Link to article: https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00088762.html Amidst the lead up to the presidential election in Senegal, two opposition leaders, Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye, have been released from prison. As the two walked out of prison, thousands were outside waiting, rejoicing upon their emergence. While in prison, Sonko had constantly let it be known that he believed that his imprisonment was… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/27/ethiopian-government-tries-to-stop-uk-auction-of-looted-maqdala-shield The UK has proposed the idea of putting the Magdala shield up for sale. During the Battle of Magdala in 1868 the Emperor Tewodros II was defeated by Lord Napier and the British looted various things from Ethiopia. One of the items was a circular dome shield. Ever since then, the Ethiopian government has been appealing… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202403130091.html Haiti has been under turbulent gang violence for many years now and Kenya, being another UN member, has been looking to assist Haiti and bring the falling country to its feet. Back in 2023, Kenya led Resolution 2699, which stood for a multinational mission to help the Haitian Police Force get control of the gangs that… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00088724.html Over the few years, there has been a resurgence of M23 attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These attacks have severely worsened over the last few weeks, displacing over 100,000 Congolese people. This has brought the total number of displaced people in the region to over 800,000, revealing a rising humanitarian crisis. The leaders… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.africanews.com/2024/02/19/dr-congo-us-accuses-rwanda-of-supporting-m23-rebel-group/ According to this article, the United States condemned the worsening violence and called on the M23 rebel group to stop and withdraw from current positions. They requested this due to the increase in violence in the area. Many have been forced to flee and the rebel group is gaining more control. Following that request, the United… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/world/americas/kenya-haiti-police-deployment.html In July Kenya stated they would send 1,000 officers to help control the overwhelming violence occurring in Haiti. According to the United Nations, over 360,000 people have been displaced and 1200 have been killed since early January. On March 1st 2024, the Haitian prime minister and Kenyan President claimed that they would fast track the deployment… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/kenyas-haiti-mission-limbo-urgency-grows-2024-03-12/ Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry signed a deal with Kenya’s government last July that said that Kenya would aid Haiti in an international security mission to help confront the gangs controlling the capital. The coast has cleared deployment and Kenyan officers are expected to arrive in Haiti soon after resolving a court dispute that claimed that the plan would… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/somalia-somaliland-ethiopia-coast-deal-cf55ea156e44370253c591864b62c264 Ethiopia and Somaliland signed an agreement on January 1st that is believed to have given Ethiopia access to Somaliland to build a port in exchange for Ethiopia’s recognition of Somaliland as an independent state. Neither Ethiopia nor Somaliland have released specific information about the sea access deal. Somalia does not currently recognize Somaliland as independent, though Somaliland has been… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-anc-likely-lose-parliamentary-majority-may-vote-survey-shows-2024-03-11/ The Brenthurst Foundation and the SABI Strategy Group conducted a survey in South Africa for the support of South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) in the upcoming election. The poll showed that support for the ANC had dropped down to 39%. Support was at 57% during the last general election in 2019 and with the next election coming up… Read more »
