Eye on Africa

In Chad, Hanifa Ali Oumar recently previewed his film "Une femme un destin". A short film as touching as it is funny, which provokes the widows' financial difficulties and the lack of recognition of these women in Chadian society. With this first film, the director won a Golden Silhouette in March 2020 at the 8th edition of the Bafoussam Independent Film Festival in Cameroon. Meet.…

Somalia: Farmajo's allies meet key opposition leaders in Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Somalia - In the midst of the ongoing stalemate before the Somali elections, two close allies of outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo held a closed door meeting with key opposition leaders on Saturday as they strive to find a lasting solution to the current political stalemate. Ahmed Qoorqoor,…

Somalia: Farmajo faces growing pressure following illegal extension MOGADISHU, Somalia - Under pressure, Somalia's outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Saturday met with members of the international community on Saturday amid calls to stop and resume dialogue following escalating political tensions in the country. Farmajo is urged to resume dialogue in the country…

In a report published last year, the World Bank predicted a 23% reduction in remittance rates due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the employment of migrant workers. In Mali, diaspora money officially and according to the latest available figures represents more than 5% of the country's GDP. as reported from Bamako,…

While we are in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), we are still waiting for the inauguration of the first government of the Holy Union, but unscrupulous entrepreneurs are taking the opportunity to speculate. The latest case concerns eggs in Kinshasa. Their price has almost doubled. with our special correspondent in…

Somalia: Northeastern State's parliament rejects Farmajo's extension of the charge AXADLE, Northeastern State - In what could further trigger hostility between Garowe and Mogadishu, the Northeastern State parliament on Saturday voted in favor of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's extension of the mandate, just a week after the House of Commons approved a two-year extension for the…

The Libyan government on Saturday welcomed a recent decision by the UN Security Council to deploy international teams to monitor the implementation of a ceasefire agreement signed in October last year in the conflict-torn country. The Interim Government of National Unity (GNU) called on the Council to help get mercenaries out of the oil-rich country, as it approaches the December elections after a decade of fighting and upheaval. The UN Security Council unanimously approved Secretary-General Antonio Guterre's recent…

The World Food Program (WFP) is sounding the alarm about rising food prices in West Africa, a region already weakened by conflict. It could drive more than 31 million people to food insecurity as the lean season approaches. In West and Central Africa, WFP is calling avoid a "food disaster". More than 31 million people in the region are expected to become food safe in the region, a figure more than 30% higher than last year. And according to WFP, this figure represents the highest level in almost ten years. On average,…

Saudi-and-Iranian officials-hold-talks-for-patch-up-relationships Senior Saudi and Iranian officials have held direct talks in an attempt to repair relations between the two regional rivals, five years after they severed diplomatic ties, according to three officials briefed on the talks. The talks, which took place in Baghdad this month, are believed to be the first important…

After criticism, Biden says he wants to raise the U.S. ceiling on footage of refugees U.S. President Joe Biden said Saturday he will raise the ceiling for the number of refugees admitted to the United States this year, a day after he criticized Democratic lawmakers for agreeing to keep the historically low figure in place. Biden signed an order on Friday to extend a ceiling of 15,000…