http://ewtnnews.com/catholic-news/World.php?id=16790 During a two day police operation, six women religious who were captured in Nigeria’s Edo state two months ago were released unharmed on Saturday, generating much joy from the Christian community. The women were freed during a Jan. 6 police operation, but their captors were able to escape. They had been kidnapped Nov. 13, 2017 from the Eucharistic Heart… Read more »
https://www.scribd.com/article/368961747/With-Age-Limit-Abolished-Ugandans-Fear-They-Are-Stuck-With-President-Museveni In early January 2018, a cloud of despair settled on Ugandan social media after the country’s president signed a law that lifts the the upper age limit for the presidency even after a survey indicated that a majority of Ugandans oppose the change. The amendment to Uganda’s constitution means that President Yoweri Museveni, who is 73, can run for a sixth term in… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/dr-congo-floods-leave-45-dead-thousands-homeless-180111090152024.html Days of flooding rains have left parts of central Kinshasa in ruins. At least 45 people have died in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and more than 5,000 have been made homeless according to the local Red Cross. Heavy rains began on January 3 and continued through to Sunday, sweeping through homes, collapsing walls and causing landslides… Read more »
Source: BBC Ethiopia has banned the adoption of children by foreigners amid concerns they face abuse and neglect abroad. Ethiopia is one of the biggest source countries for international adoptions by US citizens, accounting for about 20% of the total. Celebrities Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are among those who have adopted children from Ethiopia. However, in 2013, a US couple… Read more »
Source: BBC Bitcoin’s eye-watering price surge over the past year is proving too tempting to resist despite fears that cryptocurrencies are a bubble floating towards an inevitable burst. One group for whom it holds particular appeal is African millennials, writes the BBC’s Catherine Byaruhanga from Uganda. Thirty year-old Peace Akware in Kampala is a convert to the cryptocurrency craze. Like… Read more »
Source: BBC Ghanaian schoolgirls have been banned from crossing a river while they are menstruating – and on Tuesdays. The ban, apparently given by a local river god, has outraged children’s activists, especially as girls must cross the river to reach school. It means girls in the Upper Denkyira East district, in the Central Region, could miss out on their… Read more »
Source: BBC A mass burial of more than 70 people is under way in Nigeria’s central Benue State. Dozens have been killed in conflicts between nomadic herdsmen and farming communities in three states – Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba – in recent weeks. The Nigerian army says it has deployed special forces to all three to “stem the menace”. Herders, mostly… Read more »
The people of subsaharan Africa are going through a tremendous tragedy that is essentially inevitable without simply; rain. The people have been without true clean water in two years. (since 2016) their government and other donations have made only an effect that helps 42% of the population affected by the lack of water. The FEWSNET or Famine Early Warning Service… Read more »
Most of the time, there is not much going on in sub-Saharan Africa, but there is a little bit going on right now. In the country of Ghana, there seems to be a lot of corruption in the government, and Ghana is losing to the corruption. Corruption is a wicked problem that permeates every fabric of Ghanaian society, especially the public… Read more »
Today, Ethiopia’s ruling coalition announced it would release political prisoners and close the infamous Maekelawi detention center in the capital, Addis Ababa. While the government did not say how and when this would occur, doing so would be an important step toward ending longstanding political repression and human rights abuse in the country. Numerous questions remain regarding timelines for implementation,… Read more »