Eye on Africa

The Democratic Republic of Congo launched its first curfew on the evening of Friday 18 December. Against a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases, the authorities have decided to ban all activities from 21:00 to 05:00, except with exceptional permission. In the streets of Kinshasa, Congolese have been forced to adapt to this new situation and are currently unlimited.…

The strike launched by UNTM ended on Friday 18 December. Five days during which malians were called to stop working. A movement followed well, according to the country's first union organization. There was no communication from the authorities on the subject. UNTM withdrew on Tuesday night from the talks that began with the government, following statements by President Bah N'Daw, which were considered…

"State of emergency" for ten days, "well being warning" for six months. A Council of Ministers was held on Friday, December 18, in Mali to debate the scenario thought of worrying in regards to the Covid-19 epidemic. Comparatively spared, with 6,049 formally registered circumstances and 211 deaths because the starting of the disaster, the nation is experiencing an upswing in contamination. With greater…

The security situation deteriorated sharply on Friday 18 December in the Central African Republic, nine days before the presidential and legislative elections. Several cities in the western part of the country have been attacked by members of various armed groups, according to the UN. La Minusca has deployed significant reinforcements there, saying it is on "high alert" in other regions, including the…

ERC estimates that the cross-border line, which hyperlinks the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa to the neighbouring nation of Djibouti, has suffered a reduction in earnings of spherical Birr 114m ($US 2.95m) in the midst of the primary quarter of the current fiscal yr due to the hurt. End-to-end journey events have moreover elevated by six hours to 18 hours, with extreme reductions in widespread put together speeds, from 80 to 50km/h. Vandalism and theft are considerably excessive in Sebeta, Lume, Adama, Bosot,…

Ghislain Kikangala, coordinator of the Office of Prevention and Fighting Corruption (APLC), was placed under a preliminary arrest warrant on Friday, December 18, after several hours of questioning by the Public Prosecutor's Office at the Kinshasa Court of Appeal. Gombe.

The security climate is tense in the Central African Republic nine days before the election on 27 December. Raids by gunmen and gunfire have been reported in several cities in the northwestern part of the country since this morning. A worrying situation in Bangui where security has been strengthened. From our special…

GALKAYO, Somalia - A high commander with the Somali National Military is amongst these killed in an Al-Shabaab assault in Galkayo metropolis in central Somalia, officers have confirmed, within the newest lethal assault concentrating on harmless civilians, amid repression of militants. Normal Abdiaziz Abdullahi Qoje, commander of the twenty first Division of the Somali Nationwide Military, was captured within the unlucky explosion and was among the many 17 individuals who died on the spot, following the bomb blast…

The former president of Burundi, evacuated from Mali, died of Covid-19 in Paris on December 17. Respected for knowing how to leave power, he leaves a political legacy that is criticized for ambiguity. Pierre Buyoya did not speak lightly, but as a statesman, weighed his words and spoke them with a serious and deep eye. It was…

Tafon Nchukwi makes his Final Preventing Championship (UFC) debut, essentially the most prestigious MMA (Blended Martial Arts) league, on December 19, 2020 in Las Vegas. The native of Bamenda, who migrated to america throughout his childhood, hopes to have the ability to put on the colours of Africa there, particularly these in northwestern Cameroon.…