Eye on Africa

Yevgeny Prigozhin, proprietor of the Russian non-public navy firm Wagner Group, can pay 18 million rubles ($ 244,000) every to 2 Russian residents imprisoned in Libya in 2019 on espionage fees and launched final week. Based on an announcement from Prigozhin's firm Harmony, Maxim Shugaley and Samer Hasan Ali Sueyfan have been launched on December 10 after 18 months in jail and have returned to Russia. Prigozhin determined to supply 1 million rubles ($ 13,560) per 30 days or a complete of 18 million…

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Mauretanian Ousmane Diagana, Vice President of the World Bank for West and Central Africa, announces that he is mobilizing $ 50 billion for employment and $ 12 billion for the vaccine against Covid-19. Online from Washington, he answers questions from Christophe Boisbouvier. .

Since Sars-Cov-2's official appearance on the continent on 14 February 2020, the number of pollutants and deaths due to the pandemic has seemed largely limited, despite a resurgence in some countries in recent weeks. The numbers do not leave until then, no room for doubt. 2.32 million pollutants, 55,265 deaths. Ten months after the first officially declared case in Egypt, the African continent has only 3.4% of coronavirus contaminants while it represents 17% of the world population. The reality of the spread of the virus…

The political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo was mentioned during talks between Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Congolese political leaders. The UN Deputy Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations arrived in Kinshasa on Sunday evening. For Nehemiah Mwilanya, there is indeed a political crisis. This is characterized by the breakdown of the coalition between the FCC by Joseph Kabila and Cach of Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi. The FCC coordinator says he spoke to Jean-Pierre Lacroix about breach of trust within the ruling…

In Chad, we have witnessed a generalization of the conflict between farmers and shepherds for two months. There are dozens of deaths in several provinces. Serious allegations are being made against the civilian and military authorities. This situation, which has been going on for several years, is only getting worse. During the night from Sunday to Monday, a field between Delbian and Béré, in Tandjilé, in southern Chad, was destroyed, leaving seven farmers and shepherds dead. The angry population attacked the prefecture…

The stalemate between Ethiopia and the UN continues due to the situation in Tigray: despite ongoing discussions, the international community cannot convince the Ethiopian government to allow it to provide humanitarian aid. And even within the Security Council, which met for the second time on the issue since the end of November, there are voices against how to put pressure on Addis Ababa.…

A few weeks ago, Togo reached the level of reform that made it possible to take the threshold of the Millennium Challenge Corporation. This threshold for the US program is 20 billion CFA francs, or more than 30 million euros, which will be used to modernize the technology, information and communication sector (ICT) at a time when Togolese consumers are complaining about the high cost of telephone…

The Nubian people span Sudan and Egypt and span six millennia of history. From pharaohs to foreign invasions, they embody a mythical people. In the Aswan region, they were expelled from their country in 1964 for the construction of the large dam that President Nasser wanted. Even today, they demand a refund. He now plays for…

To date, the country officially has 194 deaths, a figure that has increased markedly in recent weeks, as well as the number of cases registered during this second wave of Covid-19. There are more and more serious cases and health centers such as the hospital in Mali are overwhelmed. as reported from Bamako, Kaourou MagassaAbout…