Eye on Africa

Not less than 140 migrants have drowned off the coast of Senegal within the deadliest shipwreck recorded this yr, the UN migration company mentioned on Thursday. About 60 folks had been rescued by Senegalese and Spanish fleets and fishermen, mentioned the Worldwide Group for Migration (IOM). The boat caught hearth and capsized hours after leaving town of Mbour to the Canary Islands on Saturday, it's mentioned. "Not less than 140 folks have drowned after a ship carrying about 200 migrants sank off the…

Going through a pointy deterioration within the well being scenario, Tunisia is the primary nation in Africa to introduce new restrictions, they usually start this Friday. Tunisia, which had nearly contained the pandemic by the tip of June, then reopened its borders and lifted a lot of the preventive measures in the beginning of…

"A minimum of 140 individuals" died within the sinking of a migrant boat final week off the coast of Senegal. That is the worst catastrophe of its type in 2020, the Worldwide Group for Migration (IOM) mentioned on Thursday. The boat carried about 200 individuals. "That is the deadliest shipwreck in 2020," mentioned the…

In Ivory Coast, the first round of the presidential election is scheduled for Saturday, October 31, and the election campaign ends Thursday night. A vote boycotted the opposition, which called for civil disobedience to block Alassane Ouattara's candidacy for a third term. A context where Ivorian bloggers try to make their voices heard far from biased divisions to call for satisfaction.…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, former President Joseph Kabila continues his consultations. He convened deputies and senators for Kingakati on October 29. The goal is to identify a strategy while his ally, Felix Tshisekedi, Congolese head of state, is looking for a new majority to create a "holy union" that can allow him to apply his decisions. The coalition of the former president, the FCC,…

On October 28, 29 million voters were urged to vote in Tanzania for presidential, legislative and local elections. President John Magufuli is running for another five-year term. When the results began to be given by the election commission on Thursday, the opposition said it would not recognize them. as reported from the…

In an interview with the TV5Monde channel, the former president of Côte d'Ivoire confirms that he is resolutely on the side of the opposition and is against a third term of Alassane Ouattara. He therefore asks all parties to negotiate to avoid what he calls the "disaster". as reported from Abidjan, Pierre PintoIN an interview…

The South African government will inject $ 10 billion, or nearly $ 640 million, into state-owned South African Airways (SAA) to save it from disaster. On the other hand, this rescue plan will leave four-fifths of the staff on the floor and the fleet drastically reduced. President Cyril Ramaphosa made it an imperative, a matter…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Federal Authorities of Somalia deeply regrets any violation of the religion and holiness of the Muslim individuals, together with insults to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) beneath the pretext of freedom of speech. In line with worldwide requirements, all non secular shrines have to be revered and guarded in the identical method, particularly those that are significantly delicate to Islam. Any motion that harms the emotions of Muslims will serve the pursuits of extremist teams. Subsequently,…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Federal Authorities of Somalia deeply regrets any violation of the religion and holiness of the Muslim individuals, together with insults to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) below the pretext of freedom of speech. In keeping with worldwide requirements, all non secular shrines should be revered and guarded in the identical manner, particularly those that are notably delicate to Islam. Any motion that harms the emotions of Muslims will serve the pursuits of extremist teams. Due to this fact, such…