AfricaFocus Bulletin
April 15, 2019 Africa/Global: Ebola Resurgence Tests Global Response
“Despite a worsening Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of
Congo, the World Health Organization on Friday again decided not
to declare the outbreak
a global health emergency. While expressing ´deep concern´ about the number of increasing
cases in parts of Congo, and the potential risk of the disease
spreading to neighboring countries, the W.H.O. said the epidemic
did not meet the criteria for declaring an international public
health emergency.” - New York Times, April 12, 2019
(http://tinyurl.com/y5ochm2v)
April 9, 2019 South Africa: Politicians Scapegoating Immigrants
In what became a debate amongst a small group of residents [in
Alexandra], another resident Kabelo Tsotetsi, defended immigrants,
saying they were starting their own businesses and not taking jobs
from South Africans. Tsotetsi said: “Our government doesn’t make
it easy for foreigners to live here, they don’t get help. They
come from countries where they are severely oppressed and they
come here and face the same struggles as us. We are all Africans
fighting for our dignity.” - GroundUp, April 3, 2019
April 9, 2019 Africa: Migration within the Continent
Reporting on recent surveys from 34 African countries,
Afrobarometer reports that the average preferred destination for
those seeking to migrate breaks down with 29% opting for a country
in their own region, 7% for elsewhere in Africa, 27% for Europe,
22% for North America, and 13% for some other region. The real
message of this and other reports, however, is not a single
highest-ranked location, but the wide diversity of migration
experiences. Breakdowns by region within Africa and by country
make this lesson even more pointed.
March 22, 2019 Southern Africa/Global: Cyclone Idai and Climate Justice
A week after Cyclone Idai struck the coast of Mozambique near
Beira, there are still people awaiting rescue from treetops and
roofs. The death toll, with confirmed deaths numbering in the
high hundreds, is still unknown, with the largest number in Mozambique,
and still devastating numbers in Zimbabwe and Malawi as well. The
full impact has been slow to emerge, but it is finally gaining more
attention from world media.
March 11, 2019 Sudan: Just Fall, That is All!
“These protests are unprecedented in terms of their length and
sustainability, their geographical spread throughout the entire
country, and the remarkable coalition of youth groups, civil
society organizations, and opposition political parties that have
joined in these protests now still ongoing in their third month.”
- Khalid Medani
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February 26, 2019
USA/Africa: From Wakanda to Reparations, Part 2
February 26, 2019
USA/Africa: From Wakanda to Reparations, Part 1
February 11, 2019
Nigeria: Many Candidates, Few Alternatives
January 30, 2019
USA/Africa: Paradigms of Foreign Intervention
January 30, 2019
USA/Africa: China, Bolton, and Jimmy Carter
January 22, 2019
Zimbabwe: Repression & Dreams Deferred, Again
January 8, 2019
Mozambique/Global: Who Pays for Transnational Corruption?
December 10, 2018
Africa/Global: Green New Deal Could Be Game-Changer
November 12, 2018
Africa: Africa Mining Vision
November 12, 2018
Africa: Why Mining is Hard to Tax
October 16, 2018
Africa/Global: Drug Company Profits vs. Public Health
October 1, 2018
Africa/Global: Professionals Enabling Corruption
September 17, 2018
Uganda: Time for the Youth
August 27, 2018
Africa: Migration Reports Show Complex Realities
August 15, 2018
West Africa/Europe: From Cocoa to Chocolate
July 30, 2018
East Africa: Ethiopia/Eritrea Peace Hopes, Cautions
July 18, 2018
Africa/Global: 10 Ways to Misunderstand the Trump Election, and Why They Still Matter
June 20, 2018
Congo (Kinshasa): Ebola Response Shows Lessons Learned
June 4, 2018
West Africa/Global: Tax Evasion without Borders
May 21, 2018
Namibia/Africa: Afrobarometer Insights
May 7, 2018
USA/Africa: Achieving 100% Renewable Energy
May 7, 2018
USA/Africa: Renewable Energy Advances on Many Fronts
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