President Buhari Wins Re-election in Nigeria
Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, won re-election following national elections held on February 23.
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Africa
Foreign Aid; Africa’s Kryptonite
What would Africa look like in a year if all foreign aid stopped flowing in? Aid is seen as the remedy to corruption, poverty, disease, and war. On the contrary, aid has slowed down nations’ growths and corruption is still rife.
Read MoreEbola Spreads in the Congo Amidst Rising Ethnic Tensions
Joseph Kabila, the current president of The Democratic Republic of the Congo, took power in 2001 after his father and since, has done nothing to raise his country out of the dirt.
Read MoreBlack Panther’s Success Impacts the Globe in Different Ways
With a domestic total of approximately $623 million at the box office and $1.2 billion globally, it cannot be denied that Black Panther is a certified success, its impact has already been cultivated into a widespread cultural moment.
Read MoreCivil War in South Sudan Threatens Genocide
The civil war began three years ago when the nation’s President, Salva Kiir, accused his deputy minister, Reik Machar, of plotting a coup against him. Armed factions took to the streets to beat Machar into submission. On November 11th, the UN Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, Adam Dieng, alerted that the Sudanese media helped militias target civilians along ethnic lines. Social media sites prevalent throughout the world served as vehicles for the transmission of the media’s hate speech, thus furthering the polarization and radicalization of South Sudan’s citizenry. The ouster of Machar in July only reignited the violence.
Read MoreAfrican Countries Move to Withdraw From ICC
Over the course of the past month, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has received notice that the three African nations, Burundi, South Africa, and The Gambia, have initiated the process of retracting their membership from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Read MoreReferendum Sparks Controversy in the Ivory Coast
The 6.3 million citizens of Cote d’Ivoire have been called upon to vote on a referendum on a new constitution, as reported by The New York Times. Voter turnout, however, has been low due to violence at polling stations and a widespread discontent with the constitution text.
Read MoreAfrican Nepotism Persists With Post-Colonial Aid
In 1884, the fate of an entire continent thousands of miles away was determined in smoke-filled parlor room and Berlin mansions. From then on, European colonialism was forced upon the African continent, territories with an amalgamation of hundreds ethnic groups, cultures, and languages.
Read MoreSomalia Attempts to Rebuild With November Elections
Somali citizens and observers look to these elections for the jolt necessary for rebuilding the state, which has been torn asunder by 25 years of anarchy, insurgency, and war.
Read MoreUN Security Council Visits South Sudan After Approval of Regional Protection Force
Although the Security Council delegation’s arrival offered a glimmer of hope for a struggling nation in its infancy, its departure has led to increased government intimidation among civil society groups, with some even fleeing the country.
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