Eye on Africa

Coton Sport secured their ticket to the semi-finals of the Confederation Cup this Sunday 23 May after their 2-1 defeat on ASC Jaraaf's lawn in the second stage of the quarter finals. The Cameroonian club, winner 1-0 in the first stage, benefits from the away goal. He will meet JS Kabylie. The second semifinal will throw Pyramids FC against Raja Casablanca.…

Chinese Ambassador to leave Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - Qin Jian, the Chinese ambassador to Somalia, will leave the country after years of service, which saw him expand relations between Mogadishu and Beijing, with economic prosperity as one of his great successes in the Horn of Africa. Although there is a lot of Turkish and Qatar presence in Somalia, the Chinese have gradually broken into the…

Qatar promised to continue supporting Libya's internationally supported political process, which aims to end the decade-long conflict and foreign interference. "We support UN-sponsored political processes in the hope of preserving Libya's territorial integrity and preventing foreign interference in its affairs," Qatar Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said during a visit to the Libyan capital. "Our exchanges have been fruitful, especially in support of the transition process in…

This is the third election meeting to take place this Sunday, May 23, in the Central African Republic since the parliamentary elections on December 27 last year. These are the partial legislative elections in about 50 constituencies out of the 140 in the country. With our Bangui correspondent, Carol ValadeIn 42 constituencies,…

The Nyiragongo volcano, near Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, no longer seems threatening. Volcanologist Benoît Smets looks back on this eruption that surprised everyone, even though we knew this volcano could erupt one day or another The lava flow has ceased just before you arrive in the city. Last night,…

BAIDOA, Somalia - Ethiopia's National Defense Forces gathered in several parts of the southwest and raised flags before the planned battle with Al-Shabaab militants, who still control large parts of the countryside in central and southern Somalia, as the military works hard to liberate many cities. ENDF troops are key security stakeholders in the Horn of Africa and have been associated with the liberation of key areas, which were once under the linked al-Qaeda group that controls internal parts of the country. The…

The Nyiragongo volcano, which erupted on Saturday 22 May around 19:00, is now standing still and the city of Goma, panicking last night, has so far been saved. Many Congolese who fled their homes, as far as Rwanda, return home. According to the military governor of the region, five people lost their lives. Throughout the…

Three days before May 26, the new head of state's traditional investment day, political tensions are mounting as a new president should have taken office. However, Head of State Azali Assoumani, who has been in office since 2016, was able to fight for his own legacy and was re-elected in 2019, following a constitutional amendment in 2018.…

The body of a Somali businessman was found days after the disappearance in Kenya NAIROBI, Kenya - A Somali-American engineering sum has been found dead, about ten days after his abduction, in what may be the most heinous murder in Kenya's history, given the nature and circumstances that led to his death. Bashir Mohammed disappeared about ten days ago from some leafy suburbs of Nairobi, but…

Somalia's army increases pressure on al-Shabaab ahead of elections MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali National Army continued an attack on al-Shabaab militants on Saturday, this time targeting the Hiraan region of central Somalia, where the militants have controlled without impunity. On Saturday morning, state media said at least six al-Shabaab soldiers were killed and several others injured…