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Regional reporting and analysis from across Africa, covering diplomacy, security, politics, business, and major developments shaping the continent.

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Eye on Africa

Regional reporting and analysis from across Africa, covering diplomacy, security, politics, business, and major developments shaping the continent.

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ICJ releases timetable for maritime border case

ICJ releases timetable for maritime border case between Kenya and Somalia HAGUE - The International Court of Justice has released a timetable for the hearing of the maritime border case at the Indian Ocean involving Kenya and Somalia, which is expected to begin on Monday 15 May 2021 in The Hague in the Netherlands after months of postponement. According to the schedule, the case…

The crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray leaves over 131,000

More than 131,000 people have been displaced in 39 accessible places in Ethiopia's Tigray region and nearby Afar and Amhara, according to a survey. In a statement on Tuesday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that its study on displacement tracking matrix (DTM) is the first official data of its kind on the crisis in northern Ethiopia, which began in November 2020. On November 3, 2020, the now-banned Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and its special forces attacked the…

Senegalese rappers mobilize and create

While several days of demonstrations and violence have left at least 5 official deaths and 11, according to the Senegalese opposition, the artists mobilized with the composition of songs and engaging clips. The new clip from famed rapper Dip Doundou Guiss, used for millions of views, begins with images of police shooting tear…

Mopti civil society expresses its concerns

Mahamat Saleh Annadif, representative of the UN Mission in Mali (Minusma), met on Tuesday in Mopti (center) with representatives of civil society from the region. If for them there are efforts to make societies exist peacefully, their concerns are many. With our special correspondent in Mopti, Serge DanielDuring the meeting…

In focus: legislative elections in Côte d’Ivoire, a

"If the presidential party retains its absolute majority in the National Assembly, pro-Gbagbo has shown that they remain one of the most important political forces in the country," he noted. The young Africa. (…) Of the 254 alternate seats at stake, Alassane Ouattara won the RHDP 137 and therefore obtained an absolute majority (results which are still preliminary as they have not yet been validated by the Constitutional…

Madobe meets with UN envoy hours after Al-Shabaab

Madobe meets with UN envoy hours after al-Shabaab attack on Halane MOGADISHU, Somalia - Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe arrived in Mogadishu on Tuesday ahead of the election conference to be convened with the federal government of Somalia's leaders and those from member states as the country strives to unlock the stalemate. Madobe, who has been critical of outgoing President Mohamed…

“I believe in this Mobile Film Festival Africa”

"I like the concept of 1 mobile - 1 minute - 1 movie." The first pan-African selection of Mobile Film Festival Africa invites us until March 17 to discover for free films from 51 young directors from 23 African countries driving to the Grand PrixAfrica, equipped with 10,000 euros. Interview with Rwandan director JoëlKarekezi, winner of the prestigious Gold Standard by Yennengaau Fespaco and member of the jury for Mobile Film…

Jean-Bernard Padaré (MPS): in Chad, “none

In Chad, the deputy general secretary and spokesman for the MPS - the party of Marshal President Idriss Déby - reacted to the accusations of the fleeting opponent, Yaya Dillo Djerou. Jean-Bernard Padaré disagrees with all the accusations, and he warns part of the opposition that wants to "make Chad ungovernable" in the run-up to the April 11, 2021 presidential election.…

Fulani – the community received by the Minister for

In Burkina Faso, the leaders of the Fulani community and several community leaders from the eastern region were received by the Minister of National Reconciliation. The delegation came to express its concerns about the security situation in the eastern region and called for an intervention by the reconciliation minister with the security forces on the spot to allow the Fulani community to live in peace…

to Yopougon leaning into the opposition, words

The Independent Electoral Commission on Tuesday afternoon officially announced all the scores for last Saturday's vote in Côte d'Ivoire. At the national level, the majority goes to the ruling party, the RHDP. The Yopougon municipality, considered the base of former President Laurent Gbagbo's FPI, was in the hands of the presidential party, but it fell into opposition.…