The European Union is considering training Mozambican troops in order to encourage cooperation and step up the war against terrorism in the security area. The Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva made the announcement in Maputo on the 20th of January. Silva is on a visit to Mozambique, representing the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,… Read more »
The Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu, died on January 21st due to COVID-19 related complications. The Presidency made an announcement: “Minister Mthembu was an exemplary leader, an activist and life-long champion of freedom and democracy. He was a much loved and greatly respected colleague and comrade, shows passing leaves our nation at a loss.” Mthembu had tested positive on… Read more »
Tensions rising between Ethiopia and Sudan, only less than a week after Sudan accused an Ethiopian military aircraft of crossing into the country, reports Deutsche Welle, a German international media company. The border between Ethiopia and Sudan has been highly disputed for more than a hundred years, with several failed attempts to work out an understanding on exactly where the… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00076415.html Nigeria has crossed the 100,00 mark for total infections since the virus hit. The NCDC says that at least 80,030 people had recovered from the virus, while 1,358 fatalities were recorded. Some of the most affected African countries are South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Libya, Kenya, and Algeria, Nigeria being 9th on the list. The rate of… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00076506.html The Northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado is facing a humanitarian crisis as their people are on the brink of a deadly food crisis. This crisis would be detrimental to Mozambique and could have more impactful factors following it, such as large increase in chronic child malnutrition. In several of their communities, food aid is compromised because of ongoing… Read more »
The current president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni has blocked Facebook from operating in his country, just days after the social media company removed fake accounts linked to his government ahead of a hotly contested general election set to take place on Thursday. With it being the 21st century, social media has become a huge part of campaigning and the spreading… Read more »
The president, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, was declared victor of a sixth, five-year term in office. His rival, Bobi Wine, says the election was unfair, a contention backed by independent international observers. The Uganda electoral commission said “Mr. Museveni received more than 5.8 million votes, or nearly 59 percent of the total, while Mr. Wine received 3.4 million votes, or… Read more »
In southern Sudan, Hundreds of people have been killed or injured in violence that took place in the Darfur region, almost killing the hopes for long-lasting peace in an area that has been plagued by fighting and instability for decades. The recent violence began after an argument in which a man was stabbed to death, the prime minister’s office said…. Read more »
Link to Article: “Dozens killed in eastern DRC in latest attacks blamed on ADF“ A near three dozen people have been reported killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this past month. A series of mass executions and armed attacks against civilians have been targeted this year, and the Allied Democratic Forces, an active militia group in the region,… Read more »
Link to Article: “Central African Republic President Touadera re-elected” The people of the Central African Republic have recently re-elected their president, Faustin-Archange Touadera, back into power. This has spiked outrage and violence from various rebel groups throughout the nation. Touadera secured just over half of the votes, with a total of 53.9%. Other candidates in the election included runner-up Anicet-Georges… Read more »