Eye on Africa

Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagboa, according to several sources, completed the formalities in Belgium on Monday to obtain a diplomatic passport. Following statements by President Alassane Ouattara on RFI and France 24, who, a few days before the presidential election, had confirmed that he was in favor of the delivery of…

Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya has resigned as the High Representative of the African Union in Mali and the Sahel, according to RFI information. Convicted of 18 relatives in absence to life imprisonment in Burundi to assassinate his successor and the country's first democratically elected Hutu president, Melchior…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Particular Forces of the Somali Nationwide Military have as soon as once more been hit by an explosion focusing on their convoy, experiences present, within the newest assault that comes amid an ongoing breakdown towards militants within the Horn of Africa who've been battling insecurity for years. At the very least six members of Danab's particular forces have been killed after an improvised explosive machine hit their convoy within the Leego space of ​​Decrease Shabelle on Monday,…

In Benin, five appeals by citizens and opponents were submitted to the Constitutional Court to challenge the rule of sponsorship required to run in the April 11 presidential election. as reported from Cotonou, Jean-Luc AploganSince the amendment of the electoral law in November 2019, political parties must collect 16…

Guillaume Soro and three of his relatives "can not fear anything" from the mandates that the Ivorian Ministry of Justice is asking to hand over to the French authorities, according to Maître Affoussiata Bamba-Lamine, lawyer at the bar in Paris and coordinator of the collective of Guillaume Soro's lawyers. "In this case, it will…

Although the search for a vaccine against Covid-19 seems to be progressing, there is still no effective treatment for the disease. Dozens of clinical trials around the world have failed to find cures for severe forms. However, a new test will try to contribute to the building, and he is African: Anticov, that is his name, will eventually affect 3,000 patients in thirteen countries.…

In an open letter to Beninese President Patrice Talon, Maître Antoine Vey, French lawyer for Sébastien Ajavon, one of the main opponents of the head of state, condemns the attacks on democracy and human rights in the country. of the force in place. He also demands that his client's convictions be "revoked". "The conviction of…

Parliamentarians from Libya's three areas will collect in Morocco's Tangier on Tuesday for an advisory session of the Home of Representatives (HoR), the UN stated. The UN-Libya mission stated the assembly with "such a lot of parliamentarians" was a optimistic and welcome step in a tweet the identical day. "We hope that the HoR will meet the expectations of the Libyan folks within the implementation of the roadmap agreed by the LPDF (Libya's Political Dialogue Discussion board) forward of the conduct of…

Four years ago, free high schools were one of President Nana Akufo-Addo's campaign promises. In Ghana, it has made it possible for more than 430,000 young people to go to college and high school. they were just under 300,000 in 2016. This massive enrollment has caused congestion in schools, forcing students to switch to play. And critics are fired against this system by rotation. Back to a popular…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is as soon as once more below stress to reappoint a set of recent election committee members with the opposition, insisting that the noses of those that got here on the listing are state brokers working with the Nationwide Intelligence Safety Company or officers and his loyalists. At the very least 14 presidential candidates concluded their three-day convention in Mogadishu on Monday, rising requires a free and honest election, arguing that such a milestone…