The United States has said that Nigeria needs to take better care of avoiding civilian deaths when operating against insurgents and bandits in their country. It was also stated that they need to take accountability and be transparent about their actions. Nigeria killed 85 civilians, including women and children, during a drone strike with the purpose of killing insurgents and… Read more »
Ethiopia sent a plane to land in Somaliland, supposedly a sovereign state from Somalia. Somalia has claimed that this territory is property of Somalia and that Somaliland is a possession of Somalia. Somaliland has its own police force, currency, and holds its own elections, yet it is still not formally recognized as a sovereign nation by any country. Somaliland signed… Read more »
The DRC, or Democratic Republic of Congo has had what is proven to be a fair election but the 2 losing presidential candidates, Moise Katumbi and Martin Fayulu, seem to believe that the election was a complete sham. President Felix Tshisekedi won the election with 74% of votes, a landslide victory. The Catholic church, as well as the Church of… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/us-to-send-first-vaccine-doses-to-africa-in-coming-days-subsaharan-africa-joe-biden-covid-washington-tom-hart-b1885666.html The United States is set to send it’s first round of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa in the next several days. The first of these doses are being ordered to be sent to Djibouti, Ethiopia. Over 425,000 vaccinations are arriving and will eventually be dispersed between 49 different african countries, with the vast majority of these 49 countries being in… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/nigeria-ap-antony-blinken-washington-biden-b2058464.html The Biden administration has approved a $1 billion arms sale to Nigeria. These arms will be used against criminal gangs and extremists to the north of Nigeria. These arms include 24 Bell AH-1Z viper helicopters, which come with night vision, targeting systems, engines, and arms to go along with these attack helicopters. The United States has pledged support to… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/subsaharan-africa-ap-india-bengaluru-investments-b2439000.html India is set to donate over $35 million USD to fund an energy transfer all over Africa. This money will primarily be used for small solar panels that can be installed on the rooftops of the homes inside of remote African villages. Officials from 116 nations are discussing how to maximise the potential of solar energy and how to… Read more »