Eye on Africa

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Sunday that an oil spill north of the country had been brought under control. In a statement published on its Facebook page, NOC said that the leak occurred in one of the supply lines in the Dahra oil field. "Technical teams were able to complete the work and stop the leak," the statement said, while the cause of the leak was not disclosed. According to the oil group, the leak did not affect production operations. The Dahra oil field is one of the oldest oil fields…

The World Food Program (WFP) is sounding the alarm in Angola. Southwest of the country is experiencing a severe drought - the worst in 40 years - and famine is threatening thousands of families whose farms no longer produce anything. The drought that is raging in Kwanza-Sul, Benguela, Huambo or Huila has begun to be felt. In these provinces of southwestern Angola, the difficulties are such that families have begun to leave these regions. "We are seeing a phenomenon of drought in the middle of the rainy season," warns…

In Chad, dozens of party leaders and members of civil society were arrested this Saturday, March 27, while protesting against a sixth term by the head of state, Idriss Deby Itno, before being released at the end of the day. This eighth week of demonstration responded to the call for general dissatisfaction launched by the opposition and civil society associations. Some districts in N'Djamena were upset this Saturday morning and then in the late afternoon by protesters with clear slogans: "No to the sixth term!" No to the…

In a video broadcast this Saturday night, March 27, the leader of Somali radical Islamists called on the Shebabs to strike "American and French interests" in Djibouti. The appeal was lodged within two weeks the presidential election in Djibouti. In a video released on Saturday night, Somali Sheba's chief Abu Obaida Ahmad Omar attacks President Ismaël Omar Guelleh, in power since 1999, seeking a fifth term, which he is likely to win, in the April 9 vote. Ismaël Omar Guelleh "transformed Djibouti into a military base…

KDF delivers COVID-19 vaccines to troops in Somalia NAIROBI, Kenya - Major General George Ng'ang'a, Director of Medical Services of the Kenya Defense Forces launched the Covid-19 vaccination exercise for troops deployed during the African Union mission in Somalia in Sector II headquarters in Dhobley. This is part of the ongoing Phase 1 of the national immunization program in the fight against…

No involvement but "heavy and overwhelming responsibility" in the genocide of the Tutsis. This is the conclusion of the Duclert report on France's role in Rwanda between 1990 and 1994. A document delivered on Friday 26 March to Emmanuel Macron. This report, written by a commission of historians led by Vincent Duclert, points to Paris' "blindness" to the genocide of the "racist, corrupt and violent" regime of Hutu President Juvénal…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The current political crisis in Somalia could have a lasting solution after a meeting that brought together leaders of all five regional states, which is very important in the ongoing talks aimed at stabilizing the country. Somalia is struggling with an artificial political crisis, constructed by the current administration, whose term of office expired in February, and which is unwilling to facilitate a smooth transfer of power into the country. But on Saturday, a successful meeting was held with…

The former Madagascar's head of state, Didier Ratsiraka, died on Sunday morning, March 28, at the age of 84. The announcement was made on his Facebook page. He had been president of Madagascar twice, from 1975 to 1993, then from 1997 to 2002. The naval officer, nicknamed "the Red Admiral" for his socialist policies, had been in hospital earlier this week for a routine check-up. .…

Francis Ngannou became world champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the most prestigious mixed martial arts (MMA) league in the world, on the night of March 27-28, 2021 in Las Vegas in front of the American Stipe Miocic. Revenge for this Cameroonian whose life has been a long series of attempts. Portrait. Francis Ngannou is world champion mixed…

Following the announcement of Congolese justice on Thursday, on the launch of an investigation into General John Numbi, the former police chief suspected of sponsoring this double murder of Floribert Chebeya and Fidèle Bazana from the NGO's voiceless voice in 2010, legal proceedings are back to normal. development. This is stated by the magistrates at the Kinshasa Military Prosecutor's Office. as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda wa Kamanda Muzembe General John Numbi was invited to appear on March 17, but he…