Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/12/10/wealthy-nigerians-buying-citizenship-overseas Analysis: Every year an increasing number of Nigerians are forced to flee poverty and unrest at home. Now, rich Nigerians are planning their escape too, and they’re taking their money with them. Many wealthy Nigerians have a “backup plan” for getting out of Nigeria. Wealthy Nigerian, Dapo says, “I have Maltese citizenship. I can leave for… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/11/when-will-covid19-vaccinations-start-african-countries Analysis: As the United Kingdom starts rolling out the world’s first approved coronavirus vaccine this week and other clinical trials showing promise, the focus has swiftly shifted towards the distribution of doses worldwide and which countries will get them first. On Thursday, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director John Nkengasong warned, “it will be… Read more »
Link to Article: “Ghana’s opposition rejects election results” This past week, on December 7th, citizens of Ghana headed to the polls to cast their vote for their next president and parliamentary representation. The result of this election showed that the current president, Nana Akufo-Addo, had been re-elected to serve another term in office. Unfortunately, these results did not meet the… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/12/7/worlds-biggest-mammal-migration-under-threat Analysis: In Kasanka National Park, Zambia- As the red sun sets over a remote part of Zambia’s Central Province, the sky is filled with the sounds of an estimated ten million straw-colored fruit bats. The enormous colony is made up of Africa’s second largest fruit bats, and is the largest mammal migration in the world, according… Read more »
Article Link: Bobi Wine, Ugandan presidential candidate, suspended his campaign due to the police brutality and killings his supporters are enduring. This past Tuesday police fired teargas into a crowd of his supporters. Singer, Bobi Wine, is running to be the new president of Uganda in the upcoming election in January 2021. The current leader, President Yoweri Museveni, has been… Read more »
Article Link: For years, Nigeria’s power grid has been extremely unstable. Recently, parts of it shut down and some sections of the country were in darkness. Nigeria has the largest population in Africa, and citizens are forced to share the small amount of electricity produced. Most people only have enough electricity for some lightbulbs, never enough to run a fan… Read more »
Article Link: Recently, Kenya and Somalia have been having diplomatic issues and have been close to cutting ties. In February, the President of Somalia signed a law allowing citizens to vote in parliamentary elections, but Jubaland kept their bill to hold indirect elections. Preparations for the election began in the beginning of November, but now Somalia believes that Kenya has… Read more »
A formal notice was issued on December 1st declaring Zimbabwe’s borders were reopened to private motorists and pedestrians. Private motorists and pedestrians entering Zimbabwe must have a certificate issued to them within the previous 48 hours confirming that they do not have the coronavirus and exhibit no symptoms, however. Public transport will have to wait until early 2021 to join… Read more »
Uganda has deported journalists working for a Canadian public broadcaster who were in the country to cover the 2021 General Election. The journalists consist of Margaret Evans, Lily Martin and Jean-Francois Bisson, a videographer. Evans said on her social media platform that they were arrested last week by Ugandan immigration officers and detained for 10 hours before being deported. Evans… Read more »
Botswana is going to launch 25 gender violence courts this week. This decision was made following a rise in cases in coronavirus. Women’s campaigners hope is that this measure will bring speedier justice to victims of sexual and domestic abuse. The concern was that lockdowns were trapping victims of abuse in their homes with their abusers. “(Bringing a case to… Read more »
