I picked this article because its covers every country in sub saharan africa. The intermittent preventment of malaria in toddlers foundation has rolled up thousands of malaria vaccines towards youth in sub saharan africa. Sub saharan africa was responsible for 94% of the 229 million malaria cases in 2019. The WHO recently approved this vaccine for children under the age… Read more »
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58842427 Thomas Sankara the former president of Burkina Faso was gunned down by multiple soldiers in a coup. His best friend, rose to power shortly after. This led to skepticism throughout the country. Sankara was loved by the citizens of Burkina Faso which is why over 30 years later, the 14 soldiers are going on trial. This was a massive… Read more »
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/sep/30/ill-never-go-back-ugandas-schools-at-risk-as-teachers-find-new-work-during-covid When school let our in March 2020, Ugandan schools stopped paying teachers. Teachers were forced to find other occupations to survive. Many teachers were forced out of their houses and moved outwards where land was cheaper. Some even becoming farmers. Over a year later, teachers who found new jobs are situated. Ugandan schools are now being shutdown as there… Read more »
Link to Article- https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/ghana-president-slams-european-countries-not-recognising-covishield-1856759-2021-09-24 Ghanas has voiced its frustration towards the European countries not recognizing Covidshield as a legitimate vaccine. The UK has recently come out and said fully vaccinated Vividshield citizens will still have to go under a 10 day quarantine when arriving in the country. The news came a couple days after Ghana ordered an additional 5 million… Read more »
Link to article- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/3/madagascar-is-on-brink-of-first-climate-induced-famine-un-warns Madagascar is currently in a 4 year drought. The madagascan people have been forced to eat locusts, wild leaves, mud, and cactus fruits just to survive. Citizens have been forced to sell of their land and move away in hopes of finding a new job. The pandemic has called a stop to its tourism industry, which… Read more »
Link to Article- https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/9/23/ugandas-door-will-remain-open-to-refugees The US among other countries have requested that Uganda take in 2 million more refugees into their country amidst the Afghanistan troubles. The Ugandan authorities accepted which created confusion throughout the countries critics. Uganda has been hit hard throughout this pandemic, economically. Which left the government with lower finances. That includes the refugee budget. Ugandas have… Read more »