After camping for a week outside the offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Cape Town, refugees say they will stay put until their demands are met. The refugees and asylum seekers want to be relocated to countries such as Canada, the United States of America, New Zealand and Australia because they face xenophobic violence in… Read more »
In Africa, one of the last regions on Earth where democracy still has not fully penetrated, the dictatorial rule of many governments is often at threat due to protests and other organizations gaining traction via the internet and social media. One of the most notable examples of this is Arab Spring, in which citizens across the Arab world were able… Read more »
Recently in the city of kwale, Kenya a strike force of police led an attack on a location held by a terrorist organization know as Al-Shabaab. In the raid a most wanted criminal was killed and a few other members were injured. The following sunday the organization dispatched a bunch of members from Somalia into Kenya to destroy certain target… Read more »
In a recent trip to Dakar, Senegal, I worked with a startup organization that was focused on bringing digital education to youth in sub Saharan Africa. As part of this assignment my team and I interviewed various schools, educators, administrators and parents in Senegal to understand the school systems in western Africa. What we found was that 65% of school children… Read more »
Countries in Africa are preparing for the reality that a hard Brexit could lead to increased risk aversion and reduced investor appetite for trade in the region. Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), said recently that AfDB might revise its economic growth projections for Africa if global trade conditions worsened. The growth projections are currently 4% for… Read more »
On October 23–24, the southwestern Russian resort city of Sochi will host the first ever Russia-Africa Summit (Ravision2030.com, accessed September 14). Sharing his expectations of the upcoming event, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov underscored its “pivotal importance” and “unprecedented nature.” At the same time, Lavrov emphasized that Russia “never took part in colonial takeovers and barbaric looting of [African] natural resources […] we have always… Read more »
A few minutes after 11pm on the night of June 22, Ethiopia went offline. The move wasn’t unprecedented in the Horn of Africa nation: With a single, state-controlled internet provider, authorities have for years disrupted connectivity during anti-government protests, state of emergencies, and national exams. Officials resorted to this old gambit amid reports of a coup attempt targeting the northwestern Amhara regional… Read more »
With only weeks remaining of the SANDF’s deployment to the Cape Flats, it’s hard to assess the impact of the troops’ presence. But on Wednesday, one point raised by cops, a colonel and community members was consistent: the military deployment should be extended. “The soldiers are here, and we’re happy,” Nyanga Community Policing Forum (CPF) chairperson Martin Makasi told a… Read more »
President Cyril Ramaphosa will host Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday for a state visit, the first for South Africa’s 6th administration. “One of the main features of the visit will be a joint business forum, with a focus on trade and investment,” Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Khusela Diko said on Tuesday. “The state visit will not only provide an opportunity for… Read more »
Police at the Coast are on high alert over a possible Al-Shabaab attack a few weeks after a most wanted terrorist was killed and another suspected member injured in raids in Kwale and Mombasa counties. On Sunday, police said the terrorist group is believed to have sent seven operatives to Kwale and Kilifi counties to attack key installations. An internal… Read more »