Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/9/chinas-new-foreign-minister-heads-to-africa-for-first-trip Summary of Article: The new Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang is to visit 5 African states and the secretary-general of the Arab League in early January, continuing a 30-year tradition of a trip to Africa by a foreign minister each year. China claims it seeks to uphold its “traditional” friendships and build upon its relations with… Read more »
Link to Article: Aljazeera Article Summary of Article: President Paul Kagame of Rwanda stated to his upper house of parliament that Rwanda would not take any further refugees. In his speech he stated that Rwanda could not handle further refugees and that he intended to make sure that everyone knew it was the DRC’s problem and not Rwanda’s. This speech… Read more »
Article link: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/transnet-tender-locomotive-repairs-after-reaching-impasse-with-chinese-supplier-2023-01-12/ South African company Transnet reached a stalemate with Chinese rail company CRRC E-Loco regarding the ongoing negotiations of contracts that secure reciprocal exchanges, which had been secured just last year. Transnet refused to send locomotives to CRRC E-Loco (among other companies) following the new board deeming previous contracts unlawful/unjust. The Chinese company is reportedly unwilling to engage… Read more »
Lashing out because the international community blames Rwanda for the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, threatens to evict thousands of congolese refugess if the they continue to blame them. Both the Congolese government and the UN blame Rwanda because of reports of Rwanda supporting a Tutsi Rebel movement in the east,… Read more »
21 people were killed and 49 people were injured when their bus that was headed for the Kenyan capital Nairobi, traveling from the Ugandan city of Mbale, crashed right after crossing the Ugandan border, into the Kenyan town of Lwakhakha, said police on sunday in light of recent deadly car accident. Rogers Tatika, a Ugandan spokesman for the regional police,… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/french-foreign-minister-we-support-our-ambassador-burkina-faso-2023-01-05/ Anti-French sentiment has been rising in Burkina Faso, likely due to Russian mercenaries. This has caused discontent in the region towards the French envoy. The capital city government in Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou) sent a letter requesting that France remove the envoy in December. Regardless, France continues to support their ambassador. The article gives context, explaining that… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/22/malis-northern-armed-groups-pull-out-of-algiers-peace-talks Tuareg groups in Northern Mali have been organizing uprisings since the early 1960s, but signed a peace deal in 2015 with the Malian government, gaining more autonomy. Now a coalition of armed groups(CSP-PSD) have pulled out of the peace deal, citing lack of support or follow through from Mali’s government. The deal was supposed to provide sanctuary for fighters… Read more »
