Kenya just had it’s general election last week after the results of the first election, which originally happened on August 8th, were annulled by the Supreme Court amid allegations that the results were tampered with and thus a new election had to be held. However, the opposition candidate, Raila Odinga, withdrew from the race a few weeks prior to the… Read more »
I was saddened to hear about the recent terrorist attack in Somalia. Claiming the lives of 23 people in a cowardly act of terror, the Islamic terror group in Somalia known as Al-Shabaab has taken responsibility. As you know, these despicable acts don’t just reside in Somalia. All across Africa, Islamic militant groups form territory with relative ease. This is… Read more »
This past August, Madagascar has yet again been struck with an outbreak of the pneumonic plague. The disease emerges about once a year and it is usually able to be contained fairly quickly. This year, however, the plague has been exceedingly difficult to contain and it has already claimed the deaths of over 120 people as well as infected well… Read more »
Protests have been occurring all over Kenya for the past 2 months in hopes to achieve a complete overhaul in the Kenyan electoral commissions. Last Friday, Electoral Board Chief Ezra Chiloba announced 3 weeks leave, coming back to work 2 weeks after the election. At a memorial for the opposition supporters who were killed in the protests, opposition leader Raila… Read more »
Many people march the streets of Mogadishu to show defiance of the car bombings that killed more than 300 people and injured roughly 400. The attack has been blamed on militant group Al-Shabab. The protest did turn violent, police opened fire into the crowd injuring three people. The person who drove the truck with the explosives has been detained and… Read more »
http://www.france24.com/en/20171017-madagascar-plague-seychelles-health-disease A plague outbreak in Madagascar has killed at least 74 people and 805 cases have been reported so far. The government has deployed resources to curb the disease, but many obstacles remain. As plague cases rose last week in Madagascar’s capital, many city dwellers panicked. They waited in long lines for antibiotics at pharmacies and reached through bus windows… Read more »
Over 8 people have already died in the protests in Togo including a 10 year old boy, and over 60 people have been detained. The people are protesting the presidents 50 year family ruling and the want for 2 five year term limits. The government has responded to this by using teargas and by threatening and beating people to get them to stop… Read more »
Over the past year, police forces in Cameroon have been cracking down on protesters from the English speaking region. The English speakers are protesting because they feel under-represented and marginalized by the French speaking government of Cameroon. To begin, the people of Cameroon speak English and French due to German imperialism in the region. After World War I, Germany lost… Read more »
On August 8th, 2017, Kenyan electoral bodies announced Uhuru Kenyatta as the winner of the election. Immediately, the opposing candidate, Raila Odinga claimed the election was rigged and announced that he was the true winner. Due to the immense amount of controversy and seen irregularities surrounding the election, the Kenyan supreme court nullified the election results. Though an October 26th… Read more »
Kenya’s supreme court has nullified the re-election of Kenya’s current president Uhuru Kenyatta due to the fact that the votes had been tainted with irregularities. Odinga is the opposition leader who had challenged the elections outcome. Simply to show that the elections are filled with fraud and to show how they did it. The re-vote is on October 17th and… Read more »