Collective punishment: General sanctions are worsening humanitarian crisis in post-coup Niger
The World Food Programme (WFP) has estimated that 7.3 million people may be driven from moderate to severe food insecurity as a result of the latest post-coup restrictions, which hit as the country was in its traditional “lean season” between harvests.
Death toll in Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in six decades nears 1,100 with hundreds missing
In Marrakech, where 13 people were confirmed dead, residents spent the night in the open, afraid to go home. In the heart of its old city, a UNESCO World Heritage site, a mosque minaret had fallen in Jemaa al-Fna Square.
Powerful earthquake damages historic Marrakech mosque, kills over 860 in Morocco
In a sign of the huge scale of the disaster, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI ordered the armed forces to mobilise air and land assets, specialised search and rescue teams and a surgical field hospital, according to a statement from the military. But despite an outpouring of offers of help from around the world, the Moroccan government had not formally asked for assistance, a step required before outside rescue crews could deploy.
Controversial Zulu Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi who roiled South African politics dies at 95
Critics dubbed Buthelezi a warlord but to his legion of followers in the rural Zulu heartland, he was a visionary. For a decade before the end of white rule in 1994, Buthelezi – dressed in leopard skins and waving a short silver-topped stick – was a familiar sight at rallies while Inkatha was embroiled in conflict with the ANC.
US Republican presidential hopeful Alycia Barnard roots for militarily strong Africa to repulse Russian, Chinese threats
Data obtained from the United Nation Environmental Programme (UNEP), headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the continent holds has the world’s largest a huge proportion of natural resources. Ironically, its arable land, water, oil, natural gas, minerals, forests and wildlife cannot hoist the continent out of the clutches of extreme want.
Wagner mercenary boss Prigozhin’s death exposes Russian President Putin’s real motives in Africa
Prigozhin was believed to be living on borrowed time after he led a short-lived insurrection – part of a power struggle with the Russian military leadership – in June. While he quickly backed down, the action embarrassed Russian president Vladimir Putin and triggered chatter that Putin’s perceived weakness would embolden other challengers to his authority.
Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi wants world to commit $2 trillion per year to develop clean energy
Kenyan President William Ruto has sought to use the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi to shift the narrative on the continent, presenting the clean energy transition as a unique opportunity for Africa – if it can attract the financing to realise its potential.
How unknown Twirwaneho rebels have shot their way to recognition in volatile eastern Congo
Central to Congo’s politics is a broken relationship between the seat of government in Kinshasa, the underrepresented social and economic groups in the eastern region, and external parties. Added to this mix are transnational armed groups, foreign militaries, the UN peacekeeping mission and Congolese state actors like the military.
Eritrean immigrants clash in Tel Aviv over national day celebrations, 100 injured
About 25,500 Eritrean asylum seekers currently live in Israel, according to Assaf, an organization that aids refugees. Eritreans who fled to Israel over its border with Egypt say they will face persecution if they are repatriated.
Why West Africans are celebrating coups: Once weary citizenry starts feeling ‘the system is not working for me,’ the system is in trouble
African countries run by regimes have experienced “a breakdown in the rule of law, an increase in arbitrary arrests and detentions, bans on peaceful protests and impunity for human rights violations committed by military forces,” said Kasambala with Freedom House.
