Eye on Africa

Congo-Brazzaville will have a second refinery in the city of Pointe Noire, thanks to a financing agreement signed with the Chinese company Beijing Fortune Dingheng. With a capacity of 2.5 million tonnes per year, the project aims to cover national needs and make Congo an exporter of refined products. But the experts call for good governance and especially respect for the environment.…

Salaam Somali Financial institution, the primary privately owned financial institution in Somalia, has for the fourth 12 months in a row sponsored a convention on engineering science and expertise held in Mogadishu. The educated occasion, which ran on December 2nd and third, was co-organized by SIMAD and Jamhuriya Universities bringing collectively main lecturers and researchers who gave displays on the helpful CEST 2020. "Salaam Somalia Financial institution is dedicated to enhancing the lives of the Somali folks…

Finally, we are aware of the measures taken by the authorities to combat the spread of Covid-19. After the speech was announced and then interrupted at the last minute by President Bah N'Daw, Monday night, a senior National Defense Council finally met on Tuesday afternoon at Koulouba Palace. In the end, it's a bit like the mountain that feeds a mouse.…

Ethiopia and the UN reached an settlement on Wednesday to permit help to government-controlled areas within the Tigray area the place federal troops have declared their army operation towards native forces, two UN officers stated. The settlement will enable first help to the area of 6 million individuals who have been interrupted throughout preventing that started a month in the past between the federal and Tigray regional governments. Every considers the opposite unlawful in an influence battle that…

NAIROBI, Kenya - A Kenyan police officer was severely injured early on Wednesday and one other is lacking after suspected al-Shabab militants attacked a police patrol base in Fafi, Garissa county alongside the Somali border. Rono Bunei, northeastern regional commander, stated safety officers had been on the Amuma base when the closely armed gunmen shot at them for about ten minutes earlier than fleeing. Bunei stated the station's porch was badly broken within the assault, noting that the seek for their lacking…

The first regional elections must take place at the end of the week in Cameroon, in particular to give more autonomy to the English-speaking regions. For Cardinal Christian Tumi, former Archbishop of Douala, we must go further. It was a promise as a result of the great national debate a year ago in Cameroon. The first regional…

MSF cancels support for two health centers in Kimbi and Baraka, in southern Kivu. A decision taken after a first withdrawal in July 2020 by a large part of the NGO's staff in the territory of Fizi, in the same province. Humanitarians were the target of several violent incidents in 2020. They can no longer carry out their…

Two years' imprisonment has been demanded against three fathers who are accused of having brought their sons to Europe. According to one of the defendants' lawyers, the prosecution is in a dynamic of deterrence, while many Senegalese have lost their lives and tried to reach the European continent by sea. This deal caused a stir…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The significance of bettering safety and the rule of legislation for Somalia's lengthy - time period future was the main target of a excessive - degree assembly on Tuesday, bringing collectively high officers from the nation's Federal Authorities and Federal Member States (FMSs), the United Nations, the African Union Mission in Somalia ( AMISOM) and different worldwide companions. “Efficient governance of the safety sector just isn't solely essential for stability, but in addition for the…

The Alliance for the Republic (APR) celebrated its 12th anniversary on Tuesday. The RPA is facing internal tensions, especially with the newly opened opposition that the president wanted. The official ceremony was therefore an opportunity for activists to mobilize again, despite the absence of the head of state. as reported…