A Malian court began a trial of former coup leader General Amadou Sanogo on Wednesday on charges of “complicity in kidnapping and assassination,” three and a half years after his junta was accused of killing 21 soldiers. Sanogo led a coup in March 2012 that deposed former President Amadou Toumani Toure and plunged Mali into chaos, enabling Tuareg rebels and… Read more »
(France 24) At least 73 people were killed and scores more injured when an oil tank truck burst into flames in a village in western Mozambique on Thursday, the nation’s public radio announced. “The death toll of the incident is now 73,” state-run Radio Mocambique announced, citing authorities in Tete. “The incident occurred when citizens tried to take petrol from… Read more »
(France 24) Nigeria’s military has killed at least 150 peaceful protesters in a “chilling campaign” to repress renewed demands to create a breakaway state of Biafra in the southeast, Amnesty International said Thursday The military denied any “killing of defenseless agitators.” Security forces have “exercised maximum restraint” in response to violent protesters who in May killed five police officers and… Read more »
(Al Jazeera)Subsidy cuts have led to sharp rise in prices of food and medicine, leading opposition parties to call for a strike. Sudanese police forces have fired tear gas at about 300 Sudanese protesters demonstrating against a government decision to cut fuel subsidies. Strike in Sudan in protest against rising costs Groups have staged persistent protests for weeks over the… Read more »
I want to bring my main focus of this analysis post to Kenya delaying the closure of the world’s largest refugee camp. I think that they are right to close it because it is a security threat. The majority of the camp are Somali refugees and they could easily carry out an attack on the Kenyans. Over the past year,… Read more »
Aids is a problem across the world, making Africa no different. In South Africa more than 1,000 people a day are infected by AIDS. The South African Medical Research Council is hoping to change these numbers by 2020. The Medical Research Council and the United States are helping fund and set up clinics where volunteers can get tested and take the… Read more »
(Al Jazeera) At least 70 people were killed and nearly 600 injured when an overloaded passenger train travelling between Cameroon’s two largest cities derailed and overturned.
(France 24) Voters in Mali headed to the polls on Sunday for the first time since 2013, when international forces intervened to tackle rebel forces which threatened to split the country in two.
(France24) Audio recordings obtained by FRANCE 24 have cast new light on the titanic battle raging over one of the world’s largest iron ore deposits, suggesting the murky practices Guinea’s President Alpha Condé had pledged to stamp out are still taking place. For several weeks, revelations about suspicions of corruption around juicy mining contracts have multiplied in Guinea, an impoverished West… Read more »
(France24) The latest attempt in the long, frustrating search for a vaccine against HIV began in South Africa on Wednesday, as scientists test a beefed-up version of the only shot ever to show a glimmer of protection. The stakes are high. It’s the first study of its kind begun in seven years, and even moderate success could prove important not… Read more »