Eye on Africa

After a two-year closure, the coastal road between eastern and western Libya was opened on Sunday, June 20. Reopened at the front line, about 370 kilometers from the capital Tripoli, in the presence of Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah and several of these ministers. The road connects west of Libya, from its border with Tunisia, east to Egypt. An important step towards calming the country.…

Detectives save Somali woman from kidnappers in missed $ 50,000 ransom NAIROBI, Kenya - Detectives from Kenya's Crime and Research Intelligence Bureau rescued a 23-year-old woman of Somali descent in a coordinated search that lasted five days, arresting one of the men suspected of orchestrating the heinous act. Hafsa Mohamed Lukman, a businesswoman operating in one of Nairobi's bustling…

Somalia: the source and home of thousands of refugees MOGADISHU, Somalia - For nearly three decades, Somalia has been classified as a major source of refugees across the world, given many years of internal conflict and civil war, coupled with violent extremism, which threatened to tear the country apart. More often than not, many Somalis have found refuge abroad as refugees, but a number of them…

The joint currency project for the fifteen ECOWAS countries is on track after being suspended due to the pandemic. On Saturday, 19 June, during the ECOWAS Heads of State Summit, Commission President Jean-Claude Kassi Brou presented a new roadmap. The environment will be launched in 2027. Since 2020, the process has stopped.…

Former Kenyan marathoners Tegla Loroup use her notoriety to defend the cause of refugees through sport. She founded an athletics training center in Ngong, near Nairobi, which houses refugees. Originally from South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia or the Democratic Republic of Congo, they practice athletics and some have even been selected to participate in the Tokyo Olympics.…

The faces of victims of sexual violence appear in Bangui. In the capital, the Maison de la Mémoire, a cultural center dedicated to the country's recent history, hosts the famous Central African comic book author Didier Kassaï. In the shade of a tree on a small plastic chair, Didier Kassaï looks concentrated. He cracks one last…

Citizens of the northern Mali city of Aguelhoc are demanding the removal of Minusma, the UN peacekeeping mission. They held a press conference in Bamako on Friday afternoon, June 18. Aguelhoc residents believe that the Minusma camp, sometimes targeted by terrorists, poses a threat to their security. "The population first…

Ethiopia's plan to build military bases in Red Sea ignites tensions with Egypt NAIROBI, Kenya - The duel between Addis Ababa and Cairo seems far from over, even as the two countries fight for the construction of the Grand Renaissance dam which Egypt wants to fill periodically contrary to Ethiopia's plans. And the battle may now have shifted towards control of the military in the region, with…

How Turkey is responsible for the instability in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Republic of Turkey has been drawn into Somalia's domestic politics, with opposition leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame now claiming that Ankara is directly responsible for the issues plaguing the Horn of Africa nation. Turkey is a major development, financial and security partner for Somalia, a relationship that…

Somali PM releases final list of electoral commission members amid complaints MOGADISHU, Somalia - The final list of those expected to serve in Somalia's elections and dispute settlement committees has been released, despite complaints from some of the opposition leaders in the country, who called for close scrutiny of members. The office of Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has released the…