Eye on Africa

The former head of state in Chad died on Tuesday, August 24, of covid-19 at the age of 79. He was hospitalized at the end of August in Dakar, Senegal - where he was serving his life sentence - after suffering from the disease. A member of the Toubou pastoral ethnic group, Hissène Habré grew up in the Djourab desert. After…

MOGADISHU, Somalia -The Somali National Armyhas announced that a repulsive Al-Shabaab attack on a military base in the city of Amaara in Mudug in central Somalia, in its latest victory over militants who want to overthrow the militant. Government dump. For several months, SNA soldiers have been conducting operations in central Somalia to neutralize militants who control large rural areas in central and southern Somalia. Officers of the 21st in the SNC Force Division said they inflicted heavy losses on the militants.…

In the Central African Republic, the COD 2020 opposition platform condemns the dismissal of Karim Meckassoua and condemns a political decision. The former presidential candidate in central African Republic and MP for Bangui, Karim Meckassoua, was fired from his post in mid-August by the Constitutional Court. He is accused of…

OPEC's Secretary General, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, visits Congo-Brazzaville. This is the first visit to this country, the fourth largest producer of black gold south of the Sahara. as reported from Brazzaville, Loïcia Martial"The Congo has an important role to play in the energy industry. And OPEC…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The leaders of the Federation Member States have agreed with the presidential candidates to form a technical committee that will analyze the issues raised in the election process by the members of the lower house.On Monday, several opposition leaders rejected a recently signed agreement allowing FMS leaders to directly influence lower house elections ,as opposed to the May 27 agreement that was approved by all states and the United States. Banadir district, after several months of delay. The…

The 30th edition of the African Basketball Championship begins on Tuesday in Kigali. "Rwanda is organizing this flagship…

In Mali, there is talk of a judge. Idrissa Hamidou Touré is a prosecutor at the board in municipality 4 in Bamako. Its motto: "No one is above the law!" Leading the case of a Malian journalist who disappeared five years ago, he launched an international arrest warrant against suspects, prosecuting a senior army officer. Portrait of this 37-year-old prosecutor. Idrissa Hamidou Touré is first and foremost the man who uses "shock" formulas. "As much as I hate abuse of power, I hate disorder and impunity," he once wrote. It…

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the sign language used by the deaf, dumb and hard of hearing is currently the subject of intensive work by experts, interpreters and teachers from several provinces in the country. Called to Kinshasa by the Ministry of Disability, they must meet for thirty days to agree on a glossary of signs to be used so that there will be a unified strategy throughout the…

Tunisian President Kais Saied has extended his suspension from parliament "for the time being", a month after he fired his prime minister and granted himself more powers in a shock intervention that opponents rejected as a coup. In a statement from the presidency late Monday, Saied also extended a decision to freeze the immunity of legislators, saying he would address the Tunisian people in the coming days, without giving further details. Tunisia, hailed as a rare democratic success story in the Middle East and North…

The 30th African Men's Basketball Championship, Afrobasket, kicks off this Tuesday, August 24 in Rwanda. Sixteen teams compete. Four years ago, during the latest edition, the Tunisians won. They are again challengers for the title but they are not the only ones. The tournament seems more open than ever. Sixteen teams from…