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On 18th October 2020, Guineans cast their ballots electing Alpha Conde for a third Presidential term. Conde’s victory sparked mixed reactions among his supporters who jubilated and opposition who alleged fraud. Cellou Dalein Diallo, who is Conde’s major rival, claimed there were election irregularities in the polling stations. Together with his party members, they believed Conde would have done anything to manipulate the votes. Opposition Alleges Fraud This was after the electoral commission of Guinea rejected their earlier released results, stating they were premature and void. Cellou’s party had tallied the votes in their polling stations and declared him the…
For the past week, Libya, a North African state, has been snowing. Such a phenomenon rarely occurs in the continent. Many were taken aback by the occurrence and started questioning whether it was a good or bad omen. It has been fifteen years since the country experienced snows. Snowy Libya On Monday, Libya’s Green Mountain, located in the northeastern part of the country, started releasing snow. Analysts anticipate that the phenomenon will continue for the next three days or even more. Libyans were amazed by the happening. Sources reported that families dressed warmly and headed outside to enjoy the wintry…
His reign was brief, but his and his followers’ opposition in what would become one of the first threats to Spanish colonial control in Venezuela and Latin America spawned thousands of slave revolts over the next three centuries. Miguel de Buria’s story is thought to be Venezuela’s first and only king of African descent. According to history, enslaved men and women were shipped all over the World in the 16th century. About 100,000 slaves were brought from Africa to work on sugar and indigo plantations and mines run by the Spanish crown in Venezuela. The famous Real de Minas de…
CAR is yet to experience peace following the December 27 elections that launched violence from Rebels. Seeking foreign is already in play to combat the situation. Nonetheless, the rebels remain adamant. As a result, on Thursday, CAR declared a state of emergency. The country officials believe that this will help to fight the insurgents. Moreover, the UN is calling out for more deployment of peacekeepers into the country. Apparently, the government would appreciate every little help they could now more than ever to help bring the country to its feet. Reason for the Attacks Before the beginning of the rebels’…
The United Nations reported more than 500 rape cases to five clinics in Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Thursday, warning that the actual figure was likely to be much higher due to stigma and a shortage of health facilities. “Women claim to have been raped by armed actors; they have shared tales of gang rape, rape in front of family members, and men being coerced to rape their family members under threat of violence,” Wafaa Said, deputy UN aid coordinator in Ethiopia, said in a briefing to UN member states in New York. She noted that five medical facilities in Mekelle,…
A stumbling issue in peace talks between Sudan’s transitional administration and a rebel group in the country’s south has been the delegation of authority from Khartoum. According to the primary negotiator for the SPLM-North, many problems related to the economy, security, and politics were addressed, but crucial issues such as the delegation of powers between the central government and the regions were not. “We also agreed as a principle that in the future, significant national issues should be decided by popular vote,” said Amar Amon, the primary negotiator for the SPLM-North. In mid-June, talks in Juba, South…
Eloise hit Mozambique as a Cyclone before being reduced to a storm over time. In Mozambique, the cyclone came with powerful winds blowing at 130 kilometers per hour. Casualties were inevitable, and as a result, 9 people lost their lives. Weather forecast evaluations predicted the cyclone will travel through Zimbabwe down to the South Africa region. True to the forecasters’ predictions, cyclone Eloise is already causing havoc in South Africa. Already, 13 people are dead. The storm was nothing short of heavy rainfall and strong winds as well. Buildings can no longer offer shelter, and crops are nowhere to be…
The fight for power in a country is a common thing among many countries globally, especially African states. The power struggle might result in negative impacts such as coups, murder, and civil wars. Burundi is a good example of a country that is a victim of the struggle for power many years ago. 1993 Burundian Coup In 1993, a Tutsi-dominated army group, Jean Baptiste and Francois Ngeze attempted a coup in the state. The coup resulted in president Melchior Ndadaye losing his life and led Burundi into a civil war between Hutu and Tutsi. Earlier that year, people elected…
The character of Martin Luther King Jr, a rights activist, has been documented in many films. However, none is comparable to the MLK/FBI. This new film has taken a different approach, exploring the young man’s life and how the FBI spied on him. Sam Pollard, the Director of MLK/FBI, stated that the film’s main aim is to create an accurate and respectful documentary of what the King was like as a human being. The Oscar nominee director narrates that the film portrays who Martin Luther King Jr was and how he led civil rights movements. The Storyline of the Film…
The coronavirus disease has brought the world to its knees by crippling most healthcare systems, particularly on the African continent. Despite the ravages of Covid-19, some African states never believed that the virus existed and hence decided to lead care-free lives, making them incur huge costs. One of the countries that did not believe in the existence of Covid-19 was Tanzania. The state avoided anything and everything related to Covid-19. Its previous government, led by the late John Pombe Magufuli, did not take any steps to slow the spread of the virus. Besides, Tanzania was hesitant about taking the Covid-19…
