In Africa, one of the last regions on Earth where democracy still has not fully penetrated, the dictatorial rule of many governments is often at threat due to protests and other organizations gaining traction via the internet and social media. One of the most notable examples of this is Arab Spring, in which citizens across the Arab world were able… Read more »
Recently in the city of kwale, Kenya a strike force of police led an attack on a location held by a terrorist organization know as Al-Shabaab. In the raid a most wanted criminal was killed and a few other members were injured. The following sunday the organization dispatched a bunch of members from Somalia into Kenya to destroy certain target… Read more »
Just recently Zimbabwe’s tyrant ruler Robert Mugabe passed away. Zimbabweans all view this ruler very differently, all based on where they live, what the do professionally, what race and religion they are as well as their political affiliation. Mugabe rose through his Political party to become the Secretary General, a position that suited him very well. He was a strong… Read more »
Africa has always been an unstable region, especially since the modern era, but the continuing rising temperatures and change of weather patterns across the world is only helping to contribute to this instability, all while Africa itself develops and starts to produce fossil fuels of their own. In Ethiopia, the effects of consecutive droughts are taking their toll as less… Read more »
The 2019 South African elections were destined to be particularly interesting. They followed the resignation of the African National Congress’s President Zuma, and his replacement with Incumbent President Ramaphosa. The ANC has been the overwhelmingly dominant party in South Africa since the end of Apartheid, but corruption scandals on the highest levels are bound to hit any party hard. The… Read more »
In Nigeria their top judge, Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen, was banned from holding office because of falsely declaring his assets. He was originally suspended by Nigerian President weeks before the presidential election, this then prompted allegations of interference in judicial matters by the president. I believe that the president should not have interfered in these judicial matters, especially weeks before… Read more »
For the simulation I was a part of the UNHCR, so we were serving as mediators for the most part trying to get a deal done between Budan and Gilbia. I was only there for the second day of the simulation. Throughout the second day our group’s main focus was to accomplish a short term deal between Budan and Gilbia… Read more »
My role in the simulation was being apart of the UNHCR. In all honesty I felt I wasn’t very prepared for the simulation. At the time the actual summit began I did not know what UNHCR even stood for, nor did the members of my group. However, in my defense, we did not have the experience most of the students… Read more »
In Cape Town, South Africa, flooding has killed at least 60 people as reported by authorities on Wednesday. These floods were caused by torrential rainfall that hit the country last week. The rainfalls had left buildings collapsed, rivers burst, and sinkholes had been ripped into roads. In addition to the flooding, these rainfalls also collapsed the walls inside a church,… Read more »
The article that caught my interest this week about Sub Saharan Africa was about Mozambique. The Cyclone Kenneth killed at least one person and left a trail of destruction in northern Mozambique, destroying houses, ripping up trees and knocking out power, authorities said on Friday. The cyclone was so strong the cyclone brought storm surges and wind gusts of up… Read more »