December 2, 2024 https://allafrica.com/stories/202412030011.html On December 2, Belgium’s Court of Appeals mandated the Belgian government to take care of five Congolese women who were forcefully separated from their mothers during the colonial era. The court recognized these abductions, which occurred over 70 years ago, as crimes against humanity, emphasizing that such offenses are not controllable by statutes of limitations. The… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/biden-africa-angola-trump-china-cd30e0123d91bf520846b28ffeacef80 After promising throughout his campaign and Presidency to visit sub-Saharan Africa, Biden finally visited on Monday in the final hours of his Presidency. His three-day visit in Angola was primarily to highlight the new US-backed Lobito Corridor railway project. The US is backing it to counteract China’s foothold in Africa. We also want to be present… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/kenya-british-army-children-934890cc191dc30de44d52e8fc8b9f1b Kenya and Great Britain have a defense cooperation equaling $44 million. This cooperation allows for up to 10,000 British forces to train in Kenya for 8 weeks each year. Kenya has seen a large amount of biracial children in their country, and this is due to the British soldiers’ stay in their country. These soldiers stay… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202411120232.html Following negotiations between the Ugandan and Saudi Arabian governments, 146 Ugandan migrant workers were released back to their country from various Saudi Arabian prisons or centers. These moves are part of a broader initiative involving the UAE to help legal issues facing some Ugandan migrant workers. The repatriation program is set to last for 90 days,… Read more »
November 7, 2024 https://allafrica.com/stories/202411080088.html On November 7, 2024, the Central African Republic reported that several hundred rebels, primarily from the Union for Peace and anti-balaka groups, surrendered to government and United Nations forces. This development followed a recent agreement between CAR and Chad to jointly secure their 1,200-kilometer shared border, aiming to disrupt rebel supply lines and enhance regional stability…. Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/11/21/kenya-cancels-more-than-2-5bn-in-deals-with-adani-after-us-indictment On Thursday, November 21st, Kenyan President William Ruto pulled out of an agreement with India’s Adani group, (a business and infrastructure company with political influence), following the indictment of its founder. Under the agreement, Adani was going to add a second runway to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and improve the passenger terminal under a 30 year lease. Ruto… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/11/27/russia-woos-namibia-to-mine-uranium-sparking-water-safety-fears The village of Leonardville in Namibia sits above one of the world’s largest aquifers. The aquifer below Leonardville is the village’s lifeline, as Namibia is becoming hotter and drier every year due to climate change. In 2017, the country lifted a temporary uranium mining ban. Since then, Russia, through a sub-company of Russia’s ROSATOM, (Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation),… Read more »
December 2, 2024 https://allafrica.com/stories/202412030103.html Nigeria is actively seeking South Africa’s support to attain full membership in the G20, BRICS, and the BRICS New Development Bank. This plan was initiated by Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, during the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission in Cape Town. South Africa assumed the presidency of the G20 on December 1, 2024…. Read more »
