Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/madagascar-prays-rain-un-warns-climate-change-famine-2021-10-11/ Currently, the United Nations is sounding the alarm for a devastating famine in Southern Madagascar. This famine originates from droughts throughout the Southern part of the country due to climate change. According to Reuters, some parts of the country have not received a “proper rain” for almost a decade. The United Nations states that weather patterns… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202110070940.html Dr. Riad Malki, Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, will travel to South Africa on an official visit. There, he will hold diplomatic talks with South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperations Minister, Dr. Naledi Pandor. This visit takes place as both South Africa and Palestine believe the people of Palestine are being subjugated to injustice,… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.africanews.com/2021/10/02/drc-president-frustrated-by-despicable-sex-abuse-by-who-workers/ The current president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi has called for a judicial investigation into sexual violence committed by World Health Organization workers, a body of the United Nations. These allegations stem from 2018-2020 where WHO workers were responding to an outbreak of Ebola within the country. This call to action… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00079622.html AGOA, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, was a trade deal signed between the United States of America and several African countries like Madagascar, Namibia, DR Congo, and more. This deal was signed in 2000 and will expire in 2025 which raises concern among many that the trade policy won’t be renewed. With the United States… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/un-removes-gabon-peacekeepers-central-african-republic-after-sex-abuse-2021-09-15/ The Central African Republic, a very resource rich state, has struggled with stability since 2013 when president Francois Bozize was overthrown in a rebellion. The instability has continued since then and increased substantially in December 2020. In December current President Faustin-Archange Touadera was re-elected, sparking multiple disputations from several militias in the country. In response to… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/africa-business-ghana-togo-west-africa-279bb828c435ee7948112101678fa337 On September 5 Colonel Mamady Doumbouya led a coup and deposed the elected leader of Guinea, President Alpha Conde; returning Guinea to military rule after a decade of democratic leadership. The deposition has come after President Conde faced criticism for running for a third term, stating that term limits do not apply to him, and for… Read more »
