Eye on Africa

Algeria is waiting for the results of the early parliamentary elections on Saturday. A vote marked by a strong vote and rejected by Hirak and part of the opposition and held in the context of increased repression. On Thursday night, two days before the election, Hirak Karim Tabbou's opponent and figure were arrested and released more than 24 hours later. Just like two journalists, who gave more…

Young Somali recruits were sent to train in military camps in Eritrea in 2019. But their relatives say they do not know what has become of them. And rumors of their fate are popping up. The soldiers are suspected of having had to leave the training camps to reach the Tigray region of Ethiopia to take part in the fighting along with the Eritrean troops.…

In Tunis, the anger of young people in the Sidi Hassine district is still palpable, six days after the suspicious death of a young person during his arrest by the police. Human rights groups, trade unions, judges and lawyers condemn police violence. as reported from Tunis, Lilia blaiseThe night was still tense in the popular…

The authorities have just renewed the state of health for the 22nd time in a row, since March 2020, thus maintaining the curfew in Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire or even the closure of nightclubs. The population says they are tired and asks for relaxation of the curfew that intervenes on weekends and holidays from kl. as reported…

The committee responsible for appointing future members of the National Transition Council (CNT) was established by decree on 13 June 2021. The CNT will serve as Parliament for the remaining 16 months of the transition. The members will be responsible in particular for the drafting of the new constitution. The chairmanship of this committee goes to General Djimadoum Tiraina, faithful among the faithful by Idriss Déby Itno, who is also the Vice-Chairman of the Transitional Military Council. At his side, two…

The conflict has been going on since November in the province of Tigray. This northern region is still plagued by violence between the former TPLF power on the one hand, the federal army, Eritrean soldiers and Amhara's militiamen on the other. The conflict has claimed thousands of lives and caused significant damage. Part of the health care system has collapsed. From our special correspondent in Mekele, 300,000 patients last year. 8000 surgical operations. A coverage area that reaches 10 million inhabitants. Ayder…

Ten years ago, the national electricity company SNEL experimented with an advance payment system for network subscribers. This system was intended to solve the problems of consumer fraud and to replenish the corporate coffers. Is the experiment crucial? From our correspondent in Lubumbashi, In the Katuba municipality of Lubumbashi, the subscribers of the national electricity company SNEL have been consuming electrical energy in advance for one year. Before this period, invoicing was monthly and fixed, ie. almost $ 20.…

Tensions are high on the streets of many cities across the country following the government's decision last week to end fuel subsidies. A measure that is part of a tightening that has been initiated since the fall of Omar al-Bashir, to get into the nails that the IMF set. One month after the Paris Conference, the transitional authorities continue to follow international financial standards for Sudanese debt relief. But these reforms are going very badly, while the population is already being hit hard by the economic…

The humanitarian crisis in Tigray is causing Pope Francis concern. In front of the believers who gathered in St. Peter's Square this Sunday, June 13, the sovereign pope demanded that the violence in the region be stopped and that civilians be avoided from starvation. as reported from Rome, Eric SenanqueSix months ago, when…

President Cyril Ramaphosa regretted that the African Union was not invited to the summit, but expressed its satisfaction at having "been able to convey our message". The South African head of state welcomed the G7's commitments: lifting all barriers to vaccine exports, donating 5 million doses to the African Union at the end of the summer. He also believes that he has made progress on the issue of fair…