Link to Article: Tinubu Presents Nigeria’s 2024 Budget to National Assembly A budget of over 2 billion US dollars has been approved by the FEC on Monday and it has been granted for Nigerian president Bola Tinubu. Tinubu will present the budget to the joint session of the National Assembly. As the president’s first full year budget he’s received since… Read more »
Link to Article: Young Musician’s Death Exposes Zimbabwe’s Collapsing Health System Garikai Mapanzure, otherwise known from his stage name Garry, was a rising Afropop musician. The 25 year old’s death was blamed on poor medical equipment by his family. In mid October Mapanzure sustained injuries from a very serious accident leading him to need immediate medical attention. There has been… Read more »
Link to Article: 20 People Dead in Sierra Leone’s Failed Coup Attempt Sierra Leone has had a series of attacks on military and prison facilities due to a failed coup attempt in November of 2023. Due to the events that unfolded 13 military officers and one citizen were detained with 32 people wanted for connections with the coup. Statements from… 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 »
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 »