My peers did warn me that Sub-Sahara was going to be much harder than the Middle East and North Africa was with finding news, but I didn’t have that hard of a problem this week. It’s hard jumping to a different region because I was finally understanding the conflict going on in the Middle East and learning a new regions… Read more »
Nearly a dozen Arab nations accused Iran on Monday of sponsoring “terrorism” throughout the Middle East while increasing support for jihadist groups since signing the international nuclear deal last summer.
(Huffington Post)The world is failing impoverished kids. Although the rate of extreme poverty is declining worldwide, children are disproportionately impacted, according to two new reports. The number of people living in extreme poverty ― or on less than $1.90 a day ― has declined, per a report the World Bank released Sunday. In 2013, the year with the latest comprehensive data, 767… Read more »
Although the situation in Sub-Saharan Africa is improving for many countries and their citizens, the overall situation is still one of widespread poverty and violence. In the news recently, we have seen that an unstable situation has arisen in Ethiopia, due to violent protests against government policies, and leading into the declaration of a state of emergency. While not the… Read more »
(Reuters) Congo’s prime minister and cabinet resigned on Monday as part of a deal that extends the tenure of President Joseph Kabila, who also defended the right of the Congolese people to change the constitution currently barring him from running again. Kabila is supposed to step down when his mandate runs out on Dec. 19, but his ruling coalition and… Read more »
(France24) Guinea-Bissau’s President Jose Mario Vaz dissolved the government on Monday in an attempt to solve a political succession crisis that has paralysed the tiny west African state. Guinea-Bissau has been in the throes of a power struggle since August 2015, when Vaz sacked then prime minister Domingos Simoes Pereira, leader of the ruling African Party for the Independence of… Read more »
(Al Jazeera) Al Jazeera Investigative Unit’s exclusive report raises serious questions about South African security chief. Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit has uncovered evidence of high-level political connections to rhino poaching in Africa. The investigation raises serious questions about the involvement of a South African government minister and members of a Chinese presidential delegation in the illegal rhino horn trade. Of… Read more »
(Al Jazeera) Ethiopia unrest and the troop withdrawals have come as a opportune boost for al-Shabab as they seize more territory. Moqokori, Somalia – As the clock ticked past 11am and birds nestling on the short dry shrub trees chirped away, a large group of young men in camouflage uniforms and black face-wraps appeared from nowhere and marched towards an… Read more »
(RFI)Authorities in Liberia are seeking the assistance of the US and UK governments to help them secure their internet infrastructure following a crippling cyberattack that brought down 60 percent of the country’s network. The size of the attack against Liberia is cause for alarm, according to Eugene Nagbe, the country’s information minister, who believes Liberia was targeted by hackers because… Read more »
(Reuters)Somali pirates have freed 26 Asian sailors held captive in a small fishing village for more than four years since their ship was hijacked in the Indian Ocean, government officials and a maritime expert said on Saturday.