Eye on Africa

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militants suffered enormous losses on Sunday after an intense gun battle towards the Somali nationwide military in Central Somalia, one thing that left dozens of them lifeless, based on reviews from military officers who spoke to the media after the incident. Common Ahmed Tredishe, commander of the twenty seventh Division, mentioned at the least 24 militants had been killed in the course of the preventing, which lasted a number of hours, including that the militants had…

For two weeks, suspected jihadists have imposed a blockade on the inhabitants of a village in the Ségou region, Farabougou. At least five civilians from the village were killed as they tried to reach a nearby locality. Since Saturday, October 17, the situation has become more complicated: a bridge leading to the village has been revitalized.…

In the DRC, a video presenting Gédéon Kyungu Mutangapost on the night of Saturday to Sunday, October 18, caused a sensation. Six months after he disappeared from circulation, Gédéon calls for the reunification of the four provinces as a result of the former Katanga. His entourage as well as security sources ensure that the video is authentic.…

AXADLE, Northeastern State - Northeastern State President Abdullahi Deni returned to Garowe, the capital of the Northeastern State, on Sunday, weeks after touring to Mogadishu and Nairobi, the place he was intently concerned in a pre-election deal signed final month. Deni, who's a critic of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, first visited Mogadishu for the election talks, the place he and his Jubaland counterpart Ahmed Islam Mohamed Madobe agreed with three different regional leaders and the federal authorities on the…

Greater than 5 million Guinean voters have been referred to as to the polls Sunday to elect their president. Aside from a number of minor incidents, the vote came about peacefully.So who wins? There are definitely dozens of candidates, however this presidential election might be summed up as a duel between outgoing President Alpha Condé and his fundamental opponent, Cellou Dalein Diallo.And the strain is palpable between the…

Opponent and Mauritanian politician Moustapha Ould Limam Chafi, targeted by an international arrest warrant issued by the regime of former Mauritanian President Ould Abdel Aziz, returned on Sunday, October 18, after eleven years in exile. as reported from Nouakchott, Salem Mejbour SalemAfter eleven years of exile, the opponent…

Togo's new prime minister, Victoire Sidémého Tomegah-Dogbé, 60, is the primary lady to take over as prime minister. of the opposition. After her basic political speech to the Nationwide Meeting, she hosted a authorities seminar final week. RFI interviewed her for her first interview with international media since her appointment on September twenty eighth.…

The President of the Republic Andry Rajoelina delivered for the last time on Sunday evening, October 18, his bi-monthly speech, which has been introduced since the start of the incarceration in March. as reported from Antananarivo, Laure Verneau"We won the war. It is with this sentence that Andry Rajoelina declared Madagascar…

The humanitarian situation is worrying in the South Kivu Highlands between malnutrition and lack of medicine. Although the level of violence has fallen in recent weeks, supplies and travel are very difficult. Reportage. With our special correspondent in Minembwe, Sonia RolleyAt the referral hospital in Minembwe, which is…

The country, which on October 18 had 626 deaths and 40,542 cases, saw its hospitals nearly saturated, and young doctors were often at the forefront of emergencies. as reported from Tunis Lilia blaiseOne Sunday morning near the emergency department of Rabta Hospital in Tunis, a young doctor who wishes to remain anonymous is…