Eye on Africa

The European Union will extend its military mission in the Mediterranean for two years and police the UN arms embargo on conflict-torn Libya, senior EU officials said on Wednesday. The unit's member states will "adopt a decision next week to extend its mandate by another two years until the end of March 2023", said a senior EU official. The decision to extend the mandate comes when UN experts warned that the embargo imposed on Libya in 2011 was "completely ineffective" as it was clearly violated by…

South Africa's largest tribe paid tribute to its fallen king on Wednesday when Zulus gathered with leopard skins and multicolored pearls in mourning. King Goodwill Zwelithini died early Friday at the age of 72 in the eastern city of Durban after weeks of treatment for a diabetes-related illness. He was the longest-serving monarch in Zulu history and ruled for half a century through years of apartheid and democratic transition. His remains have been taken back to his birthplace, the small southeastern…

Ivory Coast on Wednesday pays tribute to its Prime Minister, who died last week, Hamed Bakayoko, who died of cancer at the age of 56. A charismatic and popular character, admired for his career and also appreciated for his ease in outlining a few dance steps on occasion. Like the character, tribute to him is both official and popular, and it began with a presidential ceremony.…

At least 30 Malian soldiers were killed two days ago in an ambush in the Gao region, an attack attributed to jihadists, against which forces allied with the Malian army, including Barkhane, intervened. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielThe ambush, which took place in the Gao region, is attributed to "armed terrorist groups".…

Malian artist Anansy Cissé returns with an album called "Anoura". © Karim Diarra In a context that is not conducive to the development of young artists like him, however, due to both the situation in his country and the Covid-19 pandemic, Malian Anansy Cissé is back with Anoura, seven years after his first international album. The musician in his thirties sculptes his electric afro blues with finesse. Taking risks…

The Dictionary of Francophones, the first of its kind, was launched on Tuesday 16 March during the Semaine de la Francophonie. This online dictionary was created by order of French President Emmanuel Macron. It has been prepared by a scientific council consisting of academics from several French-speaking countries. The 300,000…

In Niger, three days of national mourning begin today after the death on Monday, March 15, of 58 people during an attack in the town of Banibangou in the Tillabéry region of the western country. The victims were villagers returning from the weekly market in Banibangou, towards the Malian border. On Wednesday morning, an extraordinary National Security Council was convened.…

Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister is hoping for a 'happy' outcome in the maritime case MOGADISHU, Somalia - Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia, Mahdi Mohamed Guled, said on Tuesday that he hoped the outcome of the maritime dispute between Kenya and Somalia, which is currently before The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ), would be "a source of joy for all Somalis." "I…

In Tanzania, the mystery is getting thicker. It has been 18 days since President John Magufuli appeared in public. Is he hospitalized for Covid-19? And if so, where? The authorities remain silent. The government is even trying to prevent rumors about the president's state of health from spreading by making arrests. John…

Libya's 5 + 5 joint military commission announced on Wednesday that the road between Sirte and Misrata will be open in two weeks when mercenaries begin to withdraw from the region. After speaking with the Anadolu Agency (AA) after the eighth meeting of the Commission, one of the members, Al-Fituri Girbil, stated that with the opening of the coastal road, the mercenaries in Sirte and Jufra will leave the area. The Commission is expected to hold a new meeting in the next few days, in particular on road…