Browsing Category
Eye on Africa
Eye on Africa. Firstly, your best news source, From, the expert view you can trust.
Although Mekele lost, the TPLF says war is not over
In Ethiopia, the federal army has taken control of Mekele, the capital of Tigray. Since then, the situation seems calm in the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) after more than three weeks of fighting against the central government. Addis Ababa's forces are still looking for the leaders of the Tigrayan movement, who in turn say the war is not over.…
Ethiopia’s Abiy denies civilian killings in Tigray battle
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed instructed parliament on Monday that federal troops had not killed a single civilian in his practically month-long offensive towards rebel native forces within the northern Tigray area. Abiy additionally mentioned his military wouldn't destroy Mekele, the capital of Tigray, after taking it over the weekend. "We aren't (TPLF) junta. We now have accountability. We're behaving responsibly," he mentioned, in line with Reuters, denying allegations that his forces have…
The Swan discusses whether or not battle in Somalia is the UN’s greatest
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The United Nations has denied allegations that it has failed to hunt peace in Somalia, a rustic that has struggled with terrorism and clan battle for greater than three many years, amid criticism that the mission has largely failed to revive peace within the nation. For nearly thirty years, the UN has supported reconciliation missions within the nation by means of a number of businesses, a few of which have targeted on enhancing safety and humanitarian help within the nation whose residents…
restaurateurs worried about the curfew reduced to 8pm on weekends
The Congolese authorities have just extended their state of health for the twelfth time in a row. Wearing a mask becomes mandatory from the age of six in Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, where they see an increase in cases of coronavirus. The curfew has been reduced to 20.00 instead of 23.00, especially on weekends and public holidays. This measure worries restaurateurs who fear a reduction in their…
controversy following the conviction of Barnabé Milinganyo, figure of the FCC
FCC figure Barnabé Wimania Milingano is accused of insulting the head of state and threatening his physical integrity. Following his condemnation on Saturday, the FCC is talking about a dictatorship taking hold. His lawyers state their intention to appeal, while President Tshisekedi's UDPS says it has nothing to do with this trial.…
Worldwide companions name for real dialogue in Somalia to keep away from
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Within the midst of the continued political ant in Somalia, members of the worldwide neighborhood proceed to tour a number of components of the nation, asking native leaders to assist dialogue as a approach of resolving the present stalemate in Somalia's elections. With only a few days to go earlier than the scheduled parliamentary elections, the political management just isn't but within the technique of reaching a compromise after the opposition accused President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo of…
Somali presidential candidate arrested in Somaliland
HARGEISA, Somalia - A presidential candidate in Somalia's very long-awaited poll was arrested in Hargeisa, the capital of secessionist Somaliland, on Sunday in a transfer that reveals the strained relationship between FGS and Muse Bihi's administration. Mustaf Dhuhulow, who additionally serves as a Member of Parliament, was arrested by Somaliland authorities at Igal Worldwide Airport in Hargeisa on his solution to an unknown e = vacation spot from Mogadishu, the place political exercise has elevated in current…
Somalia expels Kenya’s ambassador over election interference
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Relations between Somalia and Kenya took a nostril day over the escalating disaster in Jubaland on Sunday, with regional chief Ahmed Islam Mohamed Madobe warning of elections within the Gedo area, arguing that the federal authorities had violated the September settlement signed in Mogadishu. In a prolonged assertion, Somalia requested its envoy to Nairobi Mohamud Ahmed Tarsan to return instantly to permit "extra session" on latest variations between the 2 nations. It isn't clear if the printed…
After his great victory, President Kaboré faced the security challenge
Re-elected with 57.87% of the vote according to preliminary results, the outgoing president of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, begins his second term. The deterioration of the political and security situation on the ground risks complicating the presidential candidate's campaign promise to build "a better Burkina Faso for all populations". Portrait.…
the forgotten victims of the rapes committed in Lubumbashi Prison
About fifty women who were raped in the Kasapa prison in Lubumbashi are still waiting to be taken into custody. These women were held in this prison during the riots that shook the prison on September 25, 26 and 27. Since then, they have not seen a gynecologist or a judge. They have been abandoned to their sad fate. RFI was able to meet them on the spot.…