ews / War & Conflict Thousands flee to Uganda as DRC violence surges by Malcolm Webb 25 Jan 2018 more on Democratic Republic of Congo Thousands flee to Uganda as DRC violence surges yesterday DR Congo violence: Families fear resurgence of fighting 2 days ago DR Congo conflict leaves 400,000 children malnourished 3 days ago DRC: Protesters killed in anti-Kabila… Read more »
Internet refugee camp As the shutdowns continued, many Cameroonians were forced to travel back and forth to regions with internet access to conduct business or access vital information. “They came together and formed an internet refugee camp along the border with the littoral region, where others could come and get internet access from the neighbouring region,” Nwana said. The first… Read more »
Cameroon internet shutdowns cost Anglophones millions by Yarno Ritzen 3 hours ago Protests in the Anglophone regions have led to the government of Cameroon shutting down the internet [Reuters] more on Cameroon Thousands flee violence in Cameroon’s Anglophone region last month Online campaign to free journalist Patrice Nganang in Cameroon last month Death toll rises in Cameroon’s Anglophone region unrest… Read more »
More than 15,000 Cameroonian refugees have fled to Nigeria amidst a crackdown on Anglophone separatists, the United Nations refugee agency and Nigerian government officials said on Thursday. The once-fringe English-speaking movement in majority French-speaking Cameroon has gathered pace in the last few months after a military crackdown on protests, leading it to declare independence in October for a breakaway “Ambazonia”… Read more »
In Uganda they have recently done away with the age limit for presidents. This means that now their current president which is Yoweri Museveni will be able to run for his sixth term in 2021. He has already been in power for 32 years and now could become one of the longest serving leaders in Africa. The corrupt political systems in… Read more »
TRIPOLI, Libya — The Libyan Navy said on Wednesday that its Coast Guard had rescued at least 279 migrants off the coast of Libya, but that about 100 more were missing and feared dead. The migrants, mostly Africans, had been packed into several vessels hoping to cross the Mediterranean and reach southern Europe. The missing appeared to have all been… Read more »
At least seven people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday amid protests against President Joseph Kabila’s refusal to step down from power, a UN spokesperson said. Security forces shot dead at least seven people in Kinshasa, said Florence Marchal, spokeswoman for the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo. Another person was killed in a protest in the… Read more »
Improved human well-being is one of the modern era’s greatest triumphs. The age of plenty has also led to an unexpected global health crisis: two billion people are either overweight or obese. Developed countries have been especially susceptible to unhealthy weight gain, a trend that could be considered the price of abundance. However, developing countries are now facing a similar… Read more »
A few months ago I found an article that reported on Nigeria passing a controversial law that banned cattle grazing, allegedly targeting the semi-nomadic group in the country known as the Fulani. At the time I thought nothing of it. Today I found an article that related back to it and then I looked up the topic more and found… Read more »
WHO Boss Breaks Down at Nyamata Genocide Memorial Thursday, January 11, 2018, will remain in the memory of World Health Organisation Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanon Ghebreyesus. It was his first time to visit a memorial site to witness the heinous killings that were conducted during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Dr Tedros travelled to Bugesera district and visited… Read more »