Eye on Africa

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian International Minister Gedu Andargachew immediately summoned US Ambassador Mike Raynor to hunt clarification on President Donald Trump's remarks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) throughout his phone dialog with the Prime Ministers of Sudan and Israel. Gedu harassed the assertion about GERD and the negotiation course of so deceptive and unsuitable as GERD doesn't cease the stream of the Nile, based on the Ministry of International Affairs. He stated the incitement to warfare…

In Burkina Faso, the number of active cases is 399 in eleven regions of the country. A number rising given the numbers for the past two weeks, according to the coordinator of the Operations Center for Response to Health Situations. Burkinabè will have to learn to live with Covid-19, but above all pay extra attention to respect for barrier movements. And the Harmattan period with its dry wind is not meant to improve the situation. Last week, the country registered 93 cases. This week there are 46 new positive cases.…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's first cupboard for the reason that dismissal of Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire final July was sworn in on Saturday because the East African nation is heading for elections in December 2020. The 27-man cupboard, led by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, which incorporates 4 ladies, took an oath on the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu, abbreviated after gaining unanimous assist. Roble's cupboard, which has greater than 50% of former ministers reinstated on the topic, is predicted to…

Guinea's President Alpha Condé has gained 59.49 p.c of the vote in a extremely controversial election, searching for a controversial third time period, in response to preliminary outcomes introduced by the nation's electoral authority on Saturday. His major rival, opposition politician Cellou Dalein Diallo - who claimed victory…

Ethiopia on Saturday condemned "war-threatening threats" over the massive dam it has nearly accomplished on the Blue Nile River, a day after US President Donald Trump stated downstream Egypt would "blow up" the challenge it has known as an existential menace. With out naming Trump or america, the assertion from Prime Minister…

Libreville and the churches are now in conflict over the possible opening of places of worship. Faced with the coronavirus pandemic, the Catholic Church has decided to reopen its chapels on Sunday, October 25, while the state has imposed the date of October 30 with believers' obligation to present a negative test before entering places. The church cries out for repression after seven months of closure. At a press conference on Friday 23. October, the spokesman for the President of the Republic, Jessye Ella Ekogha, was…

Faced with bullying and deprivation, people all over the continent know how to be patient. But sometimes it is not enough for the camel's back to run over. What few leaders understand. Nathanaël Vittrant: In Nigeria, the angry crowd is protesting against police violence. A movement that is still suppressed in the blood at the beginning of the week. And President Buhari's response on Thursday, October 22, seemed a little weak. However, should we fear, as you seem to think, that this type of movement will win more and more…

Egyptians started voting Saturday within the first section of a parliamentary election, a vote prone to produce a toothless home of representatives stuffed with supporters of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The election comes because the Arab world's most populous nation faces a slight improve in coronavirus instances, and…

WASHINGTON - The East African nation of Sudan on Friday grew to become the third predominantly Muslim nation to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel in an settlement brokered by President Donald Trump lower than two weeks earlier than the election. He hailed the deal as a "enormous victory" on Twitter, claiming extra nations would comply with. He additionally printed a joint declaration issued on behalf of all three nations. "The Sudanese Authorities has demonstrated its braveness and dedication to battle…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The African Union Mission Staff in Somalia has pledged help for Somalia's upcoming elections, scheduled to start subsequent month, the mission mentioned, solely within the midst of ongoing political adjustments within the Horn of Africa, which has struggled to realize stability and democracy for the previous three a long time. . Ambassador Francisco Madeira, Head of the Mission of the African Union in Somalia , has pledged the mission's help to make sure that Somalia's 2020/2021 parliamentary…