Eye on Africa

Salaam Somali Bank has provided free microfinance to small businesses in the country's central city of Abudwak in the Galgadud region as part of the second phase Qardu Hassan, which aims to boost the economy. On Sunday, the bank's branch in the city offered free microfinance to small Somali traders, including women, with the aim of helping to expand their business amid the devastating Covid-19 pandemic. On the occasion, the recipients of Salaam Somali Bank's free microfinance said they were grateful to the bank for the…

It is another step towards peace in Sudan. This Sunday, March 28, in southern Sudan, the Transitional Authorities signed a declaration of principles with the People's Movement for Liberation in North Sudan (SPLM-N), one of the last rebel groups in the country. The text will serve as a basis for future peace negotiations. The SPLM-N, led by Abdelaziz al-Hilu, had refused in October to join the agreements signed in Juba with various rebel groups until Khartoum agreed to separate the state from the religion. It was an…

There was no longer any real tension in the matches in Group A and J this Sunday, March 28, in the qualifiers in CAN 2021. With their defeat against Namibia (2-1), Guinea finished second in Group A, at a point in Mali. In Group J, Tunisia ended its almost perfect run with a victory against Equatorial Guinea (2-1), while Tanzania dominated Libya (1-0). Already sure he is qualified for 12th CAN in its history With its 11 points on the clock, Guinea had only one challenge to take on Sunday against Namibia: to win to take…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Mohamed Mursal, speaking for the lower house, on Saturday suspended 15 MPs who were mainly allied with the opposition for five sessions, something that has activated a political storm in the country, which is also trying to resolve a crisis before the election. Mursal said MPs were behind riots in the assembly during the stormy session on Saturday, triggered by suspicions that lawmakers allied with outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo were eager to illegally extend the government's term.…

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…