Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/20/us-agrees-to-withdraw-troops-from-niger-amid-sahel-regions-pivot-to-russia The US built a base in the desert city of Agadez that was 100 million dollars. The cost was mainly for the flights going in and out of the base. The US has now decided to pull out 1,000 troops from the country that have been under military rule since July 2023. They plan to withdraw… Read more »
Link to article:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/subsaharan-africa-ap-nigeria-undp-islamic-b2277214.html The UN believes that an enormous amount of people are going to Sub-Saharan Africa for the economic factors and less for the religious ones. They used to go there to join extremist groups but due to COVID, the rates have drastically decreased. They have gone from 92% to 57%. Nearly 2,200 people were interviewed for the report… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/africa/sudan-civil-war-marks-one-year-intl/index.html Sudan has been in a civil war for about a year and is facing very harmful effects on the country. The young population is starving and is at high risk of death. Over 8.4 million people, including 2 million children under the age of 5 have fled and are struggling due to the conflict. There have… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/27/ethiopian-government-tries-to-stop-uk-auction-of-looted-maqdala-shield The UK has proposed the idea of putting the Magdala shield up for sale. During the Battle of Magdala in 1868 the Emperor Tewodros II was defeated by Lord Napier and the British looted various things from Ethiopia. One of the items was a circular dome shield. Ever since then, the Ethiopian government has been appealing… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.africanews.com/2024/02/19/dr-congo-us-accuses-rwanda-of-supporting-m23-rebel-group/ According to this article, the United States condemned the worsening violence and called on the M23 rebel group to stop and withdraw from current positions. They requested this due to the increase in violence in the area. Many have been forced to flee and the rebel group is gaining more control. Following that request, the United… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/world/americas/kenya-haiti-police-deployment.html In July Kenya stated they would send 1,000 officers to help control the overwhelming violence occurring in Haiti. According to the United Nations, over 360,000 people have been displaced and 1200 have been killed since early January. On March 1st 2024, the Haitian prime minister and Kenyan President claimed that they would fast track the deployment… Read more »
