Eye on Africa

About a hundred deputies, mostly from Joseph Kabila's political family, criticize the new government, which they consider representative. They would have liked to be better rewarded after participating in the dismissal of the former Office of the National Assembly and the confiscation of the former Prime Minister. They call their movement the Collective of Revolutionaries of the Sacred Union and hope…

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) officially launches its coronavirus vaccination campaign this Monday, April 19th. The ceremony will take place at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Kinshasa. This means that the first doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine were inoculated on 2 March via the Covax mechanism. as…

For six months, the price of fertilizer has risen. As a result, some farmers are being forced to reduce their use on the African continent. A trend that will not be without consequences. West African farmers are the big losers in the fertilizer market this year. Prices have reached their peak. And some operators are in…

In Senegal, health authorities have to face skepticism from some sections of the population. Since the start of the campaign in late February, they have first administered the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine, followed by the doses of AstraZenecan as part of the global Covax initiative. But despite easy access, there are not many in the vaccination center.…

A single bag of cement has not left the Diamond Cement plant since December 2019. This Togolese and Indian capital company went bankrupt for various reasons. Until its closure, it was considered the flagship of Pools' economy, a nearby region of Brazzaville that was shaken more than once by armed conflict. Business agents and cement traders suffer from this situation.…

Republican President Andry Rajoelina spoke on television and national radio on Sunday evening, April 18, announcing new, stricter measures to combat the spread of Covid-19, which is saturating hospitals and treatment centers opened specifically for coronavirus patients. The state of health will be renewed in the next two weeks.…

Dozens of people were killed in Djenné's circle last week during clashes between traditional dozo hunters and jihadists from Katiba Macina. And this while dozo hunters and Katiba Macina, still in the middle of the country, signed a ceasefire agreement in the Niono circle a month ago. How to interpret these conflicting dynamics?…

For almost two months, artists have occupied the National Arts Council in Johannesburg. This institution would distribute EUR 17 million through a presidential fund to support employment, but not all applicants could benefit from it. At the initiative of opera singer Sibongile Mngoma, artists took possession of the building in early March to demand transparency in the distribution of funds and to…

A first confrontation on the ground took place on Saturday, April 17, between the loyalist forces and the rebels from the Front for Alternation and Concord in Chad (Facts). The fighting took place north of Mao, in Kanem province, more than 300 km from the capital Ndjamena. The armed rebel movement, which arrived from its rear base in Libya, entered Chadian territory on April 11 in order to remove Idriss…

At least two people, two young men aged 20 and 23, were killed and public and private property destroyed in Kouroussa, 500 km from the capital Conakry, in eastern Guinea, during clashes between artisan miners and police on Saturday 17 April. erupted during protests by Guinean gold miners accusing the Guinean authorities of abolishing a craft mine in favor of Burkinabè operators.…