Eye on Africa

The variety of displaced Mozambicans has elevated exponentially over the previous two years, with the bulk snatching up with an rebellion that raged within the north, native observers mentioned on Sunday. On October 19, there have been 424,202 internally displaced individuals within the South African nation, in comparison with 15,000 on the finish of 2018, says a revered advocacy group, the CIP for Public Integrity (CIP). "The variety of internally displaced individuals in Mozambique has elevated by…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Fierce gunfire erupted on Friday after the villages of Al-Shabaab had been ousted by members of the Somali Nationwide Military stated officers in what's a part of ongoing operations throughout the nation, with members of the safety forces desperate to take away the Al-Shabaab risk. For the previous seven months, SNA troops in reference to the African Union Mission Forces and the US Africa Command have raided Al-Shabaab hideouts all through Somalia, with the principle focus being the central and…

The Election Commission on Sunday, October 25, confirmed the election of Wavel Ramkalawan as President of the Seychelles. With 54.9% of the vote, the Anglican pastor of the Linyion Democratik Seselwa party defeated outgoing President Danny Faure in the first round. For the first time in more than 40 years, the Seychelles has a non-issuing head of state from the former single party.…

The presidential election within the Seychelles has been disrupted when the election fee on Sunday declared longtime opposition rival Wavel Ramkalawan the winner of the present Danny Faure. The ruling celebration has been ousted for the primary time since 1977. Opposition chief Ramkalawan, a 59-year-old priest who has largely…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has as soon as once more blended up concerning the Somali Nationwide Military , which maintains its enduring behavior, which is uncommon in purposeful armed forces, in latest appointments and relegations inside the nation's younger and fragile navy forces. Since 2017, Farmajo has both shocked the nation by making unprecedented adjustments or by firing senior navy officers with out giving a concrete clarification. His actions have usually rattled over…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A prime Al-Shabaab commander was killed in Somalia on Saturday after a covert operation by Danab's particular forces, officers stated in one other efficiency displaying the flexibility of the Somali nationwide military. forward of the extremely anticipated exit of the African Union Mission Forces from Somalia. Since March, SNA troops have performed operations throughout the nation with the assistance of international mission troops focusing on al-Shabaab hideouts throughout the nation, and…

Attackers armed with weapons and machetes killed at least eight children Saturday in an attack on a school in southwestern Cameroon, the UN said.

Following a resurgence of coronavirus instances in vacationer areas, Madagascar is closing its borders to passengers from 16 nations, together with 9 Europeans. Whereas the reopening of the borders of the authorities in Nosy Be by the authorities since October 1 had given hope to this island, which primarily lives off tourism, this resolution seems like a cease for operators within the archipelago…

Today is the end of the campaign to withdraw ballot papers, while the first round of the presidential election is scheduled for less than a week. Nearly 7.5 million citizens are registered on the electoral rolls. A record number. But since the call for civil disobedience and an active boycott launched by the opposition and the violence that killed 16 people in Dabou in particular, the withdrawal of…

In Guinea, while Céni has just declared Alpha Condé the winner of the first round of presidential election with 59.51% of the vote, at least three new people lost their lives in clashes on Saturday, leading to ten to eight dead tolls for post-election violence since the vote last Sunday. It could be much heavier, the opposition counts, that, about thirty victims. Faced with the situation, a "preventive diplomatic mission" is expected in Conakry to try to calm tensions. According to our information, the mission is…