Eye on Africa

At least five Western hostages are still being held captive in the Sahel. Among them the Colombian Gloria Cecilia Argoti, with whom Sophie Pétronin spent most of her captivity, or the Australian Arthur Kenneth Elliot. Back in France, the former French hostage was able to provide news about the health of some other hostages.…

Ghanaian head of state Nana Akufo-Addo, current president of the West African states (ECOWAS), declared on Sunday (October 11th) during her visit to Bamako that she had "good hope" that the Malian transitional authorities would respect their obligations. "At the moment, all the actions taken by the transitional authorities give…

Photojournalist of Mexican descent, Narciso Contreras reveals at Bayeux Tapestry (Calvados) till November 5 as a part of the Battle Correspondent Award. Primarily based on one in all his images, we gave him the ground so he may specify the context of his work in Libya. Narciso Contreras has lined a number of conflicts and their humanitarian penalties, significantly…

Guinean President Alpha Condé, a candidate for re-election, embarked on a surprise tour of the interior of the country on Sunday, October 11, while the procession of opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo, who was due to hold a meeting in Kankan, was blocked. , on the basis of violence. The election campaign is accelerating in…

In Nigeria, after a week of protests in the country, the presidency approved the dissolution of the Flight Repression Squad (SARS), which was accused of serious human rights violations. as reported from Lagos, Liza FabbianIt only took a few hours last weekend for the Nigerian youth to mobilize massively. First on social…

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump is now not a transmission danger for COVID-19, his physician mentioned late Saturday because the U.S. president tries to place his battle with the coronavirus behind him and return to marketing campaign fraud. Trump, adopted by his Democratic challenger Joe Biden in opinion polls, spoke to supporters from a White Home balcony Saturday afternoon. He referred to as on a crowd of lots of of largely black and Latino supporters to assist get out of the November 3 election. His physician Sean…

The strong attention paid to pangolin due to the Covid-19 pandemic has raised awareness at the international level of the need to protect this endangered species. In Nigeria, the main global crossroads for animal trafficking, despite cultural opposition, pangolin defenders feel empowered and more easily advocate its exploitation. The University of Ibadan campus is…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali National Army (SNA) backed by southwestern state forces killed five al-Shabab militants on Saturday in a joint operation in Dinsor, a town in the south of the Bay, an official said. The forces launched an attack on bases operated by the militants in the city following complaints from locals, said Shine Mayow, commander of southwestern state forces in Dinsor. "The extremists isolated the locals in Dinsor and blocked all roads leading to the city. Our forces later conducted an operation to…

Thousands of opposition supporters gathered in Côte d'Ivoire's commercial capital on Saturday to protest President Alassane Ouattara's plan to seek a third term in the October 31 presidential election. By early afternoon, about 20,000 people had packed a stadium with 35,000 capacities in Abidjan, singing and dancing. Some held…

In Johannesburg, artist Reggie Khumaloa unveiled an exhibition inspired by her journey with the World Food Program (WFP) in Mozambique. The 33-year-old South African, who became prominent with his motorcycle trips across the continent, earlier this year followed the UN body, which has just been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He was able to meet victims of food insecurity, caused largely by climate…