This past August, Madagascar has yet again been struck with an outbreak of the pneumonic plague. The disease emerges about once a year and it is usually able to be contained fairly quickly. This year, however, the plague has been exceedingly difficult to contain and it has already claimed the deaths of over 120 people as well as infected well… Read more »
The October 14th bombing in Somalia is the most recent of Al-Shabaab’s attacks. Al-Shaabab is a jihadist terrorist group, linked to Al-Qaida, which controls large areas of Somalia. They target locations in Somalia and Eastern Kenya to exert their dominance on the surrounding area. Their key effort is to oppose the UN backed government in Somalia. Tensions have been rising… Read more »
I was an eyewitness to the Mogadishu bomb. I’m alive, but heartbroken Faarah Adan – The Guardian t was a bright Saturday afternoon in Mogadishu, a clear sky glowing blue above the once beautiful city. The busy K5, or Zoobe Junction, one of Mogadishu’s vital arteries, with its string of shops, hotels and restaurants, was teeming with people from all… Read more »
Somalia: deadly truck bombing in Mogadishu At least 20 people killed in busy district of Somali capital after truck being trailed by security forces exploded At least 20 people have died in Mogadishu after a truck bomb detonated in a busy district of the Somali capital that is home to hotels, shops, restaurants and government offices. Security forces were trailing… Read more »
Kenya election: No clear road ahead after run-off vote – BBC The re-run of Kenya’s presidential election has taken place, but early signs are the overall turnout has been far lower than the first poll which was annulled by the Supreme Court. The legitimacy of this election was being questioned even before the voting began, but if the 46% of… Read more »
Kenya election: Voting marred by boycott – BBC Kenya’s presidential election re-run has been marred by isolated clashes and a boycott by the main opposition. A teenage boy was shot by police and later died amid clashes in the opposition stronghold of Kisumu, one of four counties hit by violence. The electoral commission said voting in those areas would be… Read more »
http://allafrica.com/stories/201710260004.html South Africa is one of nine countries which have been warned by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to be on high alert for “black death”. The other eight countries at risk include the Comoros, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, France’s La Réunion, the Seychelles, and Tanzania. An update on the outbreak, released in a WHO report, states that South Africa’s… Read more »
http://allafrica.com/stories/201710260701.html A crisis meeting bringing together the African Union (AU), United Nations (UN), the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and other key stakeholders to review the recent bomb attack in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, yesterday agreed on key measures aimed at deterring future attacks. The Joint Crisis Management Team meeting, organized by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), was… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/10/somali-pm-hassan-ali-khayre-visit-turkey-171024164116661.html Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire is set to visit Turkey on Wednesday and meet Somalis who are being treated there, after being wounded in a massive truck bomb attack in Mogadishu last week. At least 358 people were killed in the October 14 blast, in what was the deadliest single attack to ever hit Somalia’s capital. Hundreds of… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/10/plague-kills-124-madagascar-cities-affected-171025094848287.html A plague epidemic in Madagascar has killed 124 people since August in an outbreak that has hit the island’s two main cities the hardest, the authorities said. Plague is endemic in Madagascar, but the outbreak that has caused 1,192 suspected cases since August is especially worrying because it started earlier in the season than usual and has hit urban,… Read more »