UYO, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least 100 people were killed by the collapse of a church in southeastern Nigeria, a resident and photojournalist who visited the town morgue said on Sunday, a day after the incident. “At Uyo teaching hospital where I am now I could see over a hundred corpses, many are heaped on top off each other on… Read more »
(Reuters) The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on members of Joseph Kabila’s inner circle for the first time, a week before the Congolese president’s mandate expires, to try to force the government to agree a compromise with opposition leaders. Earlier on Monday, the European Union imposed travel bans and asset freezes – its first – on seven security officials… Read more »
(The Independent) South Sudan is “on the brink” of a genocide comparable to what happened in Rwanda, the UN has warned, urging that the international community is “under an obligation” to prevent such a catastrophe from taking place. Following a 10-day visit to the country, the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan urged the international community to take action after they… Read more »
(The Guardian) Troops have been deployed to the streets of Banjul, the capital of the Gambia, after the autocratic president, Yahya Jammeh, unexpectedly rejected his defeat in an election last week and called for a fresh vote. Jammeh had initially accepted the result, ceding power after 22 years, to a coalition led by the opposition leader, Adama Barrow. But few… Read more »
A Malian court began a trial of former coup leader General Amadou Sanogo on Wednesday on charges of “complicity in kidnapping and assassination,” three and a half years after his junta was accused of killing 21 soldiers. Sanogo led a coup in March 2012 that deposed former President Amadou Toumani Toure and plunged Mali into chaos, enabling Tuareg rebels and… Read more »
(France 24) At least 73 people were killed and scores more injured when an oil tank truck burst into flames in a village in western Mozambique on Thursday, the nation’s public radio announced. “The death toll of the incident is now 73,” state-run Radio Mocambique announced, citing authorities in Tete. “The incident occurred when citizens tried to take petrol from… Read more »
(France 24) Nigeria’s military has killed at least 150 peaceful protesters in a “chilling campaign” to repress renewed demands to create a breakaway state of Biafra in the southeast, Amnesty International said Thursday The military denied any “killing of defenseless agitators.” Security forces have “exercised maximum restraint” in response to violent protesters who in May killed five police officers and… Read more »
(Al Jazeera)Subsidy cuts have led to sharp rise in prices of food and medicine, leading opposition parties to call for a strike. Sudanese police forces have fired tear gas at about 300 Sudanese protesters demonstrating against a government decision to cut fuel subsidies. Strike in Sudan in protest against rising costs Groups have staged persistent protests for weeks over the… Read more »
I want to bring my main focus of this analysis post to Kenya delaying the closure of the world’s largest refugee camp. I think that they are right to close it because it is a security threat. The majority of the camp are Somali refugees and they could easily carry out an attack on the Kenyans. Over the past year,… Read more »
Aids is a problem across the world, making Africa no different. In South Africa more than 1,000 people a day are infected by AIDS. The South African Medical Research Council is hoping to change these numbers by 2020. The Medical Research Council and the United States are helping fund and set up clinics where volunteers can get tested and take the… Read more »