Monthly Archives: November 2017

Stability in Africa

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The stability in Africa first started to decline with the Berlin Conference and by 1914 about 90% of Africa was under European leadership. Africa has had difficulty because the borders can be blurry. Different ethnic and cultural groups are being put together in one country and they have a hard time working collaboratively because of their different beliefs. With civil… Read more »

Why is Zimbabwe’s political crisis important?

Coups from what I’ve seen always seem to happen out of the blue, such as the attempted coup in Turkey just 2 years ago. It was hard to see that coming even if you knew what caused it. Yesterday the leader of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, who is also the oldest leader of any country at 93 years old, was placed… Read more »

Madagascars increasingly worse plague

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In modern times sickness has the ability to be treated depending on the severity of the disease. In this case, unfortunately, it is getting harder and harder to vaccinate and prevent what has began to spread to the UK. Currently, around 150 people have died and around 1,100 cases of the Black-Death-like virus as well as bubonic and pneumonic plague… Read more »

In much of sub-Saharan Africa, mobile phones are more common than access to electricity

A DECADE after mobile phones began to spread in Africa, they have become commonplace even in the continent’s poorest countries. In 2016 two-fifths of people in sub-Saharan Africa had mobile phones. Their rapid spread has beaten all sorts of odds. In most African countries, less than half the population has access to electricity. In a third of those countries, less… Read more »

Could a Coup in Zimbabwe be a Good Thing?

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Early this Wednesday, November 16, the Zimbabwean military rapidly moved into the capital city of Harare and allegedly took control of the government. After small confrontations and limited violence, the military was able to take the 93 year old President Robert Mugabe prisoner. A military general then came on public television to claim the situation was under control and President… Read more »

U.S. Is Open to Removing Sudan From Terrorism List, Diplomat Says

NAIROBI, Kenya — A month after the Trump administration formally lifted decades-old sanctions against Sudan, a top official said on Thursday that the United States would consider removing Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, a designation that has been in place since 1993. The step, which is contingent on further cooperation by Sudan with Washington, would further… Read more »

Letter from Africa: Lingering cultural colonialism

In our series of letters from African journalists, Elizabeth Ohene argues that African identities remain in thrall to the continent’s colonial past. English-speaking Cameroon has been on my mind. Agitation for its secession has led me into paths I rarely stray into. I am a great believer in African countries needing to get on with it and not blaming things… Read more »

Zimbabwe army chief’s trip to China last week raises questions on coup

When one of the architects of Zimbabwe’s low-key coup landed in Beijing last week he was met by two of the most senior members of the world’s largest military force. “China and Zimbabwe are all-weather friends,” the head of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), Gen Constantino Guveya Chiwenga, was told by Li Zuocheng, chief of the joint staff of China’s… Read more »

Zimbabwe latest: Mugabe ‘resisting calls to resign’

Source: BBC Zimbabwe’s long-time President Robert Mugabe is reportedly refusing to step down immediately, despite growing calls for his resignation. The 93-year-old was put under house arrest during a military takeover on Wednesday, amid a power struggle over who would succeed him. There has been no official word on the outcome of talks he had with regional envoys and the… Read more »

Togo anti-government protesters vow to continue push for term limits

  http://www.france24.com/en/20171110-togo-protests-continue-amid-stalemate-concerns Togo’s opposition on Thursday rounded off its third protest against the government this week amid concern about a loss of momentum after more than two months of action. Demonstrators in the capital Lome repeated promises to march for as long as it takes to force President Faure Gnassingbe to quit and end 50 years of rule by his family…. Read more »