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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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In Morocco, the cultural sector is half mast

In Morocco, tradition is the third sector most affected by the well being disaster linked to Covid-19. There's even discuss of a white yr. Because the lock-in, transactions associated to tradition have decreased by 60%. This summer season, the museums reopened their doorways: excellent news for visible artists and photographers. However theaters, theaters and live shows are nonetheless closed and the…

openness and blur

The composition of the Transitional National Council is now known in Mali. The last transitional body, with a legislative function, was eagerly awaited. The Malian authorities published the list of its 121 members on Thursday night. It is a list that plays openness, but which is actually very unclear. It is transparent too…

Ethiopia: one month after the beginning of the battle, dialogue nonetheless appears not possible

It has been a month since this Friday, December 4, that the battle started in Ethiopia. The federal military has taken management of Mekele, the capital of Tigray, however the TPLF has promised to proceed combating. Dialogue nonetheless appears not possible between the 2 camps because the humanitarian state of affairs continues to deteriorate.

The Tigray conflict hinders delivery despite support

The UN said Friday that fighting continued "in many parts" of Ethiopia's Tigray, complicating efforts to deliver humanitarian aid despite an agreement that gave the UN access to territory under federal control. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced military operations in the northern region a month ago, saying they were targeting the leaders of its ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). Last week, he declared victory and said the fighting was "over" after federal forces entered the…

artificial rain to combat drought

Madagascar is currently suffering from a pluviometric deficit leading to a shortage of drinking water in several regions of the country and not just in the south where famine is widespread. While the rainy season should be in full swing, the meteorology department decided last week to start "artificial rain" to allow the springs to be regenerated. The first resort to benefit from it was Fianarantsoa in…

Look who’s again – albeit in Namibia: ‘Adolf Hitler’ sweeps native vote

Whereas many Namibians have names that originate from the previous colonial energy Germany, a newly elected municipal council has risen to prominence in a single day, not due to its victory however as a result of his identify is Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler Uunona, 54, a politician from the ruling Southwest African Folks's Group (SWAPO) political social gathering, was elected final week to the municipal council of the Ompundja constituency in northern Namibia, with 85% of the vote. Uunona sounded…