Cheneso (the tropical storm) killed 30, 20 people were lost, and thousands were displaced, which made landfall on jan 19, the first storm of the year. This however is unfortunately not uncommon for Madagascar, as it sees a series of these storms every year. Flooding and landslides from Cheneso has been devastating, as many as 37,000 people have been displaced…. Read more »
The coffee production in Liberia peaked at 209,000 60 kg bags in 1985, but ever since then coffee production in Liberia has been dropping, and as a result more farmers have been growing more profitable cash crops like cocoa and natural rubber. Even though this is the case, Liberia has been known for its specialty coffee; Coffea Liberica. This Coffee… Read more »
Nigeria could possibly become Africa’s biggest oil refiner by 2025 as stated by a report by Hawilti. The report states that West Africa now has better oil security and that it has the biggest capacity to refine oil, but only 23% of it is operational, and in Nigeria, a new oil refinery could increase its capacity to refine oil…. Read more »
Lashing out because the international community blames Rwanda for the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, threatens to evict thousands of congolese refugess if the they continue to blame them. Both the Congolese government and the UN blame Rwanda because of reports of Rwanda supporting a Tutsi Rebel movement in the east,… Read more »
21 people were killed and 49 people were injured when their bus that was headed for the Kenyan capital Nairobi, traveling from the Ugandan city of Mbale, crashed right after crossing the Ugandan border, into the Kenyan town of Lwakhakha, said police on sunday in light of recent deadly car accident. Rogers Tatika, a Ugandan spokesman for the regional police,… Read more »