Eye on Africa

Somali leaders must reach an agreement as the UN raises more pressure due to the dead end MOGADISHU, Somalia - After months of turmoil, Somalia's political leaders have apparently reached an agreement that would effectively end the political dead end, which had shaken the country and led to concern for the international community. For the past five days, under the leadership of Prime Minister…

Do Somalia's security forces play politics? MOGADISHU, Somalia - Throughout the Farmajo presidency, questions have been asked about his relationship with the security sector and their constitutional roles, which often leads to harsh criticism, despite his usual defenses. For four years, both civilians and members of the opposition have raised serious concerns about the Somali National Army's…

The powerful man of Malian power, Colonel and Vice President Assimi Goïta, returned on Tuesday in a statement on the reasons why the army arrested the president and prime minister. But what do we know about the reasons for this coup? Was the Vice President right to make such a decision and what does it reveal about the Malian transition? To talk about it, our guest is Bréma Ely Dicko, a sociologist and…

ECOWAS mediator Goodluck Jonathan arrived in Bamako yesterday, Tuesday 25 May in the afternoon, to try to unblock the crisis caused by the new coup by the Putchists in August 2020. Discussions were held. Started last night last Tuesday in Bamako, between Goodluck Jonathan and his delegation on one side, and on the other, members of the ex-junta.…

In Kinshasa before the High Military Court, the trial against the Yumbi massacres opened in December 2018 yesterday, Tuesday 25 May. As soon as the first hearing began, the civilian parties and the defense lawyers requested the postponement. What the court approved. with our correspondent in Kinshasa, Kamanda wa Kamanda…

Since Monday night, the president and prime minister of the transition have been held by soldiers at Kati base, a few kilometers from Bamako. On Tuesday, Colonel Assimi Goïta, Vice President of the Transition and leader of the junta who led the coup in August 2020, released them from their powers. A situation that worries several civil society organizations, as well as the largest trade union center in…

48 hours after his inauguration, the Beninian president announced the list of his new government on Tuesday night. It's a slight change, Patrice Talon differs from her spokesman Alain Orounla and has promoted some faithful. as reported from Cotonou, Jean-Luc AploganThe very devoted spokesman for the minister leaves the…

On Tuesday in Abuja, during the summit of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari launched a wide-ranging appeal for support for the Transitional Military Council in Chad. as reported from Abuja, Mois GomisFor the first time in its history, the Lake Chad Basin Commission dedicated a summit on the…

May 26, the date of the new head of state's traditional investment, exacerbates political tensions as a new president should have taken office. But the head of state, Azali Assoumani, in office since 2016, was able to fight for his own legacy and was re-elected in 2019, following a constitutional amendment, in 2018. The national police were deployed in and around the capital.…

In The Hague, the second day of the hearing in the confirmation of allegations of Ali Abd-Al-Rhaman. This Janjaweed leader is suspected of 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, which are alleged to have been committed between August 2003 and at least April 2004 in Darfur. On Tuesday morning, the legal representatives of the victims spoke. Then it was the defense that was expressed.…