I was a member of ARM, so our one and only goal was to protect the rights and improve the living conditions of the refugees. Going into the simulation I felt prepared enough to make our argument, but the second day I was definitely more comfortable speaking after seeing how everything had to be done. I think my group accomplished… Read more »
Sudan is one of the many countries where the people are calling for their president to step down. On April 11th it finally happened. After nearly 30 years al-Bashir was ousted in response to the protests and riots going on within Sudan. Omar Hassan al-Bashir is currently imprisoned in Khartoum, where he is rumored to be being held in solitary… Read more »
RABAT, Morocco — Pope Francis called Saturday to mend the “great and deep wound” opened by the migration crisis, as he spoke during a visit to Morocco which has become the chief destination for sub-Saharan African migrants seeking to reach Europe. “We do not want our response to be one of indifference and silence,” Francis said to about 80 migrants… Read more »
Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who has not been seen since he was deposed as Sudan’s president last week, has been moved to a prison in the capital where he once confined those who challenged his nearly 30-year rule, according to two former advisers. The throngs of Sudanese protesters who forced the ouster of Mr. al-Bashir last Thursday have demanded that he be arrested… Read more »
WASHINGTON — After denying allegations last month that United States airstrikes had killed civilians in Somalia, the American military said on Friday that an April 2018 attack left two people dead. The announcement comes after Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, the head of Africa Command, ordered a review of all airstrikes conducted in Somalia since 2017. The internal assessment was prompted… Read more »
PHOLA, South Africa — President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa assumed power promising a “new dawn.” But just over a year later, he can’t keep the nation’s lights on. A month before a national election, the worst rolling blackouts in years are regularly plunging South Africans into the dark. With annoying frequency, warnings of “load-shedding” pop up on cellphones, referring… Read more »
A corrupted government is thought to be one of the worst things in the world, and yet they exist everywhere. They’re based off of tradition and form so easily; the elite rise to power and bring their friends with them. This cycle just continues until enough of the general population stops to say something. Algeria is a prime example. Bouteflika… Read more »
A car bomb exploded on Thursday near a hotel and restaurant in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 15 people, rescue services said, in a strike on a busy area that has been targeted by Islamist militants in the past. The explosion sent a huge cloud of smoke into the sky and destroyed two restaurants and cars parked in… Read more »
Cholera cases in Mozambique among survivors of a devastating cyclone have shot up to at least 139, officials said Friday, as nearly 1 million vaccine doses were rushed to the region and health workers desperately tried to improvise treatment space for victims. Cholera causes acute diarrhea, is spread by contaminated food and water and can kill within hours if not… Read more »
Tens of thousands of protesters in Algeria turned out Friday to demonstrate against the government’s latest attempt to pull the country out of its political impasse, clearly signaling popular rejection of a compromise offer by the Army this week. The demonstration, the sixth in a row, appeared to reinforce the deadlock: protesters have dismissed the proposal from the country’s most… Read more »