Link to article:https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/29155/despite-the-return-of-refugees-burundi-faces-continued-violence In 2015, President Pierre Nkurunziza decided to run for election for his third term, which caused a lot of controversy. In response, thousands of Burundian people protested throughout Rwanda which resulted into 1,200 people being killed, and 400,000 fleeing to neighboring countries, specifically to Tanzania. Since 2017, a number of refugees tried returning to Rwanda to Tanzania,… Read more »
Article link: https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-africa-health-zambia-financial-markets-0a37160eda1b5e0fe822eab8b85f7e26 In Africa, Zambia is really struggling and going into debt with private investors. Coronavirus has not helped this issue whatsoever. Zambia owes an extreme amount of money to private bondholders, commercial banks, and state lenders, including China. Zambia is unable to pay back these groups and are on the verge of defaulting. China is looking to secure… Read more »
Link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202011060103.html A delivery of $144,000 worth of COVID-19 personal protective equipment was sent to Nigeria through AFRICOM. the equipment was sent to various locations including Lagos, Kano, Akwa-Ibom, Cross River states and the Federal Capital Territory. The money is to help aid in the 18 treatment sites and 4 sample collection facilities of Nigeria, along with training health personnel…. Read more »
Link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202011100241.html South Sudan plans to adopt monetary policies because of the current state of the South Sudanese pound. The newly appointed governor of the central bank believes tightening its monetary policy to mitigate rapid depreciation is the option to take. Of these policies include an increment of bank interest to 15% and to introduce its own bills to manage… Read more »
Link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202011090635.html Vice President Chiwenga stated that plans are underway to open up natural regions in Zimbabwe for agricultural means. Natural regions 1, 4, and 5 will be affected where youth and trained farmers will work on estate farms. He hopes this along with other programmes will boost food production. About 300,000 hectares are to be cleared along the Limpopo… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/10/isil-linked-attackers-behead-50-people-in-northern-mozambique ISIL, also known as ISIS, is a terrorist organization that has been linked to a recent attack in the Cabo Delgado province of northern Mozambique. Over 50 people were beheaded and many bodies of young men and boys were found dismembered and spread throughout a local forest. The attackers also burned down many homes and abducted many… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.africanews.com/2020/10/26/debt-crisis-to-overshadow-zambia-s-high-stakes-election/ With national elections in Zambia approaching, opposition leader Hichilema is running for the sixth time in an attempt to beat incumbent Lungo in a race to become the prime minister. Zambia’s economy is extremely reliant on copper mining, so the coronavirus pandemic has had a tremendous effect on them due to a decreasing demand for copper. The… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/9/ethiopia-downplays-war-fears-while-attacking-tigray-region A conflict is escalating in Ethiopia between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray people. Tigray, a region in northern Ethiopia, borders Eritrea and Sudan and is significantly battle-hardened after a 1999-2000 conflict with Eritrea. Because of this conflict, Tigray has become a center for military equipment, bombs, and 250,000 soldiers, as well as being very politically and… Read more »
Article link:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/malawi-becomes-the-second-country-in-sub-saharan-africa-to-eliminate-lymphatic-filariasis-elephantiasis-301162180.html In the African country of Malawi, doctors and scientists have eliminated Lymphatic Filariasis (LF; Elephantitis), being only the second country in Sub-Saharan Africa to do this. LF is a disease that is spread by a parasite caused by a mosquito bite. This disease causes a long-term infection, the most common symptoms include swelling and thickening of skin (limbs,… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/stories/202011060408.html Countries in Eastern Africa are facing a rise in debt resulting from the global pandemic Covid-19. Monetary authorities are worried about the the current rise in the fall of their currency value. Between only 4 countries, the debt accumulated to 86 billion dollars in just 1 year. Kenya has managed to lost 7.4 per cent to their dollar, Uganda… Read more »
