Eye on Africa

It is the most dangerous volcano in Africa. At the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, ten days after the outbreak, Nyiragongo seems to be calming down. But the crisis unit in northern Kivu confirms that "the danger is permanent" and asks the people of Goma to remain "vigilant". What are the current risks for Goma residents? The Belgian volcanologist Benoît Smets is a researcher at the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren and teaches at the University of Brussels. Since May 30, he has been…

The relatives of Floribert Chebeya and Fidèle Bazana celebrated on Tuesday, June 1, the 11th anniversary of the murder of the two human rights activists after the police call. The next day, June 2, the body of the former body was found; the other has not been until today. Following revelations on our antenna, the organization Voice of the Voiceless submitted a memorandum to the Presidency of the…

According to the spokesman for the Ivory Coast Government, Amadou Coulibaly, the date of 17 June presented by FPI-GOR on the return of former President Laurent Gbagbo to the country has not been the subject of a "consent election". It would not have been communicated to the authorities by Laurent Gbagbo's entourage. as reported…

Civil society in southern Kivu demands an apology from Rwandan President Paul Kagame, following comments to RFI and France 24 during his visit to Paris two weeks ago. Paul Kagame considered the UN survey report to be controversial, and that other reports had concluded that there was no crime in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Words that shocked civil society in southern Kivu, which organized a seat in…

Two days after the attack on a central post of the Central African Army, Bangui enjoys. A delegation led by Foreign Minister Sylvie Baïpo Temon was received on Tuesday in Ndjamena by the President of the Transitional Military Council and the two countries agreed to set up an international commission of inquiry to clarify the circumstances of this attack.…

In Morocco, King Mohammed VI said he definitely wanted to resolve the issue of Moroccan minors in an irregular situation in Europe. The monarch says he is ready to work with European countries and the European Union to resolve this issue. The announcement comes as Spain faces an influx of minors, mostly young Moroccans, into the Ceuta enclave, causing a major crisis between the two Mediterranean…

It is "full support" that French President Emmanuel Macron expressed to Libyan government chief Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, who was received on Tuesday, June 1, in the Elysee. Emmanuel Macron described the formation of the government for national unity as "an important step" in getting out of the crisis. At the end of the interview,…

The aim of the Paris Summit on the Financing of African Economies on 18 May was to explore all possibilities for mobilizing resources, which would enable the continent to resume the growth path following the Covid-19 pandemic without falling into the debt trap. Satisfied with France, which was on the initiative of the summit.…

UN raises alarm in Ethiopia's province of Tigray. Hunger hangs over the region, which has been at war for almost seven months. The Ethiopian government met with rebels from the TPLF, a breakaway Tigrayan party, with the help of the Eritrean army. Today, 91% of the population needs food aid. Famine would be inevitable in two months, according to the UN.…

Yououtubeur Aimable Karasira, a recently fired former university professor, is accused of denying the genocide of the Tutsis. Rwanda's investigation bureau announced its arrest on Monday night on Twitter. as reported from Kigali, Laure broulardOn his YouTube channel with 62,000 subscribers, Aimable Karasira has criticized the…