My role in the simulation was being apart of the UNHCR. In all honesty I felt I wasn’t very prepared for the simulation. At the time the actual summit began I did not know what UNHCR even stood for, nor did the members of my group. However, in my defense, we did not have the experience most of the students… Read more »
The article that caught my interest this week about Sub Saharan Africa was about Mozambique. The Cyclone Kenneth killed at least one person and left a trail of destruction in northern Mozambique, destroying houses, ripping up trees and knocking out power, authorities said on Friday. The cyclone was so strong the cyclone brought storm surges and wind gusts of up… Read more »
(Reuters) – Standing casually and turning their heads to stare straight at the camera, Ndakazi and Ndeze look like any cool selfie pros – only these posers are gorillas. The picture showing the two orphaned female gorillas posing like humans was taken in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park and has gone viral since it was published on the… Read more »
SULULTA, Ethiopia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Last month, local officials strolled through a neighborhood on the fringes of Sululta, several kilometers north of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Flanked by policemen, they daubed red crosses on homes and pinned notices on doors. The notices – a copy of which was obtained by the Thomson Reuters Foundation – ordered residents whose… Read more »
JOHANNESBURG/LUANDA (Reuters) – Cyclone Kenneth killed at least one person and left a trail of destruction in northern Mozambique, destroying houses, ripping up trees and knocking out power, authorities said on Friday. The cyclone brought storm surges and wind gusts of up to 280 km per hour (174 mph) when it made landfall on Thursday evening, after killing three people… Read more »
Vast crowds of demonstrators converged outside Sudan’s defence minustry Thursday after protest leaders called for a “million-strong” march demanding that the ruling military council hand power to a civilian administration.ADVERTISING Demonstrators packed all the roads leading to the central Khartoum army complex, chanting slogans demanding punishment for officials who served under toppled president Omar al-Bashir, an AFP correspondent reported from… Read more »
This week during my search for articles for region report, the article that caught my interest most was about the revolution happening in Algeria. The government and the people do not agree on who should lead. Algeria’s army chief of staff said he that he expects the judiciary or courts to prosecute what the people’s protests call the corrupt ruling… Read more »
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s army chief of staff said he expects the judiciary to prosecute what protesters call the corrupt ruling elite and he pledged to support a transition expected to lead to elections, state television reported.People chant slogans and carry national flags during a protest against the appointment of interim president Abdelkader Bensalah demanding radical changes to the political… Read more »
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican brought together South Sudanese leaders for 24 hours of prayer and preaching on Wednesday, a last ditch attempt to heal bitter divisions a month before the war-ravaged nation is due to set up a unity government. The retreat, which a Vatican statement called “both ecumenical and diplomatic”, will end on Thursday with an address… Read more »
Self-exiled former cabinet minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has described his former political party as a political graveyard whose regrouping agenda he claimed lacks transformational politics the country needs in the 21st century. Moyo made remarks on his microblog Twitter Tuesday night following the ruling party’s decision to readmit former party secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa and former Mashonaland East Minister… Read more »