Eye on Africa

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia on Monday received its first shipment of 300,000 doses of the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine, intended for frontline workers and those most at risk for Covid-19, the government said in a statement. The conflict-torn nation has seen coronavirus cases rise 77 percent over the past month to 9,190, while deaths have more than doubled to a total of 367. "The arrival of the Covid-19 vaccines comes at a critical time as Somalia is now experiencing a new wave of the epidemic," Health Minister Fawziya…

The trial against Amadou Sanogo is therefore declared "off" in Mali. The Bamako Assize Court announced it on Monday morning, March 15th. The coup captain in 2012, who became general, is therefore completely free. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielAmadou Sanogo no longer prosecuted for the murder of the 21 Red Berets…

House dancing, locking, popping or even top rock, it is in front of a full house that the artists compete for these street dances whose figures are exclusively attached standing. A rare space where young people have their place, Jessica, 15, notes: “Standing dance gives us young Madagascans the opportunity to develop and show that we have things to say. That's why I'm very involved in this dance. When I am angry, melancholy or happy, I express it with this art. There are not many places dedicated…

Three years ago, the central government made these craft areas available to them. According to the Provincial Ministry of Mines, it is necessary before any exploitation to transform these sites into surface mines and proceed with the opening of roads to ensure the best working conditions for craft mines. Meanwhile, some impatient miners are engaged in anarchic exploitation of cobalt.…

Libya's new interim prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, will be sworn in on Monday to lead the war - torn country's transition to elections in December after years of chaos and division. The North African nation came into conflict after dictator Moammar Gadhafi was overthrown and killed in a NATO uprising in 2011, which resulted in several forces competing for power. A UN-supervised process aims to unite the country and build on a ceasefire in October between rival administrations in the country's…

Libya's new interim prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, will be sworn in on Monday to lead the war - torn country's transition to elections in December after years of chaos and division. The North African nation came into conflict after dictator Moammar Gadhafi was overthrown and killed in a NATO uprising in 2011, which resulted in several forces competing for power. A UN-supervised process aims to unite the country and build on a ceasefire in October between rival administrations in the country's…

Libya's new caretaker Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah took office on Monday after being elected to lead the war - torn country's transition to elections in December after years of chaos and division. The North African nation came into conflict after dictator Moammar Gadhafi was overthrown and killed in a NATO uprising in 2011, which resulted in several forces competing for power. A UN-supervised process aims to unite the country and build on a ceasefire in October between rival administrations in…

Maritime case continues at ICJ despite Kenya's withdrawal HAGUE - The hearing of the maritime border case between Kenya and Somalia will continue as planned, it has emerged despite last-minute withdrawal of Kenya, which is struggling to retain the oil-rich territory that Somalia accuses her of having seized. In a timetable published last week, the International Court of Justice will…

The Beninese government does not give us any proof of these allegations. And they themselves say that they do not yet have such evidence of accusations. And we, we know that this lady is disturbing, she is coming on the political field of the election while she is not expected. So we know she has the financial means to win the election, unlike many of the candidates who are there who do not have the financial means. Doctor Nadin Tayéwo Kokodé,…

Widespread attacks on health facilities have been observed in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. More than 70 health facilities out of 106 had been looted and vandalized, while 30% of them had been damaged from December to early March, according to the statement from MSF on Monday. "The attack on Tigray's health facilities is having a devastating effect on the population," said Oliver Behn, director general of Médecins Sans Frontières. Only 13% of the country's health facilities functioned normally, it…