Eye on Africa

Tensions have escalated in eastern Sudan on the border with Ethiopia. The Sudanese army claims that a patrol of soldiers was transferred by Ethiopian armed forces. The clashes took place in the area around the el-Fashaga triangle. An agricultural area that is subject to a closure between the two countries. The Sudanese forces suffered "loss of life and material". The army has strengthened its…

EDITORIAL | Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo reached a decisive step this week in decreasing off diplomatic relations with Kenya in an last protest in the direction of alleged interference inside the nation's internal affairs.

The previous president of Burundi and the previous Excessive Consultant of the African Union for Mali and the Sahel have died on the age of 71. He died that evening whereas on his method to a hospital in Paris. Pierre Buyoya had contracted the coronavirus whereas in Bamako, Mali. He had been in hospital for per week in Mali's…

Nigeria known as to the December 27 elections for the presidential and legislative elections. 30 candidates are preventing to succeed the present head of state. Mahamadou Issoufou will retire after serving two phrases. His candidate and his celebration, PNDS, is Mohamed Bazoum, who was Minister of the Inside and International Affairs. On-line from Niamey, Mohamed Bazoum solutions questions from Magali Lagrange. .

Paul Rusesabagina and his family are filing a complaint against the Greek private jet company GainJet Aviation. They accuse him of being an accomplice in what they consider to be a kidnapping of the Rwandan opponent of Paul Kagame's government.

In the Central African Republic, it is the last straight line before the grouped elections - presidential elections and legislation - to be held on 27 December. The election material, which represents several tonnes, is distributed to the most remote areas in the country. A real logistical challenge. It is Minusca that transports the material to the prefectures, just like in Bangassou, where the…

A Guinean opponent, detained since September in Conakry, died Wednesday night through Thursday, December 17. Roger Bamba, in his forties, was a member of the communications cell and youth leader of the Union for Democratic Forces in Guinea (UFDG), the largest opposition party, led by Cellou Dalein Diallo. He died a few hours after being transferred to the hospital in the capital. He was arrested after…

In Nigeria, high school students who were caught last weekend at their boarding school in Kankara, northwestern Nigeria, were released on the evening of Thursday, December 17. This mass kidnapping was claimed twice by Abubakar Shekau, leader of a Boko Haram faction, first Tuesday, then Thursday, through a video showing dozens of children being shown by armed men. Some of them are now free, while the…

NAIROBI, Kenya - A chief envoy for the AU has often called for recognition of the northern breakaway space of Somaliland, following a gathering with President Muse Bihi Abdi in Nairobi ultimate Tuesday.

Nigeria decided on Wednesday, December 16, to partially resume its land borders with its neighbors. Four border posts are affected, on the side of Niger, Benin and Cameroon. The reopening will take place gradually and all trade will resume at all pedestrian crossings by 31 December, with the exception of certain products. The borders had been closed for almost a year and a half. The measure was…