https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/former-ugandan-rebel-commander-ongwen-sentenced-25-years-prison-2021-05-06/ The international criminal court sentenced a former Ugandan child soldier, Dominic Ongwen, who had become involved in the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army, to 25 years in prison for various crimes involved in war. He was convicted in February of 61 out of 70 of his alleged crimes, and has now been officially sentenced. The court had considered life in… Read more »
Somalia has had shaky relations with Kenya for the last 6 months but are now trying to restore diplomatic ties with one another. The reasoning for the tension can be attributed to a longtime maritime dispute for the waters near their borders. Both countries have agreed that this renewed peace is very promising and helpful to each of them. They… Read more »
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57007744 Though refugees have been living normally integrated in Malawi, officials have now changed their mind and believe that they pose a threat to national security and are forcing them into the overcrowded Dzaleka camp. The deadline to move in was originally April 28th, but has been delayed by a temporary court injunction. The camp only has a capacity for… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/ethiopians-head-home-after-yemen-migrant-life-becomes-untenable-2021-04-14/ Coronavirus restrictions and higher drowning rates are reversing the flow for some refugees headed back into the Horn of Africa. Many have reached Yemen to face further hardships there, where war also wages, or get sent there or back to Ethiopia by other countries fearing the spread of COVID 19. Around 1,000 Ethiopian refugees have gone back, while more… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/special-report-health-official-alleges-sexual-slavery-tigray-women-blame-2021-04-15/ There are reports of sexual assault by the Ethiopian and allied Eritrian soilders from those in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Not only assault, but claims of sexual slavery have also been made by a top public government health official, Doctor Fasika Amdesalassie. Many other doctors have now told the press that other rape victims have described their attackers to be… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/africa-cdc-says-cannot-predict-when-second-covid-19-shots-will-arrive-2021-04-15/ Deliveries for the second COVID 19 vaccine dose have been delayed, and the CDC says it “cannot predict when the second doses will come”. 14 million out of 1.3 billion people have received the vaccine, so there still is a long way to go. The vaccine was being delivered from the WHO approved COVAX facility, which sourced their doses… Read more »
