Kenya’s political crisis continues as the electoral commissioner stated that next week’s election cannot be guaranteed to be fair. Odinga states “All indications are that the election scheduled for 26 October will be worse than the previous one.” The government lifted the ban for protests, and thus stability spiraled further out of control. Death threats sent to the electoral board… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/10/zuma-reshuffles-cabinet-bid-secure-energy-deal-171017123222493.html Johannesburg, South Africa – President Jacob Zuma has reshuffled his cabinet, adjusting six portfolios including the Ministry of Energy, in a move analysts say is linked to a contentious nuclear energy deal with Russia. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the presidency said it had moved David Mahlobo, former minister of state security and a longtime Zuma ally, to the energy portfolio…. Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/building-africa-free-hunger-poverty-171007072923392.html Africa is witnessing a quiet revolution which holds out real hope of banishing poverty and hunger and driving economic growth. This transformation is not in sectors like oil and gas, minerals or tourism, which grab global headlines, but in agriculture, which remains the backbone of the continent’s economy. Despite the rapid growth in the services sector, agriculture still accounts… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/10/kenya-political-crisis-deepens-run-election-171018144909210.html The political crisis in Kenya appears to be deepening, with the head of the election board saying it cannot guarantee next week’s presidential election rerun will be free, fair and credible. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has invited the country’s political leaders to meet in advance of next week’s vote, which President Uhuru Kenyatta insists will go ahead. Wafula Chebukati,… Read more »
The head of Kenya’s electoral commission is warning that next week’s election rerun may not be free and fair. Wafula Chebukati says there has been political interference in its operations. One of his commissioners has resigned, saying it would be impossible to hold a credible rerun of August’s disputed vote. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/10/kenya-electoral-commissioner-resigns-potential-vote-fraud-171018195525396.html
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/10/madagascar-plague-30-killed-public-panic-disease-171005101710366.html Madagascar is trying to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious plague. At least 30 people have died in the past two months, and almost 200 suspected cases have been reported. The government has banned public gatherings in the capital in an attempt to stop the disease from spreading.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/10/sexual-violence-weapon-war-car-hrw-171005073242133.html Armed fighters in the Central African Republic (CAR) have used sexual violence to “terrorise women and children” as a tactic of war during the nearly five-year conflict, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has claimed. Fighters beat women, burned them and left them with broken bones, smashed teeth and head wounds, the New York-based rights group said in a report on Thursday, citing testimony…. Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/10/kenyan-police-fire-tear-gas-opposition-protesters-171002102803863.html Before a rerun presidential election, supporters of Kenya‘s opposition have called for electoral officials to be sacked and demanded the ruling party is blocked from changing voting laws. In the opposition strongholds of Kisumu and Siaya, police on Monday fired tear gas at protesters who jammed roads and burned tyres. Security forces hurled fired tear gas canisters at demonstrators in… Read more »
‘No end in sight’ Boko Haram was established in 2009, and the group boasts of several thousand fighters. Throughout the last year, fighting between the armed organisation and the Nigerian military has left at least 20,000 people dead and more than 2.6 million displaced in northeastern Nigeria. Last month, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that fighting between the government… Read more »
Since Mohammed Yusuf’s death in 2009, Boko Haram has launched a violent campaign against the state of Nigeria. They’ve gone as far as kidnapping children, burning down villages, and going on killing sprees. Their motive is to create an islamic state out of Nigeria, but they do not have many… Read more »