Link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202011060103.html A delivery of $144,000 worth of COVID-19 personal protective equipment was sent to Nigeria through AFRICOM. the equipment was sent to various locations including Lagos, Kano, Akwa-Ibom, Cross River states and the Federal Capital Territory. The money is to help aid in the 18 treatment sites and 4 sample collection facilities of Nigeria, along with training health personnel…. Read more »
Link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202011100241.html South Sudan plans to adopt monetary policies because of the current state of the South Sudanese pound. The newly appointed governor of the central bank believes tightening its monetary policy to mitigate rapid depreciation is the option to take. Of these policies include an increment of bank interest to 15% and to introduce its own bills to manage… Read more »
Link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202011090635.html Vice President Chiwenga stated that plans are underway to open up natural regions in Zimbabwe for agricultural means. Natural regions 1, 4, and 5 will be affected where youth and trained farmers will work on estate farms. He hopes this along with other programmes will boost food production. About 300,000 hectares are to be cleared along the Limpopo… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202010130319.html As of this year, roughly 20,000 Congolese nationals have been deported this year due to coronavirus concerns, where most were imprisoned or undocumented citizens being forced back into their home country. They also deported Congolese working in mining sectors unrelated to Covid. The humanitarian crisis begins when they first cross the border, where domestic conflict between… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202010120950.html A joint report headed by NGOs Stop the Traffik Kenya and Freedom Collaborative identified new smuggling routes and causes of human trafficking coming into and out of the state. 17 new routes were discovered among countries bordering Kenya with the cause being corrupt law enforcement and immigration departments providing fake documents for the victims. Public transport,… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202010100119.html The European Union (IGO) declared they would help the state Mozambique after terrorism was reported in their Manica and Sofala provinces by the RENAMO military junta (NGO based on nationalism?). Mozambique ruled out the deployment of European troops and instead wanted a more peaceful approach which included humanitarian assistance, along with security and developmental support. The… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202009110839.html Madagascar’s staple crop, rice, has not been sufficient enough to support its people, so they heavily rely on imported rice. Under a FAO South-South cooperation, led by China under Madagascar, a new strain of rice called Weichu was created to combat their subtropical climate. 124 farmers were taught field training by Chinese experts to ensure the… Read more »
