Eye on Africa

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.…

A conviction and acquittal for two men accused of organizing Doudou Faye's trip. This young teenager, who dreamed of becoming a football player, died at sea in October last year during an illegal attempt to go to Spain. A case that aroused strong feelings in the country. And on Tuesday, therefore, the Mbour court sentenced a man who was considered a smuggler.…

The ruling party has always been an ally of the Palestinian cause, in its fight against Israel, described as an apartheid regime. In May 2018, South Africa withdrew its ambassador from Tel Aviv and demoted the embassy to a simple contact office. Within the ANC's leadership, some activists are demanding to move on and break diplomatic ties with Tel Aviv. They were almost 200 gathered in front of the…

Like the rest of the world, the South African economy has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. The country most affected by Covid-19 on the continent was already struggling to renew its economic model even before the pandemic. The health crisis has therefore stopped the recovery work. A fatal blow? President Cyril Ramaphosa still hopes to rectify the situation, especially thanks to a recovery…

Almost 200 guests are in Lomé as of this Wednesday to discuss the new currency, the eco, which was decided on December 21, 2019 in Abidjan by the French and Ivorian presidents, Emmanuel Macron and Alassane Ouattara. as reported from Lomé, Peter Sassou DogbéIt is expected that this currency will eventually replace the CFA franc…

"An unacceptable coup": European leaders "strongly condemned the arrest of Mali's president and his prime minister," Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday at the end of a European summit in which France called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. "We are ready to take the targeted sanctions against the main characters,…

Turkey enters Africa amid criticism of Somalia's affairs MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Turkish government has reiterated its commitment to work with African countries on security, trade and investment issues, amid external competition to seize the continent, which is seen as the future epicenter of the world economies. Ankara has made inroads in Africa, but its influence is largely visible in…

Big test for Bihi before Somaliland's votes HARGEISA, Somalia - Nearly one million voters will have a chance to elect their local representatives in North Western of Somaliacivic and parliamentary contests, in what could be a major test for President Muse Bihi Abdi, who is trying to control the House for agenda-setting. This will be the first direct election in Somalia's breakaway region, which…

Are Malian President Bah N'Daw and his Prime Minister Moctar Ouane doomed? The two men were taken this Monday, May 24, 2021, to the Kati camp, near Bamako, by soldiers near the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, at the beginning of the coup on August 18, 2020. Colonel Assimi Goïta, Vice President of the Transition and CNSP strongman got a press release read on TV where he explained that…

The conflict continues in Tigray, a province in northern Ethiopia that has been in the grip of violence since November. The federal forces face the former Tigray power in the TPLF and are supported by the Eritrean army, but also the Amhara militia. This ethnic group took control of part of the territory, especially the western and southern tip of Tigray. Regions that the two societies have claimed for…