Eye on Africa

Madagascar's civil society is reacting after the adoption, late in the evening on Friday 27 November, of the deputies 2021. This text, which will regulate the country's public spending for the coming year, was validated by the lower house, mostly pro-regime, after only three hours of debate in the House and an amendment. Members of the opposition party TIM boycotted the vote. The ROHY platform, which…

Following the arrest of Gérard Djossou, President of the Social Commission for Human Rights of the Dynamic Bishop Kpodzro, under incredible conditions in the center of Lomé on Friday night, the Dynamics Coordinator, Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson, has been in the hands of the Judicial Police Saturday 28 November. as reported…

WAJID, Somalia - Somalia-based al-Shabaab militants have been accused of planning and executing the homicide of seven relations, together with a pregnant lady, within the newest incident of insecurity inside the Horn of Africa, the place the militants dominate inner elements. Authorities mentioned seven relations have been killed in chilly blood, together with 4 kids in what's believed to be an assault launched by the militants primarily based on the best way they carried out the assault on the victims. Firearms hit a…

In Chad, security forces looted a private radio station on Friday, November 27, arresting nearly 70 people. Most of those arrested were released on Friday afternoon, several sources said.

Ethiopian authorities declare to have taken "full management" of Mekele, the capital of the breakaway area of Tigray. This announcement comes after 48 hours of artillery hearth on the town however has to this point not been capable of be verified from an unbiased supply, because the area has nonetheless been lower off from the world for 25 days. prevented and telecommunications are nonetheless…

Militants have killed at the least 40 individuals on a farm within the state of Borno in northeastern Nigeria, three sources advised Reuters on Saturday. The assault on Kwashebe Zamarmari within the Jere municipality space occurred late within the morning native time when the employees have been harvesting rice, in response to a village chief, an area fighter with the Zamarmari group and a police supply. The authorities' seek for the attackers has begun. The navy and police didn't instantly reply to…

Paul Rusesabagina, an opponent of Rwanda whose story impressed the movie Resort Rwanda, claims that he was "kidnapped" by the Rwandan authorities. That is in all he stated, on Friday, November 27, throughout a listening to in Kigali, which might assessment his request for launch on bail, a primary since he was arrested below unclear circumstances in late August, on expenses. of terrorism.…

In Burkina Faso, several opponents and unsuccessful presidential candidates sent their congratulations to Elected President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on November 22. Among these candidates, Zéphirin Diabré, the opposition leader. The head of state praised this approach, which according to him testifies to the maturity of democracy in Burkina Faso.…

In Ethiopia, the battle of Mekele began this Saturday morning, November 28, according to the leaders of the TPLF party, which assures that the city will be hit by artillery. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had promised to set up the "final" phase of his three-day military campaign. The army had warned that there would be no mercy in recapturing the provincial capital, where nearly 500,000 people live.…

Ethiopian government forces launched an offensive to capture the regional capital of Mekelle in the rebellious northern Tigray region on Saturday, a diplomat said in direct contact with residents and the leader of Tigray's forces. Debretsion Gebremichael, leader of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), told Reuters in a text message that Mekelle was under "heavy bombardment". The Ethiopian military uses artillery in the attack, he said in a subsequent text message. The diplomat said explosions…