Eye on Africa

To mark his hundredth day in captivity and demand the release of Olivier Dubois, nearly 70 people gathered this Saturday, July 18, in Bamako for a sports walk. A discipline exercised by the independent journalist. Installed in Mali since 2015, he is the only French hostage known in the world since his abduction in Gao on April 8 by the Support Group for Islam and Muslims, a branch of the terrorist group…

This Saturday, July 18, the summit of the CPLP, the community of Portuguese-speaking countries, ended in Luanda. Angola took over the rotating presidency of this organization of nine member states, including Mozambique. The conflict in Cabo Delgado, in the far north of the country, where Total suspended its gas project after a jihadist attack in early April, was one of the summits, but no concrete…

In Kenya, the well-known environmental activist Joannah Stutchbury (67) was shot dead by four weapons on Thursday night outside her home. She got out of the car to clear branches that were blocking the way to her house. The perpetrators are still unknown on this day. About 40 NGOs and environmental associations have issued a joint statement and even President Kenyatta has responded.…

The Egyptian club Al Ahly won 3-0 in the final of the Champions League against the South African formation of Kaizer Chiefs FC, this Saturday 17 July at the Mohammed-V stadium in Casablanca. This is the tenth coronation of the "Red Devils" in the competition and the third for their coach Pitso Mosimane. "I am a South African…

France has just recognized the Covishield vaccine in its "health pass", a relief, as this serum, which is a copy of the AstraZeneca vaccine produced in India, is used in many countries. Traveling to France is therefore easier for Indians and many Africans who have been vaccinated, especially since the quarantine rules are easier for people who have been vaccinated.…

In the Central African Republic, President Touadéra began his re-entry on Friday, July 16. In his speech, he mentioned the creation of the Truth, Justice, Reconciliation and Separation Commission (CVJRR), whose eleven commissioners swore in early July. The CVJRR is one of the recommendations to end the crisis in the Bangui Forum in 2015, which was addressed in the Khartoum Agreements of 2019. The eleven…

KwaZulu-Natal is the province most affected by the spiral of violence that has shaken South Africa in recent days, with 180 dead out of a total of more than 200 killed in the wake of ex-president Jacob Zuma's prison. It is in this region that President Cyril Ramaphosa visited on Friday, July 16, to assess the damage. The Minister of Police was also present this Saturday, July 17, as well as figures from…

Somali government troops recapture strategic town from al-Shabaab militants MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali national army took over the town of Ba'adweyn in Mudug, central Somalia, senior military officials said, hours after deadly clashes with Al-Shabaab militants, which had driven them from the strategic center. Al-Shabaab captured the city a few weeks ago after a fierce shootout with government…

Four Guinean opponents - key leaders of Cellou Dalein Diallo's UFDG who have been imprisoned for several months - will benefit from this supervised provisional release this Saturday, July 17th. A freedom that allows them to seek treatment, according to a statement from Guinea's prison administration read in the Guinean state media.…

This is a mistake that could cost Israeli businessman Dan Gertler dearly. In an arbitration proceeding, the latter used a document indicating that he handed over nearly $ 380 million in bribes to Congolese officials. with our special correspondent in Kinshasa, Sonia RolleyThis is in fact what the investigators from the British…