Africa is slowly struggling its way towards a cleaner future in terms of energy production. Most of the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa register as LDCs or Lesser Developed Countries. As such, most people living there go without electricity or basic amenities. However, the continent is the most in danger when it comes to the problems of climate change. People looking… Read more »
Locusts are types of grasshoppers that have “swarming phases” and create extensive damage to crops. In East Africa, there is a threat of a Locust swarm and Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia are all being warned about a possible outbreak of famine in their countries. If they do not take certain measures to protect their crops and pastures, then… Read more »
With the coronavirus being talked about all over the world, it is no shocker that every country is being threatened by it. Seychelles has banned their residents from traveling to China due to the risk of getting the coronavirus. They are allowing people from China who visited to travel back to China, however. They are also trying to prevent and… Read more »
The main thing that first pulled me into this article to read more about was the fact that in class we have been discussing maritime territory and rules that go along with it like with China and their new “man-made islands”. With Morocco, they have taken waters right off the coast of Western Sahara and made it apart of their… Read more »
The Ethiopian Parliament passes a new law that limits its people’s right of free speech if it is deemed incorrect information or hate speech. “The new law defines hate speech as rhetoric that fuels discrimination “against individuals or groups based on their nationality, ethnic and religious affiliation, sex or disabilities”.” If someone creates or shares a social media post that… Read more »
Recently, a report has surfaced of the coercive practices in Uganda. Men drinking their partners breast milk is a common practice in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya. Studies recently conducted have shown that a link between this practice and gender violence, along with deteriorating health of the upcoming generations. Before Sarah Opendi, Uganda’s minister of state for health, spoke of this… Read more »
In Zimbabwe, horrific numbers of sextortion victims have surfaced. Reports show that more than 57% of women have been forced to exchange sex for employment, medical care, and even when attempting to enroll their children at school. The report, entitled Gender and Corruption, revealed that sextortion is the most prevalent form of non-monetary bribery in Zimbabwe; the increasing numbers of… Read more »
A student, who is using her middle name Diana for privacy, at Kenyatta University was sexually violated by one of her professors in his office. Diana transferred late to the University after a spot opened up. She became a target for the teacher and one day was asked to see him in his office. He hurt her. Diana quickly switched… Read more »
Among the very worst parasitic diseases is Schistosomiasis, which is caused by the invasion of worms in the human circulatory system. These parasites infect around 200 million people per year; the vast majority of those infected reside in Sub-Saharan Africa. The worms are hatched by snails which inhabit contaminated freshwater ponds and streams. Due to a lack of access to… Read more »
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo six children were killed in tunnel collapses while mining for cobalt. In response International Rights Advocates has filed a legal complaint on behalf of 14 families from the DRC against Tesla Inc, Apple Inc, Alphabet Inc, Dell Technologies Inc. and Microsoft Corp. The complaint is accusing these corporations of taking part in a… Read more »