Link To Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/31/sudan-regains-full-control-of-border-with-ethiopia-ministry Analysis: The ministry of Sudan states that the Sudanese army recovered the border that had been taken over by Ethiopian farmers. “The armed forces have now fully recovered all Sudanese territory” Minister Omar Qamareddine told a Khartoum news conference. “The boarders have already been demarcated, all that’s remaining in our talks… is increasing the border signs”…. Read more »
Link To Article:https://nation.africa/kenya/news/education/thousands-of-learners-fail-to-report-back-as-schools-open-3247308 Analysis: Thousands of Kenyan students have failed to report back to school yesterday, resulting in raising fears of mass dropouts across the country. Reasons for future female dropouts, the most affected demographic, are linked to both marriages and pregnancies, which may have occurred during the time they were out of school. Many other students aren’t returning to… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/1/our-children-die-in-our-hands-floods-ravage-south-sudan Analysis: Nearly a million people in the country of South Sudan have been either displaced or isolated for months by the worst flooding in memory. Flooding was the result of this year’s intense rainy season, which could be a symptom of climate change. Waters began rising in June, washing away crops, swamping roads, and increasing hunger… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/12/10/wealthy-nigerians-buying-citizenship-overseas Analysis: Every year an increasing number of Nigerians are forced to flee poverty and unrest at home. Now, rich Nigerians are planning their escape too, and they’re taking their money with them. Many wealthy Nigerians have a “backup plan” for getting out of Nigeria. Wealthy Nigerian, Dapo says, “I have Maltese citizenship. I can leave for… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/11/when-will-covid19-vaccinations-start-african-countries Analysis: As the United Kingdom starts rolling out the world’s first approved coronavirus vaccine this week and other clinical trials showing promise, the focus has swiftly shifted towards the distribution of doses worldwide and which countries will get them first. On Thursday, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director John Nkengasong warned, “it will be… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/12/7/worlds-biggest-mammal-migration-under-threat Analysis: In Kasanka National Park, Zambia- As the red sun sets over a remote part of Zambia’s Central Province, the sky is filled with the sounds of an estimated ten million straw-colored fruit bats. The enormous colony is made up of Africa’s second largest fruit bats, and is the largest mammal migration in the world, according… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2020/11/18/the-latest-ebola-outbreak-in-the-drc-is-over/ Analysis: As a global community we are finally able to celebrate the end of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where responders have spent months working tirelessly with their communities to halt the spread of a virus that has now killed more than 2,200. Red cross volunteers and responders accomplished this feat facing… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/20/anti-racism-protest-in-s-africa-over-whites-only-school-party Analysis: The South African anti-riot police fired tear gas at opposition activists protesting against alleged racism at a Cape Town school after a so-called “whites-only” year-end dance party was organized off-site, reportedly by parents. Nearly 2,000 members of the radical left Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party gathered near the school. “Police fired tear gas, stun grenades,… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/20/mozambique-police-northern-village-retaken-from-armed-fighters Analysis: Police general commander Bernardino Rafael states that more than 1,000 Mozambique troops have recaptured the northern village of Muidumbe from armed fighters. Fighting has resulted in the killing of 16 and the destruction of enemy logistics. Mozambique’s northernmost province of Cabo Delgado, home to gas developments worth some $60bn, is engaging with an armed campaign… Read more »
