Author: African Matters

By: Hadia Gassim Muhammad Miftah Al-Fitouri is a prominent Sudanese poet, and an sumptuous star in the sky of creativity that extends over the expanses of Africa and the vast Arab world. He is considered one of the pioneers of modern free poetry. He is called the poet of Africa and Arabism. Some of his poems were sung by great singers in Sudan. His Birth Muhammad Muftah Rajab al-Fitouri was born on November 24, 1936 AD in the city of El Geneina in West Darfur State in Sudan, and his father is Sheikh Muftah Rajab al-Fitouri, and he was a…

  The Economist magazine published a report on the tension between Morocco and Algeria, in which it said, “The aging ruling elite in Algeria hopes that the crisis with neighbors can divert the people from internal problems.” The British magazine writes that these may have been difficult times for the tenth natural gas producer in the world, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine made European countries search for new supply places. Algeria sends 80% of its supplies to Europe, and most of it is transported via pipelines to Spain and Italy. As the third supplier of gas to Europe, it had…

Moroccan reports said that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) appointed South African Victor Gomez to referee the African Champions League final match. Al-Ahly and Al-Wydad will play on May 30 at Mohammed V Stadium in the final of the African Champions League. Victor Miguel de Freitas Gómez is 39 years old, born on December 15, 1982 in Johannesburg, of Portuguese descent. He received the international badge in 2011. Victor Gomez, who refereed the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations final between Algeria and Senegal and the 2022 Nations Cup final between Egypt and Senegal, is one of the best referees…

In recent weeks, the Republic of Chad has witnessed demonstrations denouncing the French presence in the country, in light of France’s continued support for the Chadian military regime. This week, several Chadian cities and towns witnessed a wave of widespread protests rejecting French influence in the country… in response to calls circulated by the opposition “Waqit Tama”(it’s time) coalition to come out with the purpose of denouncing France’s support for the Transitional Military Council that took power after the assassination of the President Idriss Déby who was killed by rebels in April 2021. Chadian security forces suppressed the demonstrations with…

Dr. Abbas Sharaki, professor of geology and water resources at Cairo University, said that Ethiopia is preparing for the third storage of the Renaissance Dam. Sharaki added, during television statements, that the amount of water that will be stored in the third filling of the Renaissance Dam depends on the size of the construction that Ethiopia will implement in the remaining time before the flood, and Addis Ababa does not know exactly what height water will reach before the flood. http://africanmatters.net/en/2022/05/20/160-human-rights-organizations-call-for-an-end-to-the-deportation-of-asylum-seekers-in-britain-to-rwanda/ He stressed that Ethiopia is expected to store between 2 to 6 billion cubic meters of water in the…

    Security patrols at Al-Khums Security Directorate, about 135 kilometers east of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, foiled an attempt to smuggle a number of illegal immigrants, and arrested 375 immigrants from Bangladesh while trying to migrate by sea to Europe. The Libyan security statement confirmed that during the arrest of the migrants, the emergency police clashed with the members of the smuggling gang and exchanged fire with them, before they were caught, according to Libya 24 News. All legal measures were taken against the detainees, and they were referred to the competent authorities. The International Organization for Migration had…

 This week, the Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 November. Abyei is the disputed area along the border between Sudan and South Sudan. The resolution also extended the mission’s support to the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM), which was established in 2011 to conduct monitoring and verification activities along the border between Sudan and South Sudan until 15 November. http://africanmatters.net/en/2022/05/20/528-ethiopian-soldiers-seek-asylum-in-sudan/ renews the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei for a period of six months, without making changes to the…

   Niger’s House of Representatives has agreed to allow the deployment of French forces to fight terrorist groups, which poses a new challenge to Russia, which hopes to expand its steps on the west coast of Africa at the expense of Paris. Political analysts believe that Paris is trying to block the Russian presence in the Sahel, which has become strong, especially in Mali, where the Russian armed “Wagner” company has become strongly active in a number of African countries, such as Central Africa and Mali. Following this approval, the Prime Minister of Niger, Ohomodou Mahamadou, stated that Parliament had…

Al-Ahly of Egypt succeeded in qualifying for the semi-finals of the African Champions League for the 18th time in its history, after overcoming the South African Sun downs obstacle in the quarter-finals of the tournament, 3-1 in the aggregate of the first leg and return matches. The Red Genie continued its successful journey in the defense of his favorite championship title, to complete the process of consolidating his record in the number of times winning the title for the 11th time in its history and retaining it for the third time in a row in an unprecedented achievement. Al-Ahly qualified…

More than 500 UN peacekeepers from Ethiopia’s Tigray region have refused to return, fearing for their safety, and have sought asylum in Sudan, highlighting deep ethnic divisions. Until last year, Ethiopian forces represented the majority of the 4,000-member mission in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan. The Ethiopian force was replaced by a multinational force in light of the deterioration of the relationship between Addis Ababa and Khartoum against the backdrop of a land dispute and the Renaissance Dam that Ethiopia built on the Blue Nile, which Sudan fears will threaten its access to water. A spokesman…