This week, my Sub-Saharan African article was on the violence in northern Kenya. The country of Kenya is struggling due to the growing population, drastic weather changes, and most recently, the displacement of people due to the ongoing conflict. There has been a recent outburst of conflict occurring in Ethiopia and South Sudan. This causes the people from those countries to flee over the border into Kenya. The problem is, that these refugees and civilians are fleeing into the Ilemi Triangle. This specific area is constantly disputed between Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan. There is a constant tension there because all three of these countries claim it as their own territory. Not only are these groups entering Kenya, but they are bringing conflict with them. The groups coming over are bringing \u00a0advanced weapons and more ammo that the people of Kenya are not used to. The Kenya civilians are used to knives and spears and stand no match in a fight with these invading groups. Many small villages on Kenya’s border are take the most damage. The article mentioned a specific village in Kenya that has been suffering deaths due to the issue on the borders. One villager stated that Traditional fighting and livestock raids might take a life every six months or so, but within the last two months, almost twenty people have been killed. The worst part is that a majority of these villages don\u2019t have radios, their network signal is weak, and overall, their communication isn\u2019t reliable. Even if the villages communication was strong, they still would receive help with these raids and attacks. The closest police station, to the village mentioned in the book, is more than 12 miles away! In fact, one police reported that he hadn\u2019t heard of attacks in any of these villages. The article mentions that these conflicts have become more and more common in countries that are located in unstable regions. I personally believe that if bigger countries, like the U.S., Canada, Europe, China, and Russia, contribute money and services to struggling places in Africa, that it can put an end the suffering in Southern Africa and hopefully all of Africa in general. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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