Eye on Africa

The consultations promised by President Tshisekedi are expected to begin on Monday. While he waited, the Congolese head of state was this Saturday night with his counterpart from Brazzaville, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, who is also consulting with the actors in the Congolese crisis. He received in particular the former presidential candidate Martin Fayulu, who has not yet spoken publicly on the initiative of…

Ivory Coast's important opposition events boycotting the president's vote claimed on Saturday that at the least a dozen individuals had died in election day clashes as incumbent chief Alassane Ouattara sought a controversial third time period. The election has revived painful recollections of the West African nation's disaster virtually a decade earlier that left greater than 3,000 individuals lifeless earlier than the nation's then president was compelled to confess defeat. Many concern that the…

The various Memoranda of Understanding and Mining Contracts required by the International Monetary Fund have been published. They concern both companies, Sokimo and Miba. These contracts were signed under the chairmanship of Felix Tshisekedi, their publication was a precondition for the opening of negotiations with a view to signing a three-year plan with the IMF. What do these contracts say?…

The opposition is looking for brand spanking new elections, the dismantling of the Electoral Fee and peaceable protests to problem the outcomes of Wednesday's parliamentary elections. In response to the ultimate outcomes revealed on Friday, the CCM - the ruling celebration - gained virtually the entire 264 seats in parliament. John Magufuli, nicknamed Bulldozer, was re-elected to a different presidency…

The United Arab Emirates introduced this week that it intends to open a consulate in Laayoune in Western Sahara quickly. The Emir of Abu Dhabi knowledgeable the Moroccan sovereign Mohammed VI of this throughout a phone trade. The Emirates would thus be the primary Arab nation to take this step after a number of African nations.…

Sudan says it has signed an settlement with the USA that might successfully cease any future compensation claims towards the African nation in US courts, following Washington's choice to take away the nation from its listing of state sponsors of terrorism. The settlement restores in US courts what is known as sovereign immunity towards the Sudanese authorities and comes after a yr of negotiations between the Trump administration and Sudan's new management, the Sudanese Ministry of Justice mentioned. A…

During a press conference this Saturday, October 31, the National Electoral Authority assured that the establishment of the electoral process is progressing well. On this occasion, ANE gave an overview of the situation and took stock of the registration of voters. More than 1.8 million Central Africans will vote, almost 100,000…

Kidnapped by gunmen on the evening of 26-27 in southern Niger close to the Nigerian border, US citizen Philip Walton was launched. The data was introduced this Saturday, October 31, by the US media and confirmed to RFI by Nigerian Protection Minister Issoufou Katambé. Nigerian Protection Minister Issoufou Katambé gave no…

In Algeria, 25 million voters will be called to the polls on Sunday 1 November. They must decide on a revision of the Constitution. The Algerian authorities present this text as the basis for a "new Algeria" and as a response to Hirak's demands. One of the issues in the vote will therefore be turnout. "Do you agree with the…

Serious concerns in Kenya over the second wave of Covid-19, which promises to be more virulent than the previous one. The number of positive cases now regularly exceeds the bar of one thousand per. Day, while the peak recorded in July during the first wave had not exceeded 960 cases. The Kenyan government could soon adopt stricter measures.…