Uganda intends to borrow $150 million from China’s Export-Import Bank (Exim) to expand its internet infrastructure. A common trend amongst East African countries is to receive financial aid from China. These East African countries are becoming reliant on credit. In Uganda’s case, they have to. The World Bank refuses to take out additional loans in Uganda due to an Anti-Homosexuality… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/stories/202311240337.html On November 24, 2023, South Africa petitioned the International Court of Justice to declare Israel an apartheid state, or a state with institutionalized segregation, following the events of the Israel-Hamas war. South Africa claims that Israel has conducted several war crimes against the innocent Palestinian civilians, and must be declared a state that separates its people based on these… Read more »
The South African National Assembly cut ties with the Israelis by closing their embassy in Pretoria. Concluding the closing of the South African Embassy in Israel, South Africa also ended diplomatic relations with Israel. The embassy was closed and had suspended all diplomatic relations, “until a ceasefire is agreed and Israel commits to binding UN-facilitated negotiations whose outcome must be… Read more »
Link to Article: Meta Accused of Stroking Human Rights Abuses in Ethiopia’s Tigray During the November 2020 to November 2022 armed conflict in northern Ethiopia Tigrayans were subject to abuse on Meta platforms. Accusations have been made that Meta made no such actions to curb the advocating content of hatred toward the minority group. With peace agreements of the war… Read more »
Link to Article: Hundreds of Al-Shabaab Members Killed, Says Somali Govt Somali governing officials announced the death of 19 Al-Shabaab leaders. Al-Shabaab, regarded as a terrorist group by the Somalian government, is a military group fighting to overthrow and overtake Somali leaders. It is a group of Sunni and Islamic political nationalists. 1,650 members of the group have been killed… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/canadian-embassy-suspends-operations-nigeria-issues-travel-alert-2023-11-06/ Canada is in the process of investigating a bombing that occurred at the Canadian embassy in Nigeria. The explosion killed two people, resulting in Canada joining the United States and England in issuing warnings of non-essential travel to Nigeria. Nonetheless, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu’s spokesperson confirmed a fire at the High Commission of Canada on Monday, resulting in deaths… Read more »
Link to Article: AGOA Is Cornerstone of U.S. Economic Ties with Africa The African Growth and Opportunity Act or, AGOA, is an agreed forum between the United States and many African countries. The document was created in May of 2000 and it was created to support economic growth and free markets. It is used as the foundation for trade agreements… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00087470.html Fighting and severe abuses of human rights continue in northern Ethiopia a year following the signing of the cessation of the hostilities agreement. The African Union led the agreement in Pretoria, South Africa on November 2, 2022, between the Ethiopian government and the Tigrayn authorities through the signing. The agreement was meant to end active hostility in the Tigray… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/king-charles-wraps-up-kenya-visit-marked-by-questions-over-colonial-past-2023-11-03/ Over four days, King Charles and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom visited Kenya to maintain relations and heal the wounds caused by British colonial authorities over sixty years ago. They visited ancient religious leaders and historical sites, mainly places of former British rule. King Charles expressed his “deepest regret” to the Kenyan people for the atrocities committed in… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00087439.html Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, has implemented visa-free travel for all Africans into Rwanda. This decision makes Rwanda the fourth African country to introduce such, following Seychelles, Gambia, and Benin. Nonetheless, visa-free travel was put in place to boost tourism in the tourism sector of Rwanda. Additionally, the campaign partnered with football clubs, like Arsenal and Bayern Munich, promoting Rwanda… Read more »