Eye on Africa

Malian armed forces on Thursday, October 22, managed to break the blockade in Farabougou in central Mali after a 17-day siege of jihadist fighters. If the action pleases the villagers, it also compromises the ongoing mediation. "Of course we are very happy!" The voice of this inhabitant of Farabougou is not the voice of a man…

How did overwhelming peaceable protests in opposition to police brutality flip right into a bloodbath in Lagos? Anger continues to be palpable in Africa's largest metropolis after the military allegedly opened fireplace on unarmed protesters within the metropolis middle. Amnesty Worldwide says no less than 12 folks had been killed. Why the carnage at Lekki Toll Plaza? What response from Nigeria's…

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hinted on Wednesday, October 21, that Washington is demanding the removal of Sudan from the list of countries that support terrorism in order to normalize its relations with Israel. The US presidential election is approaching and the Trump administration is busy achieving its goals. Khartoum remains officially silent at the moment, and the topic is shared by the transition leaders. Discreetly and until late last night, the Sudanese Sovereign Council held a very tense meeting to discuss…

In Guinea, the Electoral Commission on Wednesday night announced new partial results for Sunday's presidential election. Preliminary results at the national level are not yet known for this election, which has been followed by violence in Conakry and other cities in the country in recent days. With our special correspondent in…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday known as for an finish to road protests within the nation as authorities within the business capital Lagos struggled to implement a curfew imposed to comprise anger over a fierce assault on anti-police protesters. Photographs fired and smoke rose from at the very least two fires…

As Côte d'Ivoire sinks into a pre-election crisis, the government appears to be easing slightly, particularly with regard to CEI, a consequence of ECOWAS mediation on 18 and 19 October. as reported from Abidjan, Pierre PintoOn Wednesday, October 21, after a meeting with political parties, but to which no heavyweight from the…

AXADLE, Northeastern State - Northeastern State has elected 4 commissioners who will signify her on nationwide and federal election commissions, simply over a month after Somalia agreed on the election timelines and the mannequin for use through the extremely anticipated 2020-2021 polls. The northeastern a part of Somalia was one of many federal states that had strongly referred to as for correct illustration and construction of elections a number of months earlier than a compromise was reached on well timed…

Prices had risen by the end of the lockdown, as buses could only be half-filled to respect social distance. Despite a slight drop on October 14, they remained above prices before the coronavirus crisis. In Rwanda, the government on Wednesday night suspended a rise in transport prices that had sparked a wave of protests from the…

For 15 days, jihadists have surrounded this village in the Ségou region of central Mali and have banned entry. While an attempt at mediation is underway, residents need to take their problems patiently. "We have no news." This villager from Farabougou makes sure that his whole family is well, but does not hide a certain…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The African Union Missionary Forces are assured of withdrawing from Somalia inside an inexpensive timeframe as set out within the Somali Transitional Plan , a senior official informed EastAfrican, including that the power is raring to depart the Horn of Africa inside the subsequent 12 months. Amisom spokesman Col Charles Okongo Ambiakha informed The EastAfrican that it might be as much as the UN Safety Council and the African Union Peace and Safety Council to offer steering on the best way ahead…