Eye on Africa

In addition to Bah N'Daw, the interim president with whom he had a working lunch, the former British leader met with officials responsible for organizing the election, including the presidential election scheduled for next year. The former Prime Minister's Institute is ready to provide support to Mali in the context of institutional reforms and the organization of future meetings.…

Somalia's foreign minister meets with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo CAIRO - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received a senior delegation from Somalia on Monday as part of their current visit to Cairo. The Somali delegation included the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mohamed Abdirizak and Hassan Moallem Khalif, the Prime Minister of the…

Crowds have died in the deadliest suspected terrorist massacre ever to hit Niger, the government said on Monday, underlining the huge security challenge facing new President Mohamed Bazoum. Government spokeswoman Zakaria Abdourahamane said 137 people had been killed in Sunday's raids on villages near Niger's border with Mali. "By systematically targeting civilian populations now, these armed bandits have gone one step further into terror and brutality," Abdourahamane said in a statement read on public…

What impact has the death of Guy-Brice Parfait Koléla on the electoral process in Congo-Brazzaville? On Sunday, March 21, he was one of the seven candidates in the vote to prevent President Denis Sassou Nguesso from getting a new seat. But he died overnight from Sunday to Monday when he had just arrived in Paris after a sudden deterioration in his health caused by Covid-19.…

Sierra Leone is celebrating this Tuesday the 30th anniversary of the civil war that erupted on March 23, 1991. A painful date for this country that has seen 120,000 people disappear in a conflict triggered by the rebels from the RUF, the revolutionary UN front. Thirty years later, women, men and children, victims of clashes between armed factions and government forces, bear witness to this period and their shattered lives, hard to rebuild. In the village of Bomaru, east of the country, Vandy Gbosso Kallon, traditional…

The national electoral authority announced the list of preliminary results of the legislative elections held last weekend in the country. If 48 constituencies are to go to the second round, 92 deputies have already been elected. If some tenors are confirmed in their positions, there are still some surprises. It is no great surprise that opposition leaders such as Anicet Georges Dologuélé or Martin Ziguélé were re-elected in their constituencies. Prime Minister Firmin Ngrebada was elected in the first round in Boali. On…

The Sudanese mercenaries fighting the Houthi rebels in the ranks of the "Arab coalition" along with the government recognized by the international community withdrew from the strategic city of Aden in southern Yemen on Sunday, March 21. . Faced with this withdrawal, a Saudi soldier confined himself to stating, without further clarification, that "their mission in the city is over". For its part, Sudan…

Following the requalification of the majority in the National Assembly, a new struggle begins for the leadership of committees and parliamentary groups, some still identifying with the FCC from Joseph Kabila and others with the new majority. Consequence: one week after the opening of the parliamentary session, no plenary session was convened.…

In Burundi, President Evariste Ndayishimiye, head of the Burundian state since June 20, 2020, has made the fight against corruption one of his priorities in a country ranked among the ten most corrupt in the world, according to Amnesty International. Nine months later, people were still waiting for signals that were hitherto considered contradictory. This weekend, the general was a guest on a famous private radio show, Isanganiro. He finally clarified his policy regarding the fight against this scourge, enough to arouse…

The borders of the island of Nosy in the northwestern part of the country are closed from this Tuesday and for at least 15 days. A decision by the Malagasy authorities to restrict the spread of covid. Madagascar is currently undergoing another wave of coronavirus contamination, registering 22,616 cases including 355 deaths. International and national flights as well as the circulation of private vehicles and public sea transport to the island are suspended. A new blow for this island, whose economy depends entirely on…