On Friday March 28, the Illinois Department of Public Health published data on the novel coronavirus outbreak. African Americans were shown to be the only community hit by disease disproportionately, being affected at several times the rate of other race groups. Black people make up 14.6% of the state’s population, but 28% of the confirmed cases of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, ...
In Ethiopian Prime Minister Abi Ahmed’s recent statement he confirmed that his country would start filling the reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in the coming rainy season. This was only the latest episode in a policy already considered fait accompli, the culmination of Addis Ababa’s actions against the rights of countries downstream the Nile. The Ethiopian authorities recently ...
Two hundred militants seized the town of Mocímboa da Praia in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province earlier this week, targeting military units and police stations. Mozambican authorities have reported a large number of deaths and injuries. Jihadists on the offensive Residents of Mosimbo da Praia reported that several militant groups arrived by boat and landed on the city beach, meanwhile, another ...
The whole world is taking action against the spread of the dangerous new virus COVID-19. After China’s tough and timely response to the pandemic, Europe and the US have become the epicenter of the epidemic. Italy, which is now being helped by China, Russia and Cuba, has been hit hardest. https://uwidata.com/9108-the-new-european-plague-why-the-west-became-the-epicenter-of-the-epidemic/ If we look at the geography of COVID-19, we ...
While colonialism may have declined in practice, but its residue remains. Just consider how inhabitants from Ghana, Senegal, Congo, Algeria and Madagascar speak French, while Somalia, Sudan, Zimbabwe and South Africa speak another western language, English. Colonialism’s legacy continues to permeate almost all aspects of life on the continent. With its fifty-two countries, Africa continues to fight against western imperialism. ...
The Berber population of northern Africa, as I discussed in the first part of this article, is estimated at around 50 million people. The group factors heavily into a number of armed conflicts in the region and has recently begun to manifest as a factor in the activities of political movements and NGOs. First part on UWI Berber Spring 2.0 ...
The Berbers are the indigenous people of North and West Africa, the ethnic substrate on which Arabization was later superimposed. Despite the fact that Arabs make up the majority, a significant part of the population from Libya to Mauritania has Berber roots. The size of the Berber (Amazigh) population is estimated to be between 30 and 50 million people, making ...
Turkey, which has based its economic growth on export development and made significant strides in recent years (especially during the AKP administration) has taken a strategic approach to the African continent in search of new markets. Moreover, it is seeking to expand its political, economic and commercial presence on the continent. Turkey, as a country that has a positive outlook ...
The 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The main topic of the event was “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development.” Despite that security is the main theme of the summit, precious little has been done to stabilize the situation on ...
Recent events in Guinea may indicate that the US is planning another coup d’état in order to advance its economic interests. On February 7, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed concern over the situation in the African country after 81-year-old President Alpha Condé announced a possible constitutional referendum. Condé’s mandate ends in December, but the outcome of the referendum ...