Eye on Africa

Forward of a very turbulent finish of the yr within the Horn of Africa, the Igad Regional Authority held a unprecedented assembly on Sunday in Djibouti, within the presence of the President of the African Union Fee, to debate safety challenges to return up. Tensions had been excessive between the leaders of East Africa, particularly the Ethiopian and Sudanese leaders, whose forces had been colliding for a number of days on the border. "The Horn of Africa is in a particular state of affairs in the present day, it's…

London-based Zimbabwean businessman Strive Masiyiwa, thought of the nation's first billionaire, was named Netflix's new director final week.

The local weather remains to be simply as insecure within the Central African Republic earlier than the presidential and legislative elections on Sunday 27 December. If yesterday was calm yesterday in Bangui, then again, a number of clashes have been reported within the inside of the nation and the capital strengthens its safety system.…

The talks will be led by Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko, who invites President Alassane Ouattara's opponents to discuss. The latter re-election on October 31 to a third term is still contested by his opponents. This dialogue must take place while the PDCI's Executive Secretary Maurice Kakou Guikahué has just been evacuated to France for health reasons. His condition deteriorated while he was still being…

If this mission is adopted, the interim head of state can be offered by a university consisting of the presidents of the 2 chambers of parliament and the minister of protection. It's also a matter of the lifetime of the pinnacle of state and the appointment of sure senators by the President of the Republic. as reported from…

Bloody assaults are growing, both by jihadists affiliated with Boko Haram within the jap a part of the nation or by closely armed bandits within the west. The kidnapping of 344 highschool college students by these legal gangs earlier than their launch six days later emphasised the rapprochement between these networks and the deteriorating safety state of affairs in probably the most populous nation in…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the curfew, which runs from 9pm to 5pm, has been in effect since Friday. An unparalleled measure across the country to limit or even stop the spread of coronavirus, the fall of which is increasing. But a few days after the launch, the consequences of the curfew are felt by many Kinshasa. .

Burkinabe's constitutional council has just announced the official and final results of the November 22 legislative election. The People's Movement for Progress (MPP) led by President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré comes first with 56 seats in the National Assembly. Not surprisingly, the presidential party wins legislative…

In Senegal, digital commerce is growing. Regardless of low financial institution entry (solely 21%), e-commerce websites are multiplying, primarily within the capital Dakar. And this because of an growing penetration price on the web, which reached 74% in 2019. Physique lotions and hair masks. For 3 years, Rosa Manuela Evora,…

In Madagascar, associations for the protection of youngsters's rights are on standby. Within the southern a part of the island, in Tulear, a baby crime case that was revealed in mid-November as soon as once more sheds a shiny mild on unlawful sexual practices - repeatedly condemned - by residents and overseas vacationers. Sixty-year-olds, largely French, who exploit the good poverty of avenue ladies to…