Eye on Africa

WASHINGTON, USA - The Ministry of Protection has for the primary time printed a press launch expressing intentions to withdraw greater than 700 troopers who've served in Somalia, a rustic scuffling with frequent Al-Shabaab assaults and a few traces of ISIS department in Somalia's raids. Within the assertion, the division stated outgoing President Donald Trump had "ordered" the withdrawal of troops from the war-torn nation in early 2021 in a transfer that would compromise positive factors achieved by Allied forces,…

It's debated with Wathi, as each Saturday at RFI with Gilles Yabi. After Guinea, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso, the place outgoing President Marc-Christian Kaboré has simply been re-elected within the first spherical and with out a disaster after the election, it's Ghana's flip to prepare presidential and legislative elections…

In the essential openness that a credible choice requires, the role of the media in Africa may be more important than one imagines. Andréane Meslard: Despite the reservations they expressed about the organization of the presidential election on November 22, Burkinabè's opponents graciously accepted the results. Even better,…

Senegal held a final tribute to PapeBouba Diop this Friday, December 4th. The former RC player in Lens, France, and the Senegalese national football team were promoted to the rank of Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by Head of State Macky Sall and a football museum will bear his name. with our correspondent in…

Africa is facing the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Many countries on the continent are registering an outbreak of new cases, according to the African Union Specialized Health Bureau (CDC-Africa). The head of the agency, John Nkangasong, completed his mission to assess the pandemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

Laurent Gbagbo now has his two passports, one diplomatic one. The two sesams were given to him by the Ivorian authorities in Brussels on Friday, December 4. A long-awaited return to the Ivory Coast where many hope it will lead to political reconciliation. as reported from Abidjan, Pierre Pinto"One thing is clear here," former…

Five days after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that the federal army had taken over the city of Mekele, a stronghold of the Tigray People's Liberation Party, fighting is continuing in some areas of the region, the UN Office regrets. united. In recent days, a humanitarian corridor should have been created, but NGOs have still not been able to access the country. Meanwhile, refugees continue to…

In Burkina Faso, the Worldwide Group for Migration (IOM), the European Union and the federal government have simply begun development of a reception heart for migrants in transit or return. The nation has issue caring for migrants. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniThis heart consists of lodging, a hospital and an…

The text, which was adopted last week by the National Assembly, provoked strong reactions from the opposition and civil society. The latter had condemned "a budget voted in a hurry and contrary to the needs and challenges of the people". Yesterday afternoon, the Rohy movement, which brings together associations across the country, organized a citizens' debate in the capital Antananarivo to better…

700 US particular forces suggest the Somali military of their struggle in opposition to the jihadists. The choice to withdraw troops was introduced by the Pentagon on Friday night time.