Eye on Africa

Following the failure of the October 2020 presidential election, the Union of Democratic Forces in Guinea (UFDG), the largest opposition party, is trying to mobilize its militants again. On Saturday, March 27, he organized his second virtual general assembly, unable to gather his supporters at his headquarters, closed by security forces since October. Since the presidential election, the party had been almost silent and withdrew from the political scene. At the microphone, a speaker gives the floor to a few hand-picked…

Kenya is facing a third wave of Covid-19 contamination. A total of 2,104 people have died in Kenya since the pandemic began. 1152 new cases have been identified in the last 24 hours. In an effort to curb the spread of the virus, President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday announced a series of new measures that will take effect overnight from Friday to Saturday. as reported from Nairobi,Albane Thirouard The capital Nairobi and four neighboring counties are under protection. Prohibition to enter or leave. In these areas, the…

Following the priority goals, vaccination against Covid-19 has been extended to everyone who presents to the various health centers. As of March 27, 225,309 people have been vaccinated across the country since the campaign began on February 23. While the country has received just over 700,000 doses in total, the question then arises of a future shortage of stock. The national stocks of the Department of Prevention and Supply Pharmacy are empty. All doses of Sinopharm and AstraZeneca vaccines were distributed in cold rooms…

An armed militant group believed to be linked to the Daesh terrorist group took control of a city in northern Mozambique and killed several people, including at least one foreign worker, near a major gas project involving France's Total and other energy companies, security sources said on Saturday. . Militants first raided the town of Palma in the northern province of Cabo Delgado on Wednesday, forcing nearly 200 people, including foreign gas workers, to be evacuated from a hotel where they had sought refuge. No one…

We now know of 17 of the 24 teams that will play the next African Cup of Nations football (CAN 2021) in January / February 2022 in Cameroon. The Nigerians won their qualifiers for CAN 2021, at the end of the penultimate day of the qualifiers. Qualifiers for the next African Cup of Nations (CAN 2021) ends 28, 29 and 30 March 2021 but we already know that two thirds of the law qualified for this "CAN 2021" . Twelve new teams really won their qualifiers on the penultimate day, which took place from March 23 to 27. THEY…

Martin Ziguélé and Karim Meckassoua, both presidential candidates in December, in the Central African Republic, are in turn banned from leaving the territory by the authorities. They wanted to go to Niger for the inauguration of the new president, Mohamed Bazoum. Authorities on Wednesday, March 24, demanded that opponent Anicet Georges Dologuélé submit a permit from the Ministry of Security before leaving the country, citing "new measures". That is why Martin Ziguélé and Karim Meckassoua wrote to this ministry. Without…

In Mozambique, the port city of Palma, in the northeastern part of the country, fell into the hands of jihadist fighters on Saturday who have promised faith in the Islamic group after several days of fighting. A surprise attack was launched on Wednesday and caused hundreds of people to flee. According to security sources, the fighting in the area continues after all. The situation in Palma is uncertain tonight. But security sources quoted by AFP admit that the city has really fallen into the hands of jihadist commands…

While Paris has decided to facilitate access to the archives of the Algerian war in France, Algerian historians are demanding access to the archives for this period in Algeria. They have just sent an open letter on Thursday, March 25, to the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, condemning the bureaucratic obstacles to their research.…

ASMARA - Eritrean Defense Forces will leave the conflict-ridden Tigray region in recent months following an operation by Ethiopian National Defense Forces. leading to a massive humanitarian crisis. Eritrean forces joined the conflict after the Tigray People's Liberation Front launched missiles targeting Asmara to the capital of the Red Sea country. It is not clear why the TPLF attacked Eritrea at the time. But on Thursday, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki agreed to withdraw…

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) handed over control of the Afgoye military base to the Somali National Army (SNA) as part of plans to secure the transfer of security responsibilities to Somali forces. Afgoye city was removed from Al-Shabaab's control in May 2012 in a joint operation by AMISOM and SNA. The city, located along the main supply route to northern, western and southern Somalia, had since been secured by AMISOM's Ugandan troops. The base was handed over on Wednesday by AMISOM Deputy Commander in…