Eye on Africa

In Nigeria, high school students who were caught last weekend at their boarding school in Kankara, northwestern Nigeria, were released on the evening of Thursday, December 17. This mass kidnapping was claimed twice by Abubakar Shekau, leader of a Boko Haram faction, first Tuesday, then Thursday, through a video showing dozens of children being shown by armed men. Some of them are now free, while the…

NAIROBI, Kenya - A chief envoy for the AU has often called for recognition of the northern breakaway space of Somaliland, following a gathering with President Muse Bihi Abdi in Nairobi ultimate Tuesday.

Nigeria decided on Wednesday, December 16, to partially resume its land borders with its neighbors. Four border posts are affected, on the side of Niger, Benin and Cameroon. The reopening will take place gradually and all trade will resume at all pedestrian crossings by 31 December, with the exception of certain products. The borders had been closed for almost a year and a half. The measure was…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The council of presidential candidates in Somalia has however as soon as extra taken a swipe at President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, accusing him of sanctioning deployment of the Somali Nationwide Navy troops to some locations of labor that host opposition occasions inside the nation.

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The union of presidential candidates in Somalia has requested Turkey to be cautious with the nation's electoral politics, arguing that Ankara ought to attempt to be "impartial" as a pal to the nation and go away politicians to "sq." it out when the time comes for elections.

WASHINGTON - The Division of Justice inside the US has charged a Kenyan nationwide believed to be an Al-Shabaab member for planning to conduct 9/11 assaults inside the US, and he had reportedly educated to hijack aircraft inside the far east sooner than embarking on the mission.

CAIRO — On Dec. 6, a high-ranking Egyptian diplomatic delegation headed by Egyptian Assistant Worldwide Minister for African Affairs Sherif Issa visited Mogadishu at a time when Egypt has been taking steps to boost its presence in Africa.

Several anti-Balaka and ex-Séleka armed groups unite in a joint statement dated Wednesday, December 16, to terminate the Khartoum agreement, which they said was insufficiently implemented. They threaten to use "all means" if the government does not agree to organize talks on this subject before the organization of the presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for December 27. In question: the…

While the Democratic Republic of Congo is hit by a second wave of Covid-19, the country will experience its first national curfew this Friday, December 18 in the evening. It starts at 21 and lasts until kl. Traffic under the curfew will be subject to a special permit from the provincial authority, with the exception of persons in emergencies. This decision will affect many Congolese and many are…

In Mali, the Dan Na Ambassagou self-defense militia, made up of traditional dozo hunters, officially disbanded by the Malian state last year, is urging the Malian transitional authorities in a video recorded on December 16 to strengthen the army's presence in Dogon. She even issued an ultimatum to the government, a fierce message that also reflected a certain weakening.…