https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/4/dr-congo-leader-urges-macron-to-back-sanctions-against-rwanda In a recent trip to the Dominican Republic of the Congo (I’ll refer to it as the DRC), French president Emmanuel Macron met with President of the Congo, Felix Tshisekedi and was urged to pursue sanctions against Rwanda. Macron, in response, told the president that the only way that it would be possible to pursue any future sanctions against… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/15/refile-blinken-to-meet-ethiopian-government-leaders-to-repair-ties The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has recently made a trip to meet with Ethiopian leaders to discuss repairing bilateral ties. This trip, the most recent visit in a series of visits to Africa by senior US officials, served as a means to replace and strengthen ties between the two countries after the over two-year war in… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/22/tanzania-detects-its-first-ever-cases-of-the-highly-fatal-marburg-viral-disease The WHO, in a late Tuesday statement claimed the the Marburg Virus, a viral hemorrhagic fever with symptoms similar to that of Ebola, has had its first outbreak in Tanzania. The WHO responded after 5 passed from the virus within the northwest region of Tanzania, Kagera. A health worker was one of the five, and three of the others… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/ghana-finance-minister-travels-china-debt-talks-source-2023-03-20/ Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister of Ghana will travel to Beijing to discuss the repayment of nearly 1.7 billion in debt that Ghana owes to China after a Bilateral loan that Ghana took from the IMF. Ghana is currently in the midst of its worst economic crisis in decades. The IMF agreed to loan Ghana 3 billion in December,… Read more »
A United Nations Security Council team has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as rebel forces advance in the country. The team is meeting with president Felix Tshisekedi to discuss ways to protect civilians and create stability in the region. Lots of these efforts are centered around the eastern city of Goma, where M23 rebels have nearly cut… Read more »
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20230315-un-nuclear-watchdog-says-2-5-tonnes-of-uranium-missing-from-libyan-site A UN nuclear watchdog found that 10 barrels containing 2.5 tons of natural Uranium ore concentrate have gone missing in Libya. The inspection of the site had to be pushed back from last year because of the security issues of the area. Libya has been in almost constant civil war since a 2011 NATO backed coup ousted Muammar Gaddafi,… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/thousands-senegal-opposition-supporters-gather-three-day-protest-2023-03-14/ Over 10,000 people in Senegal are protesting the president of Senegal for wanting to run for a third term in the 2024 election. The protesters massed at in the capital of Dakar on Tuesday, and is one of the three days planned for this protest. They are marching with Ousmane Sonko who is the main opposition… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/militia-attacks-kill-22-east-dr-congo-official-human-rights-group-2023-02-13/ Militiamen in the DRC killed 22 people in two seperate attacks on Feb. 23 2023 in the Ituri province, and a local human rights group reported the attack. The DRC government has put into effect martial law in the region and in the North Kivu province in order to curb the violence in the region. The… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.africanews.com/2023/03/07/tunisia-world-bank-concerned-about-sub-saharan-migrants/ The World Bank has suspended its partnership with Tunisia after the President of Tunisia denounced the hoards of illegal migrants near the end of February which stirred up violence and discrimination against them. The President of the World Bank, David Malpass, said that public comments that stir up violence against the migrants are completely unacceptable. He… Read more »
