoon, with a show of hands,…
The Somalia House of Commons extends Farmajo’s term in the midst of the stalemate before the election
MOGADISHU, Somalia - For the next two years, Somalis will have to work with President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, whose term of office expired on February 8, 2021, but has since managed to persuade MPs to give him two more years.
According to the interim constitution, a head of state in Somalia must serve four years before seeking re-election using the condition decided by the election committee or the management forum. Farmajo was first elected in 2017, followed by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
In a choreographed…
The construction of the giant pipeline between
On Sunday, Uganda, Tanzania and the French oil companies Total and Chinese CNOOC signed several agreements that pave the way for the construction of the pipeline that will transport Ugandan crude oil to a Tanzanian port. A controversial mega-project.
With a length of 1443 km, it will be the longest heated crude oil pipeline in the world. He will travel black gold mined from Lake Albert in Uganda at the Tanzanian port of Tanga before being exported, in particular to total group places or to China.
The construction of…