Eye on Africa

In the Central African Republic, excision is a widely practiced but little known tradition. According to the latest studies, 21.6% of women between the ages of 15 and 49 have undergone some form of genital mutilation. Mutilation is practiced in all religions. Banda are the ethnic group where these methods are most prevalent (52.9%). Louise (her first name has changed) agreed to share her experience. .

Two terrorist attacks targeted the Malian army, in the middle of the country, and the UN mission in Mali (Minusma), in the far north. The latter was particularly violent. In the same region, the French army, for its part, carried out an attack on a camp of suspected jihadists on Thursday, April 1. From our special…

Of more than 2,000 articles published between the beginning of the pandemic and in September last year, only 4% were written by African researchers, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal. An absence that risks weakening the response to the pandemic on the continent. If Africa has historically lagged…

Tout Puissant Mazembe dropped a little more, in Group B of the African Champions League, on April 2, 2021. The Congolese club lost 2-0 against the Algerian formation of Belouizdad. Previously, Al Hilal (Sudan) and Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) made it 0-0. All results from match day 5 in the group stage here. 2020-2021 CAF…

International Monetary Fund (IMF) has granted Somalia $970,000 additional interim assistance on lapse time basis under the enhanced Closely Indebted Deficient Countries (HIPC) initiative. This may increasingly cover Somalia’s debt service obligations for March 25, 2021 through to March 24, 2022. Interim assistance under the enhanced HIPC Initiative is debt relief granted on a country’s debt service falling due between the HIPC Decision and Completion Points. Once a country reaches the HIPC Completion Point, it will…

The President of the Somali Regional State Mustafa Muhumed Agjar spoke about the tripartite agreements between his autonomous region, Galmudug and Hir-Shabelle states. He pointed out that the plan against Al-Shabaab, “debris TPLF” Conflict & Community to limit Bilateral share Galmudug state residences regional states and wave-stride. “Any infighting can be addressed, but it will not be tolerated to take advantage of Al-Shabaab, TPLF remnants & clan clashes. Any land dispute must be resolved legally and no…

Security agencies in the country said they had raised their alertness as the country marked the sixth anniversary of the Garissa University terror attack. The move was aimed at defusing any plans by terror groups to attack Kenyans to also mark the day that saw 148 students killed in the dawn attack. Even though there was no specific threat pointing to a planned attack, the agencies said they were on alert to avert such plans. “The terrorists like to strike such moments so we are on highest across the country to…

One year after the sudden end of the season due to Covid-19, the Senegalese fight resumes its rights on April 4, the country's independence day. A royal revival with a battle for tenors: Eumeu Sène-Lac de Guiers 2. The Senegalese wrestling season officially began on March 1, but it is indeed this Sunday, April 4 that the…

In a letter to the French authorities, a copy of which Mediapart and the Guardian had, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions accuses the French army of obstructing the UN investigation into the murders of Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon in Mali. And condemns "troubled gray areas". In his letter of 30 pages…

The Court of Appeal of the International Criminal Court upheld the acquittals in favor of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé in January 2019. The two men are now free. But the case will have shed a strong light on the prosecution's deep malfunction and weakened prosecutor Fatou Bensouda's already fragile record. His successor, Karim Khan, is expected to reform in June.…