Eye on Africa

Where are we in Farabougou, Mali? It has only been a week since the Niono Forum ended. Four ministers had made the trip to promote reconciliation between communities and restore security in this circle of the Ségou region, in the center of the country. At the same time, a pact was signed between dozo hunters and representatives of the Fulani community. One week later, however, the situation is far…

In Ethiopia, the war in Tigray has now lasted eleven days. The conflict is still very difficult to estimate due to the cut-off of all telecommunications in the province. The government has taken over a small part of the western part of the province but clashes continue. as reported from Addis Ababa, Noé Rochet-BodinThe…

Together with her new novel "This Mournable Physique", the Zimbabwean Tsitsi Dangarembga is taking part this yr for the distinguished Booker Prize, the English equal of the Goncourt Prize. It's a highly effective novel that tells the story of the descent into postcolonial Zimbabwe. The announcement in July of the primary collection of works listed for the prize coincided with the writer accused by the police of getting inspired rebel and…

The presidential plane with the body of the former Malian head of state, Amadou Toumani Touré, arrived this Saturday, November 14, around 04:00 in Bamako, from Turkey, where he died. The plane was parked near the presidential pavilion at Bamako airport, where several hundred people were waiting, including the Malian authorities. A sober meditation ceremony took place.…

In Tunisia, the coastal metropolis of Chebba within the east of the nation is in turmoil. In query, an administrative sanction taken by the Tunisian Soccer Affiliation, which might stop town membership from taking part in the following version of the championship. And the case appears to be taking over larger and greater proportions.…

For the financial year 2021, the government intends to intensify the fight against corruption and embezzlement of public funds while promoting the tax culture in order to replenish the treasury and finance public policy. DRC: Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba talks about the 2021 budget Pascal Mulegwa .

The list of candidates for the presidential election in Niger is now known. The Constitutional Court validated 30 cases out of the 41 submitted. No woman is among the candidates. The main opponent Hama Amadou is disqualified due to his criminal record and his conviction in 2017. The opposition leader was dismissed, his party Moden Fa Lumana is "a priori" not in these elections because he has no…

He had everything to be a happy man. But the chairman, eternally dissatisfied, always dreamed better for his people. From now on, his fate belongs to history. Jerry John Rawlings passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020. His country, Ghana, mourns him. Many Africans too. Because, you say, it is the whole of Africa that is…

Two explosions hit cities in Ethiopia's Amhara state, which borders the northern state of Tigray the place federal troops are preventing native forces, and the Human Rights Fee warned of violations of rights within the battle. A whole bunch of individuals have been killed in clashes since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed despatched the Nationwide Protection Forces on an offensive in opposition to well-trained native troops in Tigray on November 4, after accusing them of attacking a federal army base within the…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Abdallah Bilenge, Director General of the Airways Authority (RVA), was arrested on 10 November. He has since been held in Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa. He is accused of embezzling tens of millions of dollars. This money should be paid specifically to certain socio-professional services such as the National Social Security Fund (CNSS), according to legal…