Eye on Africa

Somalia: AK-47 rifle used to kill Hodan DC "disappears" MOGADISHU, Somalia - The rifle used to execute the brutal homicide of Hodan District Commissioner Abdikahim Dhegajun can't be traced, a court docket has been informed what might sabotage the investigation into the officer's demise, which was amongst essentially the most dependable safety info. The federal government had arrange…

A minimum of 15 folks had been killed in a landslide on Saturday, Could 8, close to a gold mine close to Siguiri, the most recent gold-mining tragedy in northeastern Guinea. The victims had been shocked when all the pieces appeared calm on this area the place hundreds of unlawful miners, who're going through main survival issues, flock from all neighboring nations.…

In Gabon, Léon-Mba Worldwide Airport in Libreville will probably be the primary airport in Central Africa to be licensed by the Worldwide Civil Aviation Group. ICAO handed over this certification on Saturday, Might 8, after two years of labor and opinions of the standard and security of the airport platform's infrastructure. A ceremony was held on Saturday handy over the certificates.…

Somalia participates in condemnation of the lethal terrorist assault in Afghanistan MOGADISHU, Somalia - The federal authorities of Somalia has joined the entire world in condemning a terrorist assault in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, the Asian nation that has struggled with instability for 20 years after the 9/11 assaults in the USA. Afghan officers stated on Sunday that the…

Armed militias briefly took over a resort within the Libyan capital Tripoli that serves because the headquarters of the interim authorities, officers mentioned on Saturday, suggesting that underlying tensions stay within the war-torn nation that has entered right into a political course of. Friday's growth got here after the three members of the presidential council earlier this week appointed a brand new head of the intelligence service, Libya's model of the CIA. The militia, which controls Tripoli,…

In Côte d'Ivoire, the Ministry of Well being has simply launched the 2021 marketing campaign towards smoking. The theme for this yr is compliance with the Anti-Tobacco Act, which was adopted in 2019. The aim is to enhance consciousness of the risks of tobacco, which causes the deaths of 5,000 folks every year. as reported from…

At the least 15, principally kids die in Somalia as heavy rains create chaos MOGADISHU, Somalia - A whole of 15 folks have been killed throughout Somalia after heavy rains, authorities mentioned, at the same time as the Meals and Agriculture Group warned of significant penalties, together with however not restricted to mass flying of people. Reviews collected by an assist group…

Two weeks after the invention of the primary circumstances of fowl flu in Mali, the response continues and vigilance will increase. From subsequent week, investigative assignments shall be taken out once more in the sphere to restrict the illness and monitor the measures taken to restrict it. There are an estimated 43 million poultry within the nation, all species mixed.…

AU drops high diplomat from Somalia's mediation crew over hyperlinks to NISA ADDIS ABABA - The African Union dropped one in all the highest diplomats from Somalia's mediation crew following protests from members of the Nationwide Salvation Discussion board , a conglomerate of a number of opposition events within the Horn of Africa, Axadlehas discovered what might rejuvenate…

In South Africa, after many twists and turns, Zulus lastly has a brand new king. The biggest ethnic group within the nation was with out a monarch after the dying of King Goodwill Zwelithini in March, adopted by the dying of one in all his wives who has since change into regent. Varied factions throughout the royal household argued for energy. However the title of the brand new ruler was lastly…