Eye on Africa

The two nearest capitals of the world, separated by the Congo River, Brazzaville and Kinshasa, share the same spectrum of transmission and telecommunications frequencies. This sometimes gives rise to misunderstandings. For a coordinated management of these frequencies, the regulatory authorities in the two cities have just concluded an agreement.…

The first hearings of the trial of the leaders against Balaka Edouard Ngaïssona and Alfred YekatomRhombot are scheduled for The Hague on 9 February. In the Central African Republic, the International Criminal Court continues to receive the victims of these two alleged perpetrators and carefully records their testimony. as…

In Madagascar, as yearly in November, your entire port metropolis of Tamatave on the east coast vibrates to the rhythm of the lychee skirt. This week, town will stay its final - intense - days of this distinctive marketing campaign on this planet. If the fruit is to be on the tree till January, lychees are picked and ready for…

For the first time in South Sudan's history, a woman becomes chair of a university board (CA). Following a presidential decree circulating in state media, Awut Deng Acuil was appointed head of the board of Bahr El Ghazal University in the western country. This 57-year-old woman has been Minister of Education since February last year. Once again, her journey promotes gender equality in the country.…

No spectacular announcements about African debt at the G20 summit held practically this weekend. The countries in the south, and in particular Africa, were hoping for details after the G20 funding that had been held a week earlier. We talked about a new mechanism for debt restructuring in poor countries involving creditors like China. But obviously we have to wait for new messages.…

In Ethiopia, the conflict in the province of Tigray continues, still cut off from the world since the fighting began on November 4. The federal army says it is advancing against the dissident regional capital Mekele and is preparing to invade it. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave the TPLF, the party that runs the region, three days to give up, and the army has warned residents of the city and prompted a UN…

The Election Commission interrupts the publication of the provisional results that are common to the municipality, as it began to do since Monday at This decision was taken after a statement by the seven candidates who signed the opposition's political agreement that had issued a statement warning Ceni. They also expressed "very strong reservations about the sincerity and credibility of these results"…

FIFA's ethics commission suspended President Ahmad for five years, particularly for embezzlement. Arrived at the head of CAF 2017 to everyone's surprise, he will not be able to complete his mandate. Return to a sawtooth course at the helm of CAF. It is an eviction that marks the premature end of a chaotic mandate and a divorce…

In Mali, the Collectif des associations de jeunes du pays dogon (CAJPD), which brings together forty organizations, is launching a large food operation. The operation is called "Bol lèi", two bowls, in the Dogon language. Dogon country, an area in central Mali in the Mopti region, has been the scene of years of jihadist…

Burkina Faso is now awaiting the results of the two elections, the legislative and presidential elections, which were held in the country this Sunday, November 22. After the bill, it is now time to compile. Work carried out in 368 municipal centers across the country. Report to the common center of the town hall Ouaga 1 in the center of the capital.…