Eye on Africa

In Senegal, it's nonetheless unclear the variety of migrants who died within the sinking of the canoe that was fired final week. The Worldwide Group for Migration (IOM) had introduced a loss of life toll of 140, however the Senegalese authorities disputes that determine. as reported from Dakar,Thea OllivierThe knowledge offered…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militants have continued their infinite assaults on safety forces and focused key strategic factors within the Horn of Africa, regardless of the continued safety crackdown on them in varied components of the nation, it has emerged. Members of the Somali Nationwide Military , the African Union mission forces and the US African command have tracked down the militants in central and southern Somalia, however such an effort is but to dismantle the group, which nonetheless…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Two males have been crushed with harsh sentences by a court docket in Nairobi after prosecutors proved past affordable doubt that they labored carefully with Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militants who've been wreaking havoc throughout East Africa for the previous 14 years. A decide in Nairobi jailed the 2 for 18 and 33 years, respectively, simply over a month after they have been convicted of planning and finishing up the 2013 Westgate Mall assault, one of many lethal raids by militants on Kenyan soil.…

In Mali, this initiative is in the city and region of Ménaka in the northern part of the country. An operation carried out jointly by the Malian army and the armed groups that have signed the peace agreement, called "Menaka without weapons", was launched just over a month ago. This operation aims to reduce terrorist attacks, but also actions by bandits that are frequent in the area.…

While ECOWAS is in a delicate position in the current political crises in the region, especially in Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire, where elections are being held under pressure today, you have chosen to emphasize the lack of regional coordination of health measures. at airports, a coordination that could have made life easier for travelers in West Africa since the reopening of air borders.…

Practically 7.5 million voters are known as to the polls in Côte d'Ivoire for this primary spherical of presidential elections. They've the selection between 4 votes: Alassane Ouattara, Henri Konan Bédié, Pascal Affi N'Guessan and Kouadio Konan Bertin. A vote boycotted the opposition, which known as for civil disobedience. Observe the progress of this election day dwell. .

Guinea's President Alpha Condé made his second official outing last Friday since the controversial October 18 election, in which he ran for a third term along with 11 other candidates. Vote which he won according to the figures of the Electoral Commission. Alpha Condé visited two camps of the security forces to answer his opponents, about the presidential election and about the administration of public…

Ivorians are called to the polls this Saturday, October 31, for a presidential election under pressure. Alassane Ouattara is seeking a third term against an independent KKB candidate, Kouadio Konan Bertin. And the opposition, which opposes the conditions for voting, calls for the holding of this election to be prevented. with…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The African Union Mission Forces in Somalia accomplished two days of coaching for the Jubaland Forces and the Somali Nationwide Military Friday, which centered on worldwide humanitarian legislation, human rights and gender guidelines, one thing that has been happening for months. Jubaland forces and the Somali Nationwide Military have struggled with work ethic for a number of years, and the 2 have usually clashed within the Gedo area, the place the Somali federal authorities is keen to…

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump continued his anti-immigration coverage within the last stretch of his campaigns, just below three days earlier than hundreds of thousands of voters in America go to the polls to decide on the one who will run for president, as Trump's first time period finish. President Trump, who has usually been accused of being racist, faces stiff competitors from former Vice President Joe Biden, who served as Barack Obama's assistant for eight years. The 2 will meet on Tuesday subsequent…