https://allafrica.com/stories/202310300012.html Starting November 2nd, the US and over 30 sub-Saharan African countries will meet in South Africa to discuss trade agreements within the region, along with strengthening relations economically overall with the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Tensions have risen with South Africa at the center of it after their non-alignment stance in the UN on the Russia-Ukraine war,… Read more »
Article: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/nigeria-military-abortions/ Since 2013, the Nigerian military has conducted systematic and illegal abortion ending 10,000 pregnancies among women and girls in secrecy. A majority have been kidnapped and raped by islamic militants. Any women or girls that resist were beaten, held at gunpoint, or drugged into conformity. Women and girls are being being drugged, beaten, and forced into marriage with… Read more »
Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/china-rejects-africa-debt-trap-claim-ahead-us-africa-summit-2022-12-12/ China has rejected the United States’ “debt-trapping” claim. The United States has claimed that China is using Africa to play “geopolitical games” with the west and is only using African debt to push their political and global agenda. The United States is skeptical of China’s debt-trapping because China has used to trade and pay off African countries’ debts… Read more »
https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2023/10/kenya-china-patnership-to-accelerate-infrastracture-development/ Summary: The Beijing government will enhance its partnership with China in infrastructure development among other areas. The President of Kenya made remarks during a meeting with Mr Li Xi, a senior member of China’s Communist Party Political bureau in Beijing, China.President William Ruto asked Chinese investors to take advantage of Kenya’s conducive business environment to foster mutually beneficial partnerships…. Read more »
https://allafrica.com/stories/202310110430.html Summary: After Nigers coup in July, French relations deteriorated quickly when France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, showed support and backed Nigers president, Bazoum. The Niger junta quickly demanded that France withdraw their troops, and accused them of accumulating forces in neighboring states, against them. France refused, and said that they would only recognize the president. However, recently, after food shortages… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/stories/202310150132.html Summary: The Biden administration has now declared the coup in Niger as a coup officially. They had held off on declaring it a coup, because doing so would activate US laws requiring the cut off of all security cooperation, development assistance, and economic support. The US administration had hoped they could make a deal with the junta to keep… Read more »
Article: https://africacenter.org/in-focus/russia-in-africa/ Russia’s play on Africa is growing more clear. Russia has a larger influence on Africa and Africa’s policy making than most might realize. Russia’s activity in Africa as a whole is growing stronger, reinforcing ties that remind the world of the Cold War. Russia’s unique approach among other external actors is to rely on certain “irregular and extralegal”… Read more »
Link to article(s): https://time.com/6319951/haiti-kenya-forces-un/ Summary: The article talks about how the first time in 20 years the UN council authorized the deployment of troops under kenyan leadership to aid Haitians in combat gang violence. The poll was taken about a year after the Haiti prime minister asked for the prompt of deployment of military forces in an attempt to reduce… Read more »
Link to Article(s): https://www.voanews.com/a/nigerian-experts-say-israel-hamas-conflict-could-affect-oil-revenue/7305196.html https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/israel-nigeria-relations https://nairametrics.com/2023/10/10/what-israeli-hamas-war-means-for-nigerias-economy/ Summary: The Article dives into the effects of the Israel-Palestine conflict on the oil industry. Many say that it could be beneficial to the countries industry due to the spike in oil prices. An increase in revenue from crude sales would mean higher consumer costs. Nigeria relies on high quality imports and although it… Read more »
Link to Artical: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/25/somaliland-rejects-talk-of-unification-with-somalia-after-museveni-comment Summary: Somaliland separated from Somalia in 1991 but has not gained international recognition. Recently, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, offered to be a median between the two countries. Somaliland rejected this offer from Museveni and stated that they would not discuss reunification, but will move forward with them as separate countries. Contrary to this statement, heavy fighting… Read more »
