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The Africa Thread


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4 hours ago, Bruce Spanner said:

In real news there is a proper push to get a fully integrated rail network from north to south which would revolutionise trade between countries, looks like it could be huge for the continent if it goes ahead.

So many barriers to development in much of Africa though sadly: ineffectual governance and lack of clarity in land ownership being the biggest. Often the case being that you can manage to buy land from a country's government only to have to buy it again from the tribes who have ancestral rights over it. Let's see how the Chinese tackle it - they're buying up Africa like billy-o.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/02/ethiopia-1900-people-killed-in-massacres-in-tigray-identified

 

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Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified

List compiled by researchers of victims of mass killings includes infants and people in their 90s

Almost 2,000 people killed in more than 150 massacres by soldiers, paramilitaries and insurgents in Tigray have been identified by researchers studying the conflict. The oldest victims were in their 90s and the youngest were infants.

The identifications are based on reports from a network of informants in the northern Ethiopian province run by a team at the University of Ghent in Belgium. The team, which has been studying the conflict in Tigray since it broke out last year, has crosschecked reports with testimony from family members and friends, media reports and other sources.

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Grim.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-57215690

 

Thousands of people fled their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the night after a large volcano erupted.

As the sky turned red and rivers of lava streamed from Mount Nyiragongo, there were concerns that its past deadly tragedies would be repeated.

A mass evacuation was launched in the city of Goma, which has a population of about two million people.

However, the city was largely spared and some residents are now returning.

The volcano, located 10km (six miles) from Goma, last erupted in 2002, killing 250 people and making 120,000 homeless.

There has been no official report of casualties during the latest eruption and it is unclear how many homes have been damaged.

On Sunday morning, Communications Minister Patrick Muyay tweeted to say the intensity of the lava flow had slowed and an assessment of the humanitarian situation was ongoing.

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Bet none of you lot had a failed coup last night, did ya?

 

'The government in Sudan says it has thwarted an attempted military coup.

 

Reports from the capital Khartoum and nearby Omdurman say there has been intense military activity, and the main bridge across the River Nile has been closed.

 

The plotters had tried to take over the state media building, AFP reports.

 

Two years ago long-serving President Omar al-Bashir was overthrown and Sudan is currently being run by a joint civilian and military administration.

 

The BBC's media monitoring service reports that several coup attempts have taken place in Sudan since Bashir was ousted in 2019.

 

BBC Monitoring adds that some are claiming that security lapses in parts of the country may be an attempt by the military to obstruct the transfer of the leadership of the powerful Sovereign Council to civilians.

 

The Sudanese government says the situation in the country is now "under control".

 

Video footage shared on Tuesday morning appeared to show armoured vehicles on city streets, but AFP news agency reports that traffic now appears to be flowing smoothly in central Khartoum.

 

According to Reuters news agency, military spokesman Mohamed Al Faki Suleiman says the interrogation of suspects will soon begin.

 

Journalist Mohanad Hashim in Khartoum says the government is blaming a group of officers disgruntled by Sudan's tough economic situation.

 

The BBC's Africa correspondent Catherine Byaruhanga says Sudan's transitional government is under pressure to deliver economic and political reforms amid competing demands from conservative and liberal constituencies.'

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