Eye on Africa

In Gabon, the constitutional revision project launched by the government at the end of last week is still in focus for political debates. On Tuesday, about 20 representatives of opposition parties and civil society delivered a joint statement in which they rejected it. as reported from Libreville, Yves-Laurent GomaIf the draft…

The rift continues between President Tshisekedi's camp and his predecessor Joseph Kabila. One of the battlefields is the Federation of Congo Businesses (FEC) and the election of the chief. A relative of the former head of state, Albert Yuma, has been at the helm since 2005. The only candidate, he was re-elected chairman of the board on November 26, but the prime minister suspended his election to the…

At the entrance web page this Wednesday morning, the assembly between the King of Morocco Mohamed VI and an American-Israeli delegation led by means of Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.Here is the conclusion of the normalization of kinfolk between Morocco and Israel introduced just a few days in the past. The delegation arrived on the primary flight from Tel Aviv to Rabat. "A brand new web page is open" At this time…

A few days before the presidential and legislative elections in Niger, Moden Fa Lumana gives her voting instructions. The party's candidate, Hama Amadou, had his candidacy annulled by the Constitutional Court because of his convictions. The opposition party therefore calls on its supporters to vote for former President Mahamane Ousmane.…

To dive into the recent history of the Central African Republic means to immerse yourself in a maquis where several predators rule and where many international actors operate. A look back at decades of crisis. Since the fall of Bokasa in 1979, Central Africa has experienced more than four decades of security peace. After several attempts, General Bozizé seized…

Somalia's Northeastern State police foil terrorist assault key port metropolis BOSSASO, Northeastern State - Police in Northeastern State, the northern federal state of Somalia, rejected an tried terrorist assault within the buying and selling the city of Bosaso, focusing on blameless civilians and safety officers, within the militant's most modern try and wreak havoc and chaos in the rustic. Police…

Ethiopia and Sudan resume talks around the disputed border ADDIS ABEBA - Sudan and Ethiopia resumed their 2d assembly of the high-level political committee on border topics in Khartoum on Tuesday, state-affiliated Fana reported, days after Addis Ababa ended aggregation within the Tigray area. The Ethiopian delegation led by means of Deputy High Minister and Overseas Minister Demeke Mekonnen attended the…

US plane carriers arrive off the coast of Somalia to stream 700 troops and equipment MOGADISHU, Somalia - A U.S. plane provider has in spite of everything arrived off the coast of Somalia, days after the Division of Protection printed plans to withdraw troops from the war-torn country, only a month earlier than President Donald Trump resigned, which crashed in November polls. Makin Island Amphibious…

Tensions rose for a while on Tuesday, December 22 in the Central African Republic. The coalition-armed groups carried out a new round of coordinated attacks in different parts of the country. In this context, more and more actors and observers of the electoral process are questioning the possibility of holding credible elections on Sunday. Is a postponement of the vote possible? What consequences…

WAJER, Kenya - The pinnacle of an administrator kidnapped by the use of suspected Al-Shabaab militants was came upon inside the Gumarey sub-site in Wajir badly damaged when police had been pressured to increase their search at the least to restore the torso, which is still missing.