Eye on Africa

South Africa is likely to end AIDS as a threat to public health by 2030, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1. "While we have reduced the number of deaths and new infections, we are still far from reaching the target we set in 2016 of achieving a 75% reduction in HIV infections by 2020. If we succeed, we are likely to end the AIDS public health threat by 2030." ', he wrote in his weekly newsletter. "Tomorrow we will join people around the world to mark World AIDS…

NAIROBI, Kenya - The Kenyan authorities says it regrets the "unlucky" transfer by Somalia to expel Ambassador Lieutenant Normal (Rtd) Lucas Tumbo from the nation over alleged interference within the upcoming elections. Via the Ministry of International Affairs, the Kenyan authorities famous that it has not but obtained any official notification from the Federal Republic of Somalia. “This motion is allegedly based mostly on unsubstantiated allegations, particularly; "Continued interference in Somalia's inner…

NAIROBI - 5 Kenyan cops have been significantly injured on Sunday in a roadblock in Mandera County alongside the Kenya-Somali border. Rono Bunei, the northeastern regional commander who confirmed the assault, mentioned the victims have been escorting shuttle buses operating between Mandera and Nairobi. Bunei mentioned two of the cops are in steady situation whereas three are in life-threatening conditions and have been rushed to the native hospital. Bunei mentioned the most recent assault got here after the shuttle…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Tanzanian citizen Rashid Charles Mbereso, who was sentenced to life in jail for his position within the 2015 Garrisa College assault that claimed the lives of greater than 140 college students, dedicated suicide on Sunday, officers stated. Mbereso, 26, used a rope to hold himself in his cell block within the Kamiti Most jail within the Kenyan capital Nairobi, police stated in a press release. He was a psychiatric affected person on medicine and infrequently donated with different prisoners, the…

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed praised his troops on Monday for his or her victory over a rebellious northern motion, however the chief of Tigraian forces mentioned they had been nonetheless opponents in concern of a protracted guerrilla battle. The almost month-long struggle has killed lots of and doubtless hundreds of individuals, despatched refugees to Sudan, embedded Eritrea and provoked rivalry amongst Ethiopia's numerous ethnic teams. Federal forces captured Tigray's capital Mekelle over the…

This is the decision taken by the highest military authorities, in particular the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, President Issoufou. In view of the incessant terrorist attacks, a new bill on the status of the army has just been adopted by the National Assembly, a charter that should improve the living and working conditions of soldiers.…

Several terrorist attacks, claimed by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, simultaneously targeted the French force Barkhane on Monday morning in northern Mali. It was mainly rocket or shell fire. There is very little material damage and no casualties, but what is striking is the coordination of these attacks. Three cities, three…

On Monday, Amnesty Worldwide known as on the United Nations Safety Council (UNSC) to take care of its arms embargo on South Sudan amid widespread reported violence towards civilians by authorities and former opposition forces. The London-based group accused South Sudan Folks's Protection Forces (SSPDF) and Sudan Folks's Liberation Military-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) - each loyal to former opposition leaders and now First Vice President Riek Machar - of extrajudicial executions, pressured relocation,…

In Ethiopia, the federal army has taken control of Mekele, the capital of Tigray. Since then, the situation seems calm in the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) after more than three weeks of fighting against the central government. Addis Ababa's forces are still looking for the leaders of the Tigrayan movement, who in turn say the war is not over.…

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed instructed parliament on Monday that federal troops had not killed a single civilian in his practically month-long offensive towards rebel native forces within the northern Tigray area. Abiy additionally mentioned his military wouldn't destroy Mekele, the capital of Tigray, after taking it over the weekend. "We aren't (TPLF) junta. We now have accountability. We're behaving responsibly," he mentioned, in line with Reuters, denying allegations that his forces have…