Eye on Africa

Tiavo Randrianisa, 20, is one of the French athletes who intends to shine at the 2024 Paris Olympics in taekwondo. And since 2015, she has supported her sport in Madagascar with donations. Portrait. If the time for some athletes ends with Tokyo 2020 next summer, Tiavo Randrianisa does not need to keep an eye on the clock. The Taekwondo prodigy has just extended his professionalization contract by one year from the Val-de-Marne department, in the suburbs of Paris. In the young girl's mind, the Paris Games take precedence.…

President Yoweri Museveni's main opponent in Uganda's presidential election was accused on November 20 of "acts likely to spread a contagious disease" and "violations of Covid-19 rules". He was then released. Bobi Wine was arrested two days ago for violating sanitation rules during an election rally. Bobi Wine is accused of violating Covid-19 measures to bring together more than 200 people at one of his November 18 rallies; his lawyers accuse the regime of using anti-Covid-19 measures to prevent it from campaigning.…

The United Nations Excessive Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) mentioned about 32,000 individuals have fled Ethiopia's radiated Tigray area to neighboring Sudan, and it's getting ready to soak up as much as 200,000 over the following six months if mandatory. Axel Bisschop, the company's consultant in Sudan, instructed reporters that "nobody at this stage can say precisely what number of will come," however UN officers mentioned combating was persevering with between the Ethiopian authorities and…

The first results on the effectiveness of several anti-Covid-19 vaccines, which are currently in the testing phase, give hope for the imminent arrival in the market for high-performance products. But in developing countries, concerns about not having enough access are very prevalent. At a press conference on 19 November, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on how Africa was preparing for the arrival of a vaccine, in particular through The Covax platform, an initiative led by the Coalition for Innovations in…

South African police on Friday fired tear gas at opposition activists protesting against alleged racism at a Cape Town school where a white one-year party was accused until the end was organized last month. Anti-riot police fired tear gas and water cannons at hundreds of members of the radical left-wing Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) rally near the school. The protesters dispersed and regrouped a few blocks away. The protests were the latest in a series of demonstrations against alleged racism at…

Two days earlier than the presidential election in Burkina Faso, the 13 candidates, who start one final marketing campaign day, are many to place safety on the middle of their guarantees. However this is not going to be the one lever on this election. Within the financial capital Bobo Dioulasso, many residents say they're deserted and remorse the abandonment of their metropolis. .

ADDIS ABABA - A prime Tigray Individuals's Liberation Entrance army officer is amongst 76 high-ranking army officers in Ethiopia wished for the continued disaster within the Tigray area, it has emerged after the continued operation to revive stability throughout the Horn of Africa. For the previous three weeks, the Ethiopian Nationwide Protection Pressure has has raided TPLF bases in Tigray after the latter allegedly attacked a army base that sparked outrage from Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed, who has led…

Mercenaries are nonetheless being despatched to northern Sirte and central Jufra, Libya's everlasting consultant to the UN, Taher el-Sonni, stated on Thursday. Talking at a convention name organized by the UN Safety Council on the most recent developments in Libya, Sonni stated that navy exercise in areas beneath Putin Common Khalifa Haftar's management continued, including that weapons and mercenaries have been nonetheless being despatched to Sirte and Jufra. Final month's ceasefire formally ended the…

It is the lifeline of millions of Africans. Diaspora money weighs much more than development aid from rich countries. But this year, the amounts are declining due to the economic crisis following the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the UN, it will decrease by 21%. Sending money to one's family is the main goal of immigrants.…

The Covid-19 pandemic and its economic consequences risk driving 40 million Africans into extreme poverty, according to the World Bank. From the beginning of the pandemic, governments implemented social protection measures under the leadership of the IMF and the World Bank. It was almost a global reflex. When the Covid-19…