Eye on Africa

In Mali, shortly after the announcement of the change of government on Monday, May 24, the situation in Bamako became tense. Armed men went to the official home of Prime Minister Moctar Ouane. In the evening, a relative of the Prime Minister confirmed that the President and the Prime Minister were taken to Kati, the fortress of the ex-junta.…

For the formation of the new government in Mali, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and Transition President have chosen to differ from two emblematic figures from the ex-junta. The announcement of the formation of the new government was made on Monday, May 25, by Transition's presidency in a press release read on public radio and television. Following the announcement, the situation became tense.…

The first day of the confirmation of the accusations of Sudanese Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, took place in The Hague on Monday 24 post. He is suspected of having committed war crimes and crimes against humanity. During this first hearing, it was mainly up to the prosecutor to try to convince the court to go to trial.…

This is a new milestone in US-Ethiopia relations. Washington has decided to impose sanctions on Ethiopian and Eritrean officials. First visa restrictions, then strong financial sanctions will follow, especially in the areas of security and financial assistance. The United States accuses officials of the two countries of failing to take significant steps to stop hostilities in the Tigray region, almost…

Financing small businesses is crucial for Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - In Somalia, it is usually difficult for people to finance business ideas. Most of the UCITS are not designed to support business start-ups, not even where they are meant to make money. The understanding and culture for creating business ideas does not work. This has forced many promising business ideas not to start due to…

While voluntary termination of pregnancy is still prohibited in Côte d'Ivoire, except in cases of rape or incest, covert abortion is a common practice among women. The school environment is particularly affected, NGO Médecins du Monde estimates that 76% of Ivorian women who end their pregnancies still go to school. From our correspondent in Abidjan,At the end of…

Ethiopia denies the use of chemical weapons in the Tigray War ADDIS ABEBA - The Ethiopian federal government has denied reports that Ethiopia's national defense force used chemical weapons in the Tigray region, where the National Army has led operations against the Tigray People's Liberation Front . A report published by the Telegraph through Will Brown, the correspondent in East Africa,…

Former President: It is now or never, please save Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - Former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says the ongoing negotiations in Mogadishu could save Somalia from sinking if only participants set the country's future instead of pursuing short-term political goals and expediency. Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, five federal leaders including Said Abdullahi Deni, Ahmed…

"The city of Goma, the capital of the DRC province of North Kivu, has survived," the Congolese sitePolitico. Threatened by the destruction of the volcano Nyiragongo, which erupted early in the evening on Saturday, Goma was finally not reached by the lava flows. The molten magma stopped at the city gates and destroyed homes and fields in the Buhene built-up area."Patrick Muyaya, Minister of Communications and Government…

The United States on Sunday announced visa restrictions for Ethiopian and Eritrean officials accused of promoting a six-month war in Ethiopia's Tigray region, saying those involved "had not taken any meaningful measures to stop hostilities." "People in Tigray continue to be affected by human rights abuses, abuses and atrocities, and urgent humanitarian aid is being blocked by the Ethiopian and Eritrean military," said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a statement. "Despite significant diplomatic…