Link:https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/world/europe/france-morocco-western-sahara.html This article discusses a significant shift in France’s foreign policy regarding the disputed region of Western Sahara. Traditionally, France maintained a neutral stance, but recently, it has aligned with Morocco’s claim of sovereignty over the region, which has been a point of tension with Algeria. This shift came after france endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, which offers… Read more »
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/world/africa/niger-us-air-base.html After the July 2023 military coup in Niger, the U.S. faces growing uncertainty about its continued access to Niamey Air Base, a crucial asset for counterterrorism operations in West Africa. The base is a key hub for U.S. drone strikes and intelligence gathering against Islamist militant groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS in the Sahel region. While the new… Read more »
Article – https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwygrne8363o Summary – Following last months presidential election in Mozambique, South Africa has shut down the border into the neighboring country. This shut down at the Lebombo border crossing is due to violent post-election protests following the disputed presidential election, when the ruling Frelimo party won. The Frelimo party began as a nationalist movement fighting for the self-determination… Read more »
Article – https://allafrica.com/stories/202411110238.html Summary – Russia plans to open an embassy in Liberia, expanding its African diplomatic presence. At the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, Liberian Deputy Minister Ibrahim Al-bakri Nyei expressed eagerness to collaborate with Russia in trade, technical exchange, and peacebuilding. Liberia aligns with commitments from the 2023 Russia-Africa Summit, despite its absence. Nyei highlighted ECOWAS concerns about increasingly complex… Read more »
Article – https://allafrica.com/stories/202411080164.html Summary – The UN has launched the first Pan African Action Plan for Active Mobility (PAAPAM) to address the challenges that Africa has faced with transportation. Developed through extensive consultation, it focuses on promoting better and non-motorized modes of transport for health, environmental, and social benefits. The plan addresses Africa’s disproportionate road traffic deaths and air pollution-related… Read more »
November 13, 2024, Somaliland frantically went to the polls for the highly anticipated election result for the 2024 Presidency term. This election is vital to the country, since this state is seeking stability along with international recognition. Although significant, rising tensions with neighboring states Somalia and Ethiopia arises. Disputes over the port of Berbera, situated strategically on Somaliland’s coast, increases… Read more »
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/world/africa/russia-wagner-africa-corps.html?searchResultPosition=1 The article “Year After Failed Mutiny, Russia Tightens Grip on Wagner Units in Africa” explores the aftermath of the Wagner Group’s failed mutiny in Russia in June 2023 and its impact on the group’s operations in Africa. Despite the turmoil in Russia, Wagner’s presence in several African countries, including mali, the Central Africa Republic, and Libya, remains significant…. Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/chad-sudan-war-refugees-sexual-exploitation-49b3d344da3573d4abe06bb7c3be965e “The children were crying. We ran out of food. He abused my situation.” AP news reports on humanitarian crisis in Chad. Over 20,000 people have been killed in Sudan’s civil war, leaving many to flee who are mostly women. Aid groups such as Doctors Without Borders struggle to aid these refugees, but others choose to abuse these women. Starvation… Read more »
Illegal miners have infested South Africa. The government is trying a tactic to “smoke them out”, setting food at entrances to entice the illegal miners, then upon their surfacing, arrest them. There are no official estimates as to how many there are, but estimates come at around 400. According to police, almost 370 firearms, 5 million rand in cash, and… Read more »
On Monday, November 11, South Africa delivered an almost 5,000 page document to the United Nation’s top court in Hague, the Netherlands. The document is not yet public, but follows a claim by South Africa that Israel is guilty of committing Genocide against the Palestinians on the Gaza Strip. Despite these allegations, even coming from pro-Palestinian protesters all over the… Read more »
