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PM Pravind Jugnauth conceded the election several days before it took place, recognizing his party’s unpopularity. In a ...
11/25/2024

PM Pravind Jugnauth conceded the election several days before it took place, recognizing his party’s unpopularity. In a closing statement to reporters, he said, “I have tried to do what I can for the country and the population. The population has decided to choose another team. I wish good luck to the country.”

Mauritius held historic elections on November 10 that resulted in a landslide victory for the opposition party.  Mauritius, an island country off the eastern coast of Africa, has a “winner-take-all” electoral system in which the candidate with the most votes wins. In the 2019 election,

As Mozambique grapples with issues like hunger, poverty, corruption, and jihadist violence, voters had hoped this electi...
11/25/2024

As Mozambique grapples with issues like hunger, poverty, corruption, and jihadist violence, voters had hoped this election would be a chance to progress the nation’s development.

Thousands of Mozambicans have protested for weeks following a landslide victory called for the ruling party in Mozambique’s October 9 presidential election. The results of the election, announced on October 24, extend the reign of the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo), the party that ha

With recent political developments in other Sahel countries, Chad has also been left as one of the few pro-western regim...
11/25/2024

With recent political developments in other Sahel countries, Chad has also been left as one of the few pro-western regimes in the region. It is among the only West African countries willingly to host French and American military and intelligence assets, making it a linchpin for cooperation between the west and the other members of the MNJTF. A Chadian withdrawal could not only deprive the coalition of its own resources, but also jeopardize this cooperation.

Mahamat Idriss Deby, President of Chad, discussed his country’s possible withdrawal from the Multinational Joint Task Force over its failure to contain insurgents (MNJTF) on November 4, according to Reuters . Specifically, Deby cited the organization’s inability to prevent a recent terror a

Studies show that food waste contributes nearly eight percent of world carbon emissions. In Mukuru, the lack of proper v...
11/25/2024

Studies show that food waste contributes nearly eight percent of world carbon emissions. In Mukuru, the lack of proper ventilation traps these particles in the settlement, polluting the air and putting an already vulnerable population at risk.

Residents of one of Kenya’s poorest communities are taking action against food waste and pollution.  Of the four million people that live in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, nearly 70 percent live in informal settlements. The 700,000 Kenyans living in Mukuru suffer from air pollution, cri

The separatist group CMA (Coordination des mouvements de l'Azawad) declared itself at war with the Malian state. Attacks...
11/13/2024

The separatist group CMA (Coordination des mouvements de l'Azawad) declared itself at war with the Malian state. Attacks soon followed, with rebels striking army bases across the country’s north and center. In response, a Malian army convoy departed from the city of Gao to take Kidal, a stronghold deep in the rebel heartland.

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These upticks in cholera have put stresses on both global and domestic health infrastructure. Global stockpiles of the m...
11/11/2024

These upticks in cholera have put stresses on both global and domestic health infrastructure. Global stockpiles of the main vaccine for the disease, OCV, are reportedly nearly exhausted by recent outbreaks across the developing world. This, combined with recent armed conflict in many of these countries, has created an almost perfect storm to amplify the recent outbreaks.

Several African countries in the Sahel region have seen drastic increases in the number of cholera cases, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Canadian state news agency, reported on October 23. These are the most recent outbreaks in 2024, with others having occurred earlier this year

In 2023, there were 90,000 reported cases of sexual violence in the DRC, compared to 40,000 in 2021.
11/11/2024

In 2023, there were 90,000 reported cases of sexual violence in the DRC, compared to 40,000 in 2021.

The NGO Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) released a report detailing a rise in sexual violence cases in conflict-stricken Eastern Democractic Republic of the Congo on October 22, 2024. The report states that conflict-related sexual violence has been increasing and that stigma, capacity issu

The African Development Bank Group called climate change the “single biggest threat to development” in the continent.
11/11/2024

The African Development Bank Group called climate change the “single biggest threat to development” in the continent.

Zambia and several southern African nations have continued to battle an ongoing drought that, since September, has disrupted access to electricity for Zambia’s 20 million people, according to reports by Euronews and VOA News . Disruptions in rainfall due to the naturally-occuring El-Nino

The Cape Town International Kite Festival promotes open dialogues around mental health and mental well-being.
11/11/2024

The Cape Town International Kite Festival promotes open dialogues around mental health and mental well-being.

Colorful kites took over the skies on October 27, 2024 during the Cape Town International Kite Festival, an annual mental health awareness celebration. Cape Town celebrated its 30th annual International Kite Festival, the oldest of its kind in South Africa. What started as a small, one-day event to

For nearly two decades, African countries have campaigned for reform of the UNSC. Even though the UNSC reserves only thr...
11/11/2024

For nearly two decades, African countries have campaigned for reform of the UNSC. Even though the UNSC reserves only three impermanent seats for over 50 African countries, over half of its meetings and 70 percent of UN resolutions concern African security challenges.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reignited a debate on the UN Security Council after calling for UN reform during a speech on October 21.  Guterres advocated for two additional permanent seats for African countries, explaining that permanent African members would aid the fight against

Cheptegei’s death comes after at least two other incidents of female long-distance runners—Agnes Tirop and Damaris Mutua...
11/11/2024

Cheptegei’s death comes after at least two other incidents of female long-distance runners—Agnes Tirop and Damaris Mutua, both Kenyans—killed by their partners in the last three years.

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While the government initially scheduled the transition period of South Sudanese politics to conclude in December 2024 w...
11/11/2024

While the government initially scheduled the transition period of South Sudanese politics to conclude in December 2024 with the country’s first democratic election, the current president, Salva Kiir Mayart, announced in a Facebook post that the election would instead occur in December 2026.

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Since the Arab Spring, Tunisia has been the victim of significant democratic backsliding as Saied removed checks and bal...
10/23/2024

Since the Arab Spring, Tunisia has been the victim of significant democratic backsliding as Saied removed checks and balances to consolidate power.

Tunisian President Kais Saied won another term of office on October 6. However, the continued arrests of political opposition and breakdown of checks and balances has a panel of global experts speaking at Georgetown University convinced that Tunisia has reverted to autocracy.  Saied won

In response to the large numbers of displaced people from the flooding, some commentators have called South Sudan the fi...
10/23/2024

In response to the large numbers of displaced people from the flooding, some commentators have called South Sudan the first country to be plagued by permanent climate-induced migration.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released an update on recent flooding in South Sudan on Thursday, October 10, 2024. According to OCHA, floods have impacted 893,000 people in the country as of October, a number up 90 percent from August 30. This

The case of the Kua Forest demonstrates the power and potential of civil society in holding governments accountable and ...
10/23/2024

The case of the Kua Forest demonstrates the power and potential of civil society in holding governments accountable and promoting a sustainable future.

Dr. Asma Amina Belem, a postdoctoral fellow with Georgetown University’s Africa-China Initiative, spoke to students on September 26 about the significance of popular protest movements in her home country of Burkina Faso. Belem recently completed her doctorate at National Cheng-Chi University in Ta...

Currently, 700 people who were in contact with infected people are undergoing monitoring for symptoms of MVD, but it app...
10/23/2024

Currently, 700 people who were in contact with infected people are undergoing monitoring for symptoms of MVD, but it appears that the outbreak is subsiding thanks to Rwanda’s response and additional private and international assistance.

Rwanda declared an outbreak of the deadly Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) on September 27. This is the first reported outbreak of MVD in Rwanda. The disease transmits to humans by contact with the virus’ host, the Egyptian fruit bat The first transmissions often occur in caves, and outbreaks us

The possibility of an expansionist Ethiopia has sparked fears in the Red Sea countries, particularly Eritrea, which was ...
10/21/2024

The possibility of an expansionist Ethiopia has sparked fears in the Red Sea countries, particularly Eritrea, which was part of Ethiopia until it gained independence in 1991. These fears, coupled with Egypt’s current rivalry with Ethiopia over the GERD, have fostered a natural partnership between Cairo and the countries of the Horn of Africa.

According to Al Jazeera , the head of Egypt’s General Intelligence (GIS), Abbas Kamel, visited the Eritrean capital Asmara and met with the country’s long-standing dictator Isaias Afwerki on September 14, 2024. According to the Egyptian state media organization, The State Information Servi

Snake bites continue to kill.
10/01/2024

Snake bites continue to kill.

September 19 is International Snakebite Awareness Day . However, the countries where snake bites cause the most widespread harm lack the resources to mitigate the consequences. According to France24, in Sub-Saharan Africa, there are 314,000 reported snake bites each year and 15,000 associ

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