Eye on Africa

Initiated by former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the great mosque in Algiers, whose construction was completed a year and a half ago, is to be consecrated on October 28 with a collective prayer on the eve of Mawlid's celebration celebrating the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is expected to lead the inauguration if his health permits. He has been hospitalized since…

In Mali, October 28 was the second day of the trial against the alleged perpetrators of the Bamako attacks in 2015, which killed 30 people, at the Terrace bar restaurant and at the Radisson Blu hotel. This new day opened with the hearings of the two defendants. The main suspect, the Mauritanian Fawaz Ould Ahmed, aka "Ibrahim 10", who for almost two hours detailed the operations he performed, showed no remorse. At the stand, Fawaz Ould Ahmed, surrounded by his two lawyers in front of the anti-terrorism assistants, had most…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A Somaliland court docket has ordered the deportation of a preferred star on social media following a video he launched, taking tea from a cup embellished with the picture of the Somali flag resulting in his arrest and serving for 2 months in jail in Hargeisa. For nearly 30 years, Somaliland has run a parallel authorities from the Somali authorities following her choice to withdraw from higher Somalia, however the area shouldn't be but totally acknowledged regardless of a religious effort for…

In Tanzania, 29 million voters will be called to the polls on October 28. The country holds presidential, legislative and local elections. The vote takes place in a tense context following violence on Tuesday in Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous region that voted one day in advance. The opposition accuses the police of killing a dozen people who protested against attempted fraud. Police denied having shot anyone. as reported from Nairobi, Sebastien Nemeth In Tanzania, fifteen candidates are vying for the presidency,…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A Kenyan citizen was amongst these sentenced to demise by a military courtroom docket in Somalia, it has emerged, even as a result of the Horn of Africa continues to battle violent extremism, which has wreaked havoc inside the nation for over three a very long time. Aden Mohamed, 28, born in Wajir, Kenya, stopping for ISIS subsidiary in Somalia since 2017, established the courtroom docket, leading to his conviction at a military courtroom docket in Northeastern State. He labored with the group for…

Work on the second inclusive national forum responsible for evaluating the new constitution, which has been in place since 2018, opens on 29 October. Over the course of three days, participants will evaluate the basic text that sanctifies, among other things, the abolition of the post of Prime Minister and the introduction of a Confession of Confession. These decisions are contested by a large section…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Hundreds of Somalis took to the streets in varied cities to protest alleged Islamophobic remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron, who has precipitated uproar in varied elements of the Muslim world, days after a video of him appeared. On Wednesday, Mogadishu was reworked into the focus of the protests when offended residents known as for a boycott of French merchandise within the Horn of Africa over the remarks that authorities in France have vehemently defended the president. The French chief…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the scandal with the lists of fictitious doctors receiving salaries and a risk premium is spraying the Ministry of Public Health. The latter launched at the beginning of the week a solemn appeal to condemn those who wrongfully receive wages and risk premiums. Nearly 500 names have already been discovered and published in the capital, but the issue is still…

While suspended two months ago after Cairo slammed the door, negotiations between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on the renaissance dam could resume on Tuesday, October 27, at the initiative of the African Union (AU). The three countries are in a tense climate just five days after the inflammatory remarks of Donald Trump. as…

Ivory Coast will vote on Saturday to elect a new president or renew Alassane Ouattara in power for ten years. Its economic record is quite good, but not for all Ivorians. On the plus side, the Ivorian economy is undergoing a rebirth. With an average growth of 7% to 8% since 2011 - and without taking into account the current…