Eye on Africa

Political opponent Joël Aïvo was charged Friday night with "violating security and money laundering." But his lawyers are waiting to know on what basis. Benine's opposition figure, Joël Aïvo, was not allowed to run in the presidential election last Sunday, winning by outgoing President Patrice Talon with almost 87% of the vote…

We still do not know the date of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé. Following their final acquittal at the ICC, the two men now want to return to their country. For the former head of state, the conditions for return become clearer. He will benefit from the benefits associated with his status as former president and negotiations are ongoing between his camp and the Ivorian authorities. But what…

Justice is actively seeking Serge Kasanda Ntumba, the initiator of a financial structure that is classified as illegal by the Congolese Central Bank authorities. MyGoldRev is the name of his institution, which is alleged to have defrauded hundreds of thousands of dollars from its customers. “Here your money becomes your slave. Make yourself another source of income ”. The enticing currency of MyGoldRev, a so-called online investment institution, has attracted tens of thousands of people. Two to 3% profit per day on a…

The UNHCR, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Displaced Persons, is making an alarming assessment of the situation in the Grand Kasai region, where there are more than 21,000 displaced people. This situation follows clashes between ethnic groups Luba and Kuva due to land disputes. The fighting has left at least thirteen dead and nearly 200 houses set on fire in just over two weeks, according to the UNHCR, which has forced tens of thousands of people to flee in an emergency. UNHCR is particularly…

While dozo hunters and katiba Macina jihadists have come to an understanding in the Niono circle, they collide violently in the Djenné circle, in central Mali. Recent conflicts have left dozens dead in recent days, burning villages and displaced families. The origins of the conflict go back more than a month and a half. The…

Following the failure of the election negotiations and the two-year extension of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed's mandate, Farmajo says, the opposition is raising the tone. The presidential candidate coalition has called on its supporters to reject what they call a "threat to peace and stability" and to challenge President Farmajo. The 14 presidential candidates have all suspended their election campaigns in retaliation for extension of the Head of State's mandate, which sparked an international outcry this week.…

First contact on the ground between the loyalist forces and the uprising from the front for exchange and coherence in Chad (facts), north of Mao, in Kanem province. A column by the rebel movement, which entered Chadian territory from Libya on April 11, infiltrated this town less than 300 km from the capital before confronting the loyalists on the ground.…

Congolese embassies around the world have serious operational problems. Some are in arrears of up to 12 months with unpaid rents and the risk of deportation for some, or salaries that are no longer released. The situation is such that the Foreign Minister, Marie Tumba Nzeza, warned in the media and asked for greater involvement of the Congolese government to resolve the situation. The regularization process has begun since Monday, April 12. The order was given to the Central Bank of Congo. Of an estimated $ 9 million,…

France has just handed over to the Burkinabe authorities on Saturday, April 17, a final batch of declassified archival documents as part of the investigation into the case of the murder of Thomas Sankara. This third set of documents concerns the archives of the French Ministry of the Interior, in particular the police liaison present in Burkina Faso at the time of the events, and the Directorate -…

On Friday, April 17, Eritrea acknowledged for the first time the presence of its troops in Ethiopia and announced that they would withdraw. as reported from Nairobi, Albane ThirouardSpeech exchange for Eritrea. Since the beginning of November, the central power of Addis Ababa has been fighting the regional power in Tigray,…