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Regional reporting and analysis from across Africa, covering diplomacy, security, politics, business, and major developments shaping the continent.

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Eye on Africa

Regional reporting and analysis from across Africa, covering diplomacy, security, politics, business, and major developments shaping the continent.

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Mursal is blamed for pushing for election length in the midst of the vote casting disaster in

Mursal is blamed for pushing for an extension of time in the midst of the voting crisis in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - Lower House President Mohamed Mursal is reportedly pushing for the extension of outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, in yet another move that has sparked division in the country, in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. The period of the current…

Salaam Somali Financial institution presents unfastened microfinance to small companies in

Salaam Somali Bank offers free microfinance to small businesses in Guri'el Salaam Somali Bank's branch in Guri'el in the central region of Galgadud on Monday provided entrepreneurs with free microfinance as part of the second phase of the investment program called "Qardu Hassan". The free microfinance fund is aimed at developing and encouraging small businesses throughout Somalia,…

tributes to former President Didier Ratsiraka

La Grande Île paid tribute to its former president Didier Ratsiraka, before being buried in Antananarivo's mausoleum. The funeral procession of the former president stopped at the end of the morning at Iavoloha State Palace, a palace he had also built in 1975. An official ceremony with the current head of state, Didier Ratsiraka's family, relatives, members of his AREMA party and the diplomatic corps…

Malawi showers Uganda and will get the price tag

Malawi managed to beat (1-0) Uganda, who were at a qualifying spot, to win, instead of Cranes, the second Group B ticket to Cameroon. It comes a long way from this Malawi team that won its third qualifier for CAN by beating Uganda who still had the advantages of the forecasts, after Burkina Faso, in this group B. The Cranes can…

the Chadian battalion has arrived on the border

The joint force of the G5 Sahel, but also the Barkhane force, will therefore, from today, be able to benefit from significant military support to armed terrorist groups. This battalion was eagerly awaited in the central Sahel zone. The news was confirmed to RFI on Monday by the head of the G5 Sahel Joint Force, General Oumarou…

1000’s of civilians flee the town of Palma

In Mozambique, Palma, a small port city in Cabo Delgado, the victim of a coordinated attack by a jihadist group active in the province for more than three years. The group, which calls itself local Al-Shabab, launched its attack on Wednesday and took control of the city on Friday night. The number of accidents among the inhabitants is uncertain. Since Wednesday, there are thousands fleeing the area…

two assaults goal defensive forces in

The preliminary number of two attacks last night in the northern Ivory Coast shows at least six dead. Five people were killed in clashes between defense and security forces and attackers qualified as "terrorists" by the General Staff in Kafolo. A gendarme was killed in a separate skirmish several kilometers east of this village.…

Regardless of variations, optimism registered in Somalia turned into not easy

Despite differences, optimism was recorded in Somalia's difficult political talks MOGADISHU, Somalia - There has been some optimism in Somalia's ongoing negotiations in Mogadishu, and the international community continues to put pressure on various actors who have pulled the country back and forth in the midst of stalemate before the election. Leaders from all member states, the…