link : https://apnews.com/article/somalia-migrants-us-trump-immigration-policy-007e27b4882159f77044db427976d852 This article follows the journey of Mohamed Abdi Awale, one of the 165 Somalis deported back to Somalia after they were arrested in Libya while attempting to get to Europe. Awale Traveled over 5000 miles through East Africa before he was captured by human traffickers at the Sudan-Libya border. He was tortured in Kufra as the traffickers… Read more »
link A brief attempted coup occurred in Benin when armed soldiers, identifying themselves as the “Committee for Refounding”, invaded the country’s national television facility early Sunday morning to proclaim that they had removed president Patrice Talon.The committee was led by Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri; he is a former member of President Talon’s personal security team. However, loyalist forces counter attacked… Read more »
link: https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-politics-economy-security-development-1fa14ff3ea2a7a3e53cf2b773f408caf Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has undertaken large scale initiatives to remake Ethiopia, such as the grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest airport, and a nuclear power plant. Addis Ababa has undergone rapid modernization; however, the GERD has caused widespread controversy from Egypt and Sudan, which believe that they will experience decreased Nile water supplies. In addition, Ethiopia’s… Read more »
Link: http://uganda-election-early-results-show-museveni-in-lead-as-violence-reported According to Ugandan opposition MP Muwanga Kivumbi, security forces stormed his home at 3 AM and killed 10 of his campaign staff waiting for the results of the parliamentary elections. Kivumbi called this an “unprecedented massacre” claiming the soldiers forced their way into his home and fired at campaign workers hiding in his garage. However, the police have… Read more »
Link: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-orders-two-rights-groups-halt-work-days-before-election-2026-01-13/ Internet access was shut off by the Ugandan government two days prior to an election that would be President Yoweri Museveni’s seventh as president, he has been president of Uganda since 1986 when he seized the presidency. Internet access was blocked by Uganda Communications Commission as a means of preventing “misinformation” and “electoral fraud”. In addition to blocking… Read more »
link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/12/myanmar-military-rohingya-genocide-case-un-court The article follows Rohingya survivor Monaira, who left Myanmar in 2017 after “the clearing” of Rohingya villages was carried out violnetly by Myanmar’s military. Monaira’s testimoy represents the larger pattern of mass murder, rape, and home burning that caused over 750,000 Rohingya to flee to Bangladesh. The Gambia is taking Myanmar before the International Court of Justice (ICJ)… Read more »
link to article: https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-trump-g20-summit-johannesburg-fdf9ded7217e3e72050113eb0270cc06 Although this AP article focuses on Africa’s first G20 summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa, it was greatly overshadowed by the boycott of the US president, Donald Trump, and his administration. Trump criticized South Africa’s government stating that the country discriminates against white farmers based on allegations made by President Cyril Ramaphosa as baseless. The US… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/mali-timbuktu-manuscripts-extremism-culture-islam-5d67428058eeaadd9445a4d460fa78d2 The AP report of the dramatic rescue of 28,000 Timbuktu manuscripts during the 2012 al-Qaida occupation of Timbuktu. Abdoulaye Cisse and his colleagues risked their lives to move the 28,000 manuscripts from the Ahmed Baba Institute to Bamako to protect centuries of western African intellectual history. The manuscripts reflect debates between scholars, governance practices, and medical… Read more »
link: https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-health-migration-hospitals-dudula-24aa36cade936d51f7f7be74b261df42 The AP article describes Operation Dudula, an anti-immigrant group in South Africa, which is now stopping immigrants from going to public health facilities. Members of the group have started checking for IDs at public clinics, and if they can’t find one that indicates the person has South African citizenship, they won’t allow them to receive treatment. This group… Read more »
