Eye on Africa

In Senegal, the issue of irregular emigration was widely discussed during the government's press conference on Tuesday, November 24 in Dakar. While the NGO Alarm Phone spoke of 480 migrants dying at sea in a week at the end of October, Interior Minister Antoine Félix Diome has still not provided details on the number of victims. On the other hand, various ministers defended the government's policy of…

Tolls last week in Kampala have increased from 37 to 50, according to police. Conflicts erupted after a new arrest of singer Bobi Wine, which had angered his followers and led to violent clashes with police. Bobi Wine has since regained his freedom, but more than 800 people are in police custody. 836 arrests in six days, more…

In Guinea, the authorities have once again banned all demonstrations in the country. According to them, this measure aims to better combat the spread of the coronavirus epidemic. But the opposition sees it as a way to stifle protest on the streets. The opposition intends to defy this ban on Wednesday. This measure is…

This 12 months, this violence has elevated in lots of international locations because of the measures taken to fight the coronavirus pandemic. In Tunisia, the confinement of the spring, when the curfew was nonetheless imposed at 8 pm, led to elevated marital violence. as reported from Tunis, Michel PicardIt's at Mongi Slim…

In the Central African Republic, a large meeting of the opposition coalition COD-2020 was held on Tuesday, November 24. Originally banned by the Interior Ministry, it finally took place in peace. Last weekend, an incident between Bozizé's guard and the president's guard raised fears of rising tensions. as reported from Bangui,…

Former Nigerian President Mamadou "Baba" Tandja, who dominated the nation from 1999 to 2010, when he was overthrown by a coup, died on Tuesday, November 24, in Niamey, 82 years previous. A 3-day interval of mourning will likely be noticed all through the nationwide territory, returning to the trail of a person who remained extremely popular.…

How do I monitor the artisanal cobalt mine to make sure higher working circumstances for casual miners within the Democratic Republic of Congo? The initiatives comply with one another from trade and commerce. Main patrons or customers of cobalt are engaged in making an attempt to observe artisanal extraction within the…

The Gulf of Guinea's oil producer is diversifying its economic system, and to take action it has determined to deal with the Central African Financial Neighborhood (CEMAC) market, which has virtually 50 million individuals. customers. Six Gabonese industrial firms have been permitted in accordance with the overall profit charge from CEMAC. Within the coming days, 70 "Made in Gabon" merchandise will…

Continuation and the second a part of our collection concerning the lychee countryside of Madagascar, within the port metropolis of Tamatave which lives its final days in a really brief season, lower than 15 days, however actually intense. On the subject of tonnage, Madagascar shouldn't be such a giant producer of lychee…

NAIROBI, Kenya - A Somaliland minister is in Nairobi for a sequence of conferences with senior officers from the East African nation, it has emerged, with a quest for statehood more likely to dominate the journey in accordance with these in know-how. Inside Minister Mohamed Kahin Ahmed arrived in Nairobi on Monday within the firm of prime officers from his ministry, however it isn't clear how lengthy that can be in Nairobi. The workforce was heralded by Somaliland's head of the Nairobi Liaison Workplace, Bashe Awil…