Eye on Africa

Ethiopia will not vote on June 5 as the election calendar wanted, but two weeks later, on June 21 ... A delay that the Electoral Commission attributes to many logistical delays due to uncertainty in several parts of the country. The province of Tigray, at war for almost seven months, will not vote, like some other constituencies, theaters for civil violence. On the other hand, a province will vote for…

Tens of thousands of residents of Goma have been dispersing since early Thursday morning following the warning from the governor of northern Kivu about the risk of an eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano. Some went to the border with Rwanda, others to Bukavu, in southern Kivu. With our special correspondent in Bukavu, William…

In The Gambia, the Truth, Reconciliation and Equalization Commission closed its hearings on Thursday, May 27, beginning in January 2019. It investigated the human rights violations committed under the government of Yahya Jammeh. It must now report its conclusions and submit proposals to the current authorities. For more than…

Since May 24, the International Criminal Court has heard a key witness in the trial of Patrice-Édouard Ngaïssona and Alfred Yekatom, accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in 2013 and 2014 in the Central African Republic. Joachim Kokaté spoke about the first steps in anti-balaka and revealed the content of the meetings organized in exile by the dismissed President François Bozizé.…

Laurent Gbagbo - whose return date to Côte d'Ivoire is still the subject of speculation - could return more discreetly than expected, without a popular welcome day for his arrival at the airport. The government wants to avoid the risk of abundance. as reported from Abidjan, Pierre PintoWill we see lots massaged at the airport…

The meeting that counts for the last day of the qualifiers for the next CAN between Sierra Leone and Benin will be played next June, without a specific date and without a place at the moment. It was scheduled for March, but was eventually canceled after the alleged tests by five Benin players who were positive for Covid-19. The…

Somalia's delayed elections will be held within 60 days after months of stalemate over the outbreak of violence in the troubled country, the government announced on Thursday. "If the election schedule is agreed by the National Consultative Forum that elections will be held within 60 days", with the exact dates determined by the Election Board, Deputy Minister of Information Abdirahman Yusuf announced at the end of the talks. The central government and the leaders of Somalia's five states had not been able to agree on…

Somali leaders sign revised election agreement, elections to be held within two months MOGADISHU, Somalia - Delegates will elect constituency representatives for the next sixty days following an agreement signed on Thursday by the federal government and federal government, in what now resolves the current electoral support in the country. Somalia has been embroiled in a pre-election stalemate…

Dangerous exercise by the French head of state on Thursday, May 27, 2021 in the morning and travel to Kigali. "By standing with humility and respect by your side, I will acknowledge our responsibility," the French president said, confirming that France "had not been involved" in the Rwandan genocide. After the memorial speech at the memorial, the French and Rwandan presidents appeared for a press…

An overloaded boat was destroyed on Wednesday, May 26, in northwestern Nigeria. Authorities fear most passengers have drowned. In a statement, President Muhammadu Buhari called the accident "frightening" and insisted his condolences to the families. The boat came from the Niger state in central Nigeria and was on its way to…