Author Archives: samobrien

Chile sees Covid surge despite vaccination success https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56731801

The number of daily cases reached a new high in Chile since April of 2020. The peak was just over 9,000 which is considerably higher than the previous peak at 7,000. The health minister of Chile says that it is “worrying” that the cases are continuing to climb even though that they have been so successful at vaccinating a large… Read more »

FROM THE FIELD: Uganda conflict survivor helps communities find ‘ways forward https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/05/1091342

Since 1980, more than 25,000 children have been abducted and forced to fight with the LRA against the Ugandan government in a civil war. Okello Tito says he’s one of the lucky ones because he was never put in that position where he had to go to war as a child. Today, he is a negotiator and a advocate for peace… Read more »

Ghana’s new rental scheme won’t fix the real problem: a housing shortage https://theconversation.com/ghanas-new-rental-scheme-wont-fix-the-real-problem-a-housing-shortage-158322

There is a huge issue with renting apartments in Ghana in relation to private land lords. In order to try to fill housing, private land lords are offering 2 year advances to residents to allow them to get settled into their homes and save up enough to pay off the rent. The problem with this is that study’s show only… Read more »

Rwanda arrests woman deported from US on genocide charges

A Rwandan women who was deported from the U.S was just put on trial for the Rwandan genocide back in 1994. Beatrice Muny, will be tried for murder and complicity in rape charges when she was manning a road block when the genocide was taking place. She was sent back to Rwanda for lying about her naturalization process. I think… Read more »

Liberia: Sen. Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence Demands Female Representation on CPP 2023 Ticket

Liberian Sen. Nyonblee Karnga is demanding the need for more female representation on the Collaborating Political Parties ticket. The December Special Senatorial Elections showed that if the 4 major opposion political groups worked together they could all achieve a lot for the country. However, deciding who gets to head the ticket is causing disagreement between the 4. Karnga beleives that it needs… Read more »

Business-Seeking Singer Akon draws political fire in Uganda.

An American Rap artist and signer named Akon recently visited Uganda with the goal of creating a city that would helped boost the economy is Uganda and increase tourism. Akon met with the controversial long time president of Uganda Yoweri Museveni, who has been believed to have rigged previous elections so that he can stay in power. Citizens do not… Read more »