Journalists targeted as Capitol stormed
January 7, 2021 This story, plus Twitter to restore Trump’s account after being suspended temporarily, The Tampa Bay Times
Unpacking the misconceptions about Africa’s food imports
Sub-Saharan Africa’s spiraling food import bill—which stood at $43 billion in 2019—has attracted mounting attention as a worrisome trend. For years, many pundits have wondered why Africa seems increasingly unable to feed itself, despite having much of the world’s remaining
Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict Is Dominating Africa Headline News
Tensions in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have gone from talking about the potential for conflict into what is now the aftermath of a war between the country’s federal government in Addis Ababa and the regional government in Tigray. An estimated six million people live in the Tigray region. Since fighting began on November 4,…
Letter: There’s a word absent from today’s free speech debate
From Peter Gartside, Royston, Hertfordshire, UK
Uganda Issues New Directives for Foreign Journalists
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Human rights activists are denouncing a new Ugandan directive to scrutinize journalists working for foreign media. On Thursday, Paul Ekochu, the chairman of the Ugandan government’s Media Council, said journalists working in the country for foreign outlets
Nigeria Warns of Possible New COVID-19 Wave
Nigeria may be on the verge of a second wave of COVID-19 infections, the health minister warned Thursday, as another official said the country expects to roll out a vaccine by April next year. Osagie Ehanire, speaking at a news
UN Official: Sudan Needs World’s Support in Transition to Democracy
A U.N. official says Sudan is at a critical juncture as it transitions to a democracy and needs the support of the international community to overcome its myriad economic challenges. Rosemary DiCarlo, U.N. undersecretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs on
Poorer people left behind as rich nations hoard COVID-19 vaccine
Nine out of 10 people in dozens of poor nations could miss out on getting vaccinated against coronavirus next year.
Reports of Ethiopian Airlines Crash Leads the News Globally
Reports that an Ethiopian Airlines aircraft, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed Sunday, March 10 en route from Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital to Nairobi, Kenya woke me up early in the morning. I received two alerts on my smartphone early in the morning, from the New York Times, as well as from Reuters, which…
Organizations Wage War on Fake News in Africa
The battle to deal with deceit, misinformation, and its related ills, or fake news, has been on for many years. You’ll see me use the word “battle” many times in my writings on this subject. It’s a battle because the terrain is akin to warfare. In a battle where you either win or you lose,…