Eye on Africa

The world's main cocoa producer, Côte d'Ivoire and its neighbor Ghana and the world's second largest producer, promised final yr to lift the worth paid to growers by establishing, after session with the multinational chocolate corporations, a "Differential of First rate Earnings" of 400 In consequence, on 1 October, Côte d'Ivoire formally set the worth paid for crops at 1,000 CFA francs per kilogram of…

In tonight's version: Lagos is paralyzed by ongoing protests towards police brutality. Protesters are marching in direction of the airport as they demand extra modifications to cope with the notorious abuses that safety cops typically go to civilians. And not less than three folks have been killed in tensions earlier than Ivory Coast earlier than the election. Regional bloc ECOWAS calls on each the…

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is "on the verge of bankruptcy", the Catholic bishops, members of the National Bishops' Conference in Congo (Cenco), are very upset about the coalition in power for twenty months. as reported from Kinshasa, In their announcement published on Monday, October 19, at the end of their plenary session, the prelates black painted the position of the Front Commun pour le Congo (FCC) by Joseph Kabila and the Cap pour le Change (CACH) of Félix Tshisekedi. , two coalitions whose tensions,…

U.S. officers say the selection might also set Sudan's steps in direction of establishing diplomatic relations with Israel. US President Donald Trump has acknowledged he was ready to remove Sudan from a US blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism, a key objective for Khartoum, following a compensation deal over earlier assaults. The selection was conditional on Sudan following its settlement to pay $ 335 million to US terror victims and households. The announcement received right here after Finance Minister Stephen…

In Guinea, the preparation of the results of the first round of presidential elections continues. La Cénia recalled that it was the only one authorized to announce the results and warned the candidates, but despite this, clashes broke out in the Guinean capital after Cellou Dalein Diallo claimed victory this afternoon. as…

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, has been on an official visit to Sudan since Saturday 17 October. This is the first official contact between the authorities following the 2018 revolution and the ICC, and it is an opportunity for Khartoum and the prosecutor to concretely discuss the verdict on the crimes committed under the former leader's regime. of the state of Omar al-Bashir. as reported from Nairobi, "This historic visit is proof of the overall reform of the new Sudan." This…

Cellou Dalein Diallo, 68, introduced with out ready for Guinea's electoral authority to launch the official determine from Sunday's presidential election. Guinea's foremost opposition chief Cellou Dalein Diallo has declared that he received a extremely controversial presidential election towards the present Alpha Conde, who's looking for a controversial third time period."Regardless of the…

In response to widespread demonstrations, the federal government is disbanding the Particular Anti-Theft Squad unit, however protesters proceed their demonstrations to press for an finish to police violence. Youth have taken to the streets once more in Nigeria's largest cities as a motion in opposition to police brutality has snowballed in requires sweeping adjustments to the West African…

Nigeria is formally in recession for the primary time in additional than a decade, ending three years of low however optimistic progress. The African nation's financial system is closely depending on oil exports, however the coronavirus pandemic has lower international demand and the value of oil has fallen. That is unhealthy information for a rustic whose price range plans had been depending on getting a sure value per capita. Barrel, a value that now means Nigeria is promoting crude oil at a loss. Our correspondent…

In the DRC, teachers who are members of the Union of Teachers of the Congo (SYECO) and those affiliated with the National Union of Catholic Teachers (SYNECAT) have started their strike movement. They demand improvement in their pay conditions. They also suspect the presence of tens of thousands of fictitious teachers on the payrolls. After promises made especially by the President of the Republic, the…