Eye on Africa

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo shouldn't negotiate with rivals over the lately authorized interval extension, a Member of Parliament allied with Villa Somalia has warned of more and more from the worldwide group over the resumption of dialogue. The Home of Commons authorized an unlawful extension of the election interval for one more two years versus an preliminary election settlement on September 17 that may have seen the nation embrace an improved clan-based election mannequin. And…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Djibouti and Kenya are drawn to the current election routes in Somalia, one factor that may over again change the dimension of the issue, which is now being talked about at worldwide diploma following President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's alternative to elongate his mandate. Even after his time interval expired on February 8, Farmajo continued to sign an extension alternative from the Residence of Commons, a switch that has angered every members of the opposition and the worldwide group, leading to…

For the fourth time in a row, Kamaru Usman defended his world champion in welterweight from the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC), the world's most prestigious mixed martial arts league (MMA), on the night of April 24-25, 2021 in Jacksonville (Southeast). United States). The Nigerian defeated the American Jorge Masvidal by KO in UFC 261. Kamaru Usman is truly the welterweights king of the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC), the most prestigious mixed martial arts (MMA) league in the world. No offense to Jorge…

Malaria killed almost 400,000 people worldwide in 2019, the vast majority of children under 5 years of age. Although lethal, this parasite can be treated with combined artemisinin treatments, also called dual therapy. But the problem with these treatments is that the parasites tend to resist them more and more often. So some researchers are working on developing new drugs and trials are currently being conducted on 1,600 children under the age of 5 in Mali, Ghana, Gabon and Benin ... The clinical trials conducted in these…

Mahamat Idriss Déby, the president of the Transitional Military Council, is young but already a general of the armies and for less than a week at the head of the Chadian leadership, following the death of President Idriss Déby Itno. The challenges for this young head of state are enormous. Begin by ensuring the security of the country, in the context of challenging its legitimacy and pending the…

After a series of political failures since the presidential election in October last year, the votes within the PDCI are increasing to condemn the party's strategy. While the historic political formation has just celebrated its 75th year of existence, its executive secretary and number 2 for the Maurice Kakou Guikahué party is one of the leaders crystallizing discontent, especially among the young people of the PDCI. According to the activists, the scene is second to none. Last Thursday, while representatives of the…

Convicted of a crime against humanity and of disturbing world order, Covid-19 was sentenced to disappear permanently from Earth without the possibility of rebirth in a mock trial organized on Saturday, April 24 by students at a private high school in Brazzaville who tried him before an "International Criminal Court of Pandemics ”. This courtyard was installed in a large room in the Lycée Camara Laye. The audience, which consisted mainly of parents of students, took place more than an hour before the trial against humanity…

Relatives of two Moroccan journalists in preventive detention for several months are worried about their state of health. Omar Radi, an activist known for his commitment to human rights, and Souleimane Raissouni, editor-in-chief of the newspaper Akhbar al-Yaoum, went on a hunger strike two weeks ago to demand a temporary release. Have always denied them. The two journalists are involved in cases of morality and violence that they deny and that their supporters qualify as "political". Today, Souleimane Raissouni's wife,…

Gas stations have finally resumed little by little in Dakar after a severe fuel shortage at the beginning of the weekend. A strike by the oil carriers was the origin. The strike was eventually called off, while negotiations between union members and employers were resumed under the leadership of the ministries concerned. At the beginning of this strike: employers' refusal to sign new agreements with…

Demonstrations for the return of peace continue. In Beni in particular, the students decided to spend the night in front of the town hall building to demand that the head of state be present in the region. Félix Tshisekedi had promised to move army personnel from Kinshasa to northern Kivu, and he had announced that he himself would come to settle in the region. This is what these young people remember in this movement that has been radicalized since Thursday 22 April. Here the students organize themselves. Those who…