Eye on Africa

JOWHAR, Somalia - The Somali authorities took a good grip on the central state of Hirshabelle after main victories in speaker elections, even because the nation strikes in the direction of an important election interval scheduled for this month in all components of Somalia. Hirshabelle state is electing a brand new chief who will probably be on the helm for the subsequent 4 years, and already elected the regional MPs who took half within the election for speaker on Wednesday in a vote that was intently monitored.…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The United Nations and the African Union Mission in Somalia held a gathering with Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe on his relationship with the federal authorities in Somalia only a few days earlier than the nation's extremely anticipated polls. Madobe, who liberated Kismayo from al-Shabaab in 2012, has disagreed with the Mogadishu administration and has usually accused President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo of plotting to undermine his management, particularly within the troubled Gedo area of…

The Sudanese authorities approved the constitutional document in its new amended version earlier this week. According to the Official Journal of the European Union, this document extends the transition period by approximately fourteen months. The text was signed in August 2019 between the Forces for Freedom and Change and the Military Council. He is supposed to steer the transition period, which will…

The presidential candidate on December 27, Martin Ziguélé, intends to influence the vote in the Central African Republic. Former Prime Minister Martin Ziguélé has long been critical of the Khartoum peace accords and the current election process. Despite these limitations, the leader of the Central African People's Liberation Movement (MLPC) intends to run for office. .

This Thursday, November 5, 2020 in the morning, opens a forum on reconciliation between communities in Niono in central Mali. At the initiative of the government, many community actors, but also representatives of the Malian state, will work for four days to try to find a solution to the problems that have plagued the area for…

Following the capturing that killed eight college students within the city of Kumba ten days in the past, 4 extra assaults occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday with out casualties. On Wednesday night time, November 4, the federal government condemned these "disagreeable and cowardly" actions aimed toward "deterring mother and father from sending their youngsters to high school and creating psychosis inside…

The UN Mission in the Central African Republic is awaiting the renewal of its mandate in mid-November, which since last year has included support for the electoral process. The electoral division of the mission has grown from 3 to 71 people. Since the start of the process, more than 100 special flights have been carried out, 120 tonnes of election material have been transported, 5,723 counters have been…

The bi-weekly Alternative and its director were sentenced on Wednesday, November 4, by the Supreme Court to pay two million each for defamation. The decision arouses indignation in the Togolese press. as reported from Lomé, Peter Sassou DogbéThe newspaper published in its publication in early June, embezzlement of almost 500…

It has been more than 24 hours since the Ethiopian government launched an offensive against the province of Tigray, 700 kilometers north of the capital Addis Ababa. Tensions had been rising for several weeks between Tigray and the federal government following the province's attempted secession in early September. The government qualifies the provincial authorities as criminals and intends to regain…

On December 11, Madagascar elects its new senators. This time, not the entire population is called to the ballot box. Only about 12,000 major voters will vote. These are the country's 1,700 mayors and all their municipal councilors. Yesterday, in front of the candidates in front of future NGOs who were observers of the election and the financing of the vote, the Independent National Electoral…