Eye on Africa

The Moroccan Court of Cassation upheld the sentences handed down in 2013 to 19 separatists from Western Sahara, ranging from twenty years to life imprisonment. Saharawi activists are accused of taking part in the violence in the Gdim Izik camp near the border in southern Morocco in 2010. This verdict comes against the background of renewed conflicts between the Saharawis and Moroccans.…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A high CIA officer was killed in a latest operation in Somalia, experiences the New York Instances, including that the officer sustained critical wounds and later succumbed to one of many setbacks recorded by the U.S.-African command within the Horn of Africa nation. . The precise date of the loss of life and the officer's identify haven't but been decided, however round September, U.S. forces had been attacked by al-Shabaab militants on the Janay Abdalla base close to Kismayo, the place a U.S.…

Ethiopia's prime minister stated on Thursday that the military had been ordered to maneuver on to the battered regional capital of Tigray within the north of the nation after his 72-hour ultimatum for Tigray's leaders to surrender and he warned his half 1,000,000 residents to remain indoors and disarm. The navy offensive "has reached its last stage" after three weeks of combating, stated Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's workplace, the Related Press (AP) reported. Which means tanks and different weapons may…

Following the open letter from Sébastien Ajavon's lawyer demanding that his consumer's conviction be "invalidated", the federal government spokesman replied that "the judges are impartial" and {that a} change within the state of affairs couldn't be made. than by judicial overview. "An Unsurpassed Decline in Civil Liberties", a…

Following the new regional division, the number of Malian regions will increase from 15 to 20. At that time, 13 soldiers close to Assimi Goïta, the vice president in charge of defense and security issues and junta strongman, were appointed instead of civilians to govern most regions. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielUntil…

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia has denied allegations that troops have been withdrawing from Somalia within the midst of an ongoing army offensive within the Tigray area, calling the reviews "inaccurate and deceptive" regardless of a number of senior army officers admitting such an motion was taken by the federal government. For over a decade, Ethiopia has supported peacekeeping processes within the Horn of Africa with at the very least 4,000 Ethiopian nationwide protection forces. troops serving in AMISOM. There are…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Senate Vice President Abshir Ahmed has as soon as once more pushed for President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, whom he accuses of getting failed the nation after the continuing controversial election points in Somalia, which have threatened to dissolve unity within the nation. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is more and more underneath stress from opposition members, who accuse him of disrespecting the rule of legislation in appointing members of the nomination committee, amongst different…

Incidents and unrest in the Niono circle, in central Mali, are in this area where the village of Farabougou is located, surrounded since the beginning of October by jihadist terrorists. But if this place has become very politicized and published, it is not the only place affected by the violence: the grip of jihadist fighters extends across the circle and has revived tensions between communities. Farabougou, it is the tree that shows the forest. Recent events so far: villagers prevented from going to their fields in Goma…

The political consultations that started for Félix Tshisekedi three weeks in the past ended on Wednesday 25 November. If at first these consultations have been very political, the previous couple of days have been marked by larger openness, however at all times with out the FCC from Joseph Kabila, who's anxious to respect the coalition settlement that the present president signed together with his…

In reference to the Worldwide Day for the Elimination of Violence towards Girls, a marketing campaign was launched to popularize the regulation criminalizing rape and pedophilia on 25 November. It can run till December 10 as a part of the # 16joursDActivism towards violence towards girls launched by the UN in partnership with the Senegalese Ministry of Girls, Household, Gender and Baby Welfare.…