Monthly Archives: September 2017

South Sudan Conflict Analysis

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Since gaining its independence, South Sudan has not been off to a good start, as it commenced a civil war in 2013, just two years after separating from Sudan. The world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, fell into turmoil when the Vice President, Reik Machar, repeatedly accused the President, Salva Kiir, as behaving and ruling too dictator-like. After these allegations, Machar… Read more »

Analysis Post: Civil Unrest in Tanzania, Kenya, and Togo

In the United States and the modern western world, we have long held the fundamental governmental principles of governmental integrity and basic human rights. As we have always known a world where these values are ensured, we don’t often think about how vitally important they really are. However in less developed countries, like many in Africa, these principles are often… Read more »

South Sudan Famine: Eating Water Lilies to Survive

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Thousands of people at the epicentre of a man-made famine in South Sudan emerged from the safety of the swamps this past weekend hoping to receive emergency deliveries of food. South Sudan famine: Thousands in desperate need of aid For months now, Bol Mol, a 45-year-old former oil field security officer, has struggled to keep his family alive, spearfishing in… Read more »

Uganda: Mubajje Tells Govt. to Spend Less on Weapons

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By E. Kasozi and Sadat Mbogo Kampala — Government has been asked to spend less money on security and focus more on the social wellbeing of Ugandans. While delivering Eid al-Fitr message at Old Kampala, the head of Uganda Muslim Supreme Council, Mufti Shaban Mubajje, said instead of spending millions of dollars to buy weapons, government should allocate the money… Read more »

Nigeria: Hundres of Thousands Vaccinated Against Cholera in the Northeast

By Lisa Schlein Geneva — The World Health Organization reports 844,000 people in northeast Nigeria have been reached with one dose of oral cholera vaccine in an effort to prevent the fatal disease from spreading. The latest figures show nearly 4,000 suspected cases, including 54 deaths in the region. The week-long campaign that ended Monday was centered in a camp… Read more »

Number of S. Sudanese Refugees Fleeing to Uganda Tops a Million

The conflict in South Sudan has created Africa’s biggest refugee crisis since the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and U.N. agencies are receiving a fraction of the cash they need to provide food and shelter. But the crowds keep flowing across rickety wooden bridges near the northwestern Ugandan border town of Busia, staggering under the weight of babies and a few pots… Read more »

Tanzania: Rights Groups: Freedom of the Press Under Fire in Tanzania

allAfrica: Nairobi — Human rights organizations accuse Tanzania’s government of using repressive legislation to muzzle the media, civil society and opposition politicians critical of the institution. The critics say cyber crime laws, which took effect two years ago, have been used against nine media organizations, with the Mwanahalisi newspaper the latest to be banned. Rights groups are calling on the… Read more »

Analysis: Dozens of Burundi refugees killed in clashes with DR Congo forces

http://www.france24.com/en/20170916-36-burundi-refugees-killed-clashes-dr-congo-forces On Saturday, 9/16, the United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed that at least 36 Burundian refugees have been killed by Congolese security forces during a protest due to the expulsion of four refugees out of the Congo. Though the event that has taken place is awful in its own right, a bigger problem emerges in… Read more »

Nigeria and South Africa emerge from recession

 http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/05/africa/nigeria-south-africa-recession/index.html\    Nigeria and South Africa emerge from recession By Kieron Monks, CNN Updated 9:32 AM ET, Tue September 5, 2017     (CNN)Two of the largest economies in Africa are growing again after recessions. Nigeria’s GDP expanded by 0.55% in the second quarter of 2017 year-on-year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, ending five consecutive quarters of contraction…. Read more »

ANALYSIS: Nigeria: Road Construction – Stakeholders Brainstorm On Economics of Innovative Solutions

The road infrastructure in Nigeria is rather poor and is currently being upgraded. The GDP in that sector was negative in Q2 2015 and finally turned positive Q1 2017 and continued to grow in Q2 as well. The country believes that roads are a key thing to have upgraded and I personally agree. I think a well designed road system… Read more »