insert_link Africa Foreign healthcare volunteers in Africa can harm local relationships – Zambian study By James Wintrup, Chr. Michelsen Institute Thousands of global health volunteers, most from the United States, travel to Africa every year. These volunteers come from diverse backgrounds and have varying levels of experience. They include surgeons, anaesthesiologists, nurses and medical students. They arrive with the ambition to improve health outcomes in Africa and learn about “global health”. In my research I have studied the […] todayJune 6, 2024 18
insert_link Africa Africa enters into multi-country visa regime By Conrad Onyango, bird story agency Africa is moving towards a multi-country visa system, with individual countries and regional blocs working to remove their borders to promote intra-Africa tourism. Southern African countries are the latest to signal their intent to allow tourists to explore more diverse offerings across multiple destinations using a single visa. Leaders from Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, which comprise […] todayJune 6, 2024 15
insert_link Africa Russia to Boost Military Support for Burkina Faso Amid Terrorism Fight In a report by Reuters, Russia will send additional military supplies and instructors to Burkina Faso to enhance the West African country's defense capabilities and combat terrorism, Russian state media quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Wednesday. Since a 2022 coup, Burkina Faso has been under military leadership and has hosted contingents of the Wagner mercenary force, whose founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, died in a plane crash last August. todayJune 6, 2024 13
insert_link Africa Kenyan President Ruto Seeks Diverse Counsel for Haiti Mission In the months preceding Kenya's deployment of police officers to Haiti, President William Ruto sought advice from political advisers, security officials, and foreign leaders regarding the prominent anti-gang mission. Additionally, Reuters reports that he consulted a group of Christian evangelical pastors close to him and his wife. These pastors provided recommendations to Ruto and acted as intermediaries between Haitian communities and the president, according to interviews with two pastors and […] todayJune 6, 2024 10
insert_link Africa Nigerian tycoon taps Zimbabwe for lithium as Africa pushes local development of its mining sector By Seth Onyango, bird tsory agency Nigerian industrialist Benedict Peters’ Bravura Holdings will start production at a Zimbabwean lithium project in 2025, boosting Africa's drive to retain more profits from the global lithium boom, according to mining.com. African Intelligence reported in March that the Nigerian billionaire had acquired an exploration license in the key mining area of Kamativi. Peters' foray into lithium mining […] todayJune 5, 2024 16
insert_link Africa Namibian and Angolan Energy Ministers Advance Baynes Hydroelectric Dam Project The Mines and Energy ministers of Namibia and Angola met at the Lauca Hydroelectric Dam to discuss the Baynes Binational Hydro Power Project. Tom Alweendo and Joao Baptista Borges, signed a resolution detailing future steps for the 881-megawatt Baynes hydroelectric dam. Progress, especially the completion of vital studies, was applauded. Remaining assessments are expected to conclude by year-end. The project, located on the Cunene River, began development in 2008, with […] todayJune 5, 2024 39
insert_link Africa Nigerian Labour Unions Suspend Strike to Negotiate New Minimum Wage Nigeria's main labour unions suspended an indefinite strike for a week on Tuesday to continue negotiations with the government over a new minimum wage, following recent reforms that spiked inflation and exacerbated the cost of living crisis, Reuters reports. The Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress had shut down the national grid and disrupted flights nationwide on Monday, initiating the strike due to the government's failure to agree […] todayJune 5, 2024 6
insert_link Africa Mining Pit Collapse in Niger State Kills One, Traps 30 A mining pit collapse in Galkogo village, Niger State, central Nigeria, killed one person and left 30 others trapped, the state's emergency agency reported on Tuesday. According to Reuters, six miners were rescued with serious injuries. Hussaini Ibrahim, spokesperson for the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, stated that the incident at the underground gold mine occurred on Monday after heavy rains softened the soil around the pit, causing the collapse. todayJune 5, 2024 10
Africa South Africa: new Drakensberg nature reserve will protect ancient rock art, wildlife, livelihoods, grasslands and water South Africa’s Drakensberg mountains have a new 6,500 hectare nature reserve. The new Northern Drakensberg Nature Reserve is working with communities and will preserve ancient rock art, vital grasslands and water sources for millions of people. It connects a neighbouring world heritage site to another nature reserve, expanding a huge transnational protected area from South Africa to neighbouring Lesotho. Most importantly, it will open a […] todayJune 4, 2024 9
