Eye on Africa

It's troublesome to know precisely what is occurring on the bottom, on this area disputed by Morocco and the separatists. Final Friday, the Polisario Entrance claimed that the ceasefire signed in 1991 was damaged after a Moroccan navy operation to dam a highway within the buffer zone in Guerguerat, close to the border with Mauritania. Yesterday, the UN confirmed the trade of fireplace between Moroccan…

Small cross-border trade is gradually resuming between the city of Rubavu, in Rwanda, and that of Goma in the DRC. The so-called “Petite Barrière” border post, one of the most crossed on the continent, had been closed for eight months because of the Covid-19 crisis. But since November 5, traders gathered in cooperatives, students, teachers or even doctors are allowed to pass subject to having tested negative for Covid -19. A decision taken jointly by the governors of the provinces on both sides of the border.…

In Ethiopia, fighting continues in the Tigray region in the absence of independent witnesses. Federal troops are trying to take the region's capital and capture the leaders of the Tigrayan party that controls it, the TPLF. In the other provinces of the federation, and especially in the capital, there is growing concern among Tigrayans about the fear of arrest or ethnic retaliation.…

While some of his partners are being prosecuted or convicted of corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Israeli businessman Dan Gertler strikes back. He spoke to the Congolese in a video on Monday, November 16. He promises them to take shares in royalties from the Metalkol mine. With our special correspondent in…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has known as on his protection ministry to conclude an settlement with Sudan to arrange a Russian naval facility within the African nation, the TASS information company reported on Monday, citing an order. Moscow plans to create a logistics heart for its fleet in Sudan, which might accommodate as much as 300 troops and personnel. Throughout his go to to Russia in November final 12 months, the now fired former Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir requested Putin to guard…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - An Al-Shabaab operator was convicted in Somalia by the nation's navy courtroom on Sunday in a transfer that demonstrates the Horn of Africa nation's capability to hurry up terror-related circumstances which have created anger past threatening Somalia's stability. Hassan Ali, an al-Shabaab suspect suspected of finishing up a number of assaults within the Hiran area, was sentenced by a navy courtroom to five years in jail after being linked to the group throughout the Hiraan area in central…

Algeria left Zimbabwe on Monday 16 November (2-2). The African champions nonetheless qualify for the ultimate stage and be part of Senegal, the vice champions of Africa, who're already certified. Dove wing, double hook and proper cross strike. As soon as once more, Fennec's captain Riyad Mahrez confirmed all his expertise in…

Sudan is trying to turn the tide of war a month after the signing of a peace agreement between the government and major rebel groups. On Sunday, some leaders of these armed movements returned to the country. They were greeted by the Prime Minister. Thousands of them gathered in central Khartoum for the return of these rebel…

It is always difficult to really see clearly the situation in Tigray where communication is still interrupted. Nevertheless, the Ethiopian government has continued to communicate its successes on the ground since launching its offensive against the Tigray People's Liberation Front 13 days ago. The government has announced a new term. The federal army would now have control of Alamata, a city located at the southern tip of the Tigray. Information confirmed by a Tigrayan source. This town, in the heart of a cotton…

A parent who was provided with cash demanded to pay the school's school fees with bags of rice that she grew, which led principal Mike Ssekaggo to request a test before approving. Eventually he did. Many other parents in African countries, who cannot pay in cash or kindly, say that their children will have to miss the new semester when lessons resume after months of delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ssekaggo, principal of Wampeewo Ntakke Secondary School on the outskirts of Uganda's capital…