Eye on Africa

In the southern part of Côte d'Ivoire, near Tiassalé, along the Bandama River, fishermen of Malian descent complain of the growing number of accidents, sometimes fatal, that follow attacks by hippos, a protected and vulnerable species. According to them, animals are becoming more and more aggressive and some are now considering giving up their traditional occupations because of this daily danger. For…

Morocco ignores the vaccination of undocumented migrants in the country, even though it is one of the first countries to have a vaccination program in Africa. There was no official decision on the matter, even though tens of thousands of legal foreign residents have been vaccinated, according to a statement from an official from the Ministry of Health responsible for the vaccination campaign. The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged Morocco's tourism sector and led to reduced industrial exports. The country…

Somalia: Farmajo receives 1st dose of COVID vaccine MOGADISHU, Somalia - Outgoing Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Tuesday received the first shot of the historic COVAX vaccine to launch a vaccination campaign in the country. Farmajo described his decision as an important example of getting any Somali to see how safe the vaccines are and feel comfortable taking them. "I…

El-Ghassim Wane was appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday. He will replace Chadian Mahamat Saleh Annadif at the head of Minusma, this important UN peacekeeping force that has nearly 14,500 men in Mali. A lawyer by training, El-Ghassim Wane studied in Senegal and France before rising through the ranks of…

Where is Tanzania's President John Magufuli? On Tuesday, it is 17 days since the 61-year-old has been seen in public, and despite a scream of rumors of ill health, the Tanzanian authorities have not yet provided clear answers as to his whereabouts. The issue alone is now leading to arrests as the government tries to curb rumors. And analysts say the silence says. "I think whatever happens ... it's absolutely true that the regime is trying to buy time," said Nic Cheeseman, a professor of democracy at…

In Niger, at least 30 people died in a terrorist attack near Banibangou in the Tillabéry region in the western part of the country. According to security sources, villagers were attacked on Monday. The gunmen allegedly carried out their attacks on two axes, two roads connecting Banibangou with China goods on one side and to…

A nearby region of Brazzaville, the pool plunged back into violence between 2016 and 2017 due to competition for the results of the presidential election. Former rebel leader Frédéric Bintsamou, alias Pasteur Ntumi, said at the weekend that the March 21 presidential election would not be an opportunity to awaken old demons. The people of Pool as a whole have the same prayer, called Mindouli, where the young people only need work. Instead of Mindouli station with its buildings still bearing the scars of war, night is…

In Madagascar, it's a short video that has not stopped running on social networks since this weekend. This is the funeral of a young domestic worker at the non-Muslim cemetery in Jubai, Saudi Arabia. The young woman's body, wrapped in a single white sheet, is buried using a bulldozer. Images that aroused emotion and indignation among a population that respected funeral rituals, and which in turn revive…

Children as young as 11 were beheaded in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado, the UK-based charity Save the Children said on Tuesday as the humanitarian crisis escalated, with nearly 670,000 people displaced by the extremist uprising. Save the Children said it had spoken to displaced families describing "scary scenes" of murder, including mothers whose young sons were killed. In one case, the woman hid helplessly with her three other children when her 12-year-old was murdered nearby. "That…

Côte d'Ivoire is still mourning the death of Hamed Bakayoko, who died of cancer in Germany on March 10. This Wednesday, the late Prime Minister will receive the nation's solemn tribute to the presidency. The rest will take place at the Anyama Stadium in the northern part of Abidjan with tributes from his party RHDP and politicians who want it. Finally, artists and young people have the opportunity to…