Eye on Africa

At least 14 civilians and a police officer have died in the latest ethnic violence in Ethiopia's Amhara region, officials said on Monday, increasing to hundreds. Dozens of homes have burned to the ground and thousands of civilians have been displaced since just Wednesday, many of them now housed in schools and stadiums, officials said. The Ethiopian military said on Sunday that it was sending troops to try to calm the situation, which has exacerbated security concerns ahead of the national elections…

A Turkish charity on Monday donated 750 food packages to vulnerable Muslims in southern Sudan during the holy month of Ramadan. The Turkish Organization for Co-operation and Coordination (TIKA) handed over food parcels containing cooking oil, beans, rice, sugar and cornmeal to the Islamic Council of South Sudan in the capital Juba. Turkish Ambassador to South Sudan Erdem Mutaf said they would continue working with the Council to reach vulnerable people in remote areas. "This is the fifth day in a row…

France made possible the genocide against Tutsi, a genocide that was nevertheless predictable: here is the main conclusion of the report on the role that France ordered in 2017 by the Rwandan government from a US law firm and was published on Monday 19 April in Kigali. A report which, like that of the Ducler Commission, concludes that the French state has a heavy responsibility, but not that it is…

The French-Algerian memory is once again in the spotlight. On Sunday, April 18, President Macron estimated in the columns of the newspaper Le Figaro that "the desire for reconciliation" was widely shared "in Algeria," despite some opposition. "On the Algerian side, very hostile voices are heard. very critical. According to…

The army claims to have killed more than 300 rebels in the fighting on Saturday against a column of facts, the front for change and compliance in Chad. Ndjamena also reports five deaths in its ranks. On the side of facts, we recognize this Monday morning that one of the columns of the uprising, a column consisting of some thirty vehicles, has been missing since the fighting on Saturday. Meanwhile, in…

GALKAYO, Somalia - A number of top Al-Shabaab commanders were arrested in Central Somalia on Sunday, officials said, in what could be a major milestone in the fight against the al-Qaeda-linked group that is wreaking havoc in central and southern Somalia. Galmudug's security minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi and Mudug governor Abdiladif Muse Nur jointly said security forces in the two states had arrested senior Al-Shabaab members, but did not reveal their details. In recent months, Mudug has been heavily influenced by the…

This Monday afternoon, Rwanda publishes its own report on France's role in Rwanda before, during and after the genocide against the Tutsis, three weeks after the publication in France of the Duclert report on the same subject. If the French report had been entrusted to historians, the Rwandan investigation was carried out by a US law firm.…

The World Bank wants to hire financial markets to save the black rhinos in South Africa. With "nature bonds", the organization plans to issue bonds with the simple principle: investors only make money if the black rhino in South Africa increases. What happens if investors play a role in rescuing black rhinos? The idea came…

Andy Delort made his closing nod close up and scored his 12th goal of the season in the French league in the 33rd match against Lille, which is at the top of the table. Portrait. The Algerian international, African champion, doubted Lille, who grilled a joker against Montpellier (1-1) and who must now achieve a clear round to…

France has "significant" responsibility for "enabling a foreseeable genocide", a report describing the role of the French government in the 1994 events, in which an estimated 800,000 people were slaughtered, has found. The report, commissioned by the Rwandan government, comes amid Rwanda's efforts to document the role of the French authorities before, during and after the genocide, part of the steps taken by French President Emmanuel Macron to improve relations with the Central African country. The…