Africa – Page 3 – Prologue Journal

129 Dead in Congo Prison Jailbreak

New York Times The government said that at least 24 inmates had been shot dead as they attempted to escape from Makala Central Prison, which rights organizations have long warned is dangerously overcrowded. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/world/africa/congo-prison-jailbreak-kinshasa.html

Namibia, Facing Drought, Plans to Kill Elephants for Meat

New York Times The Southern African country plans to butcher over 700 wild animals, including 83 elephants and 300 zebras, to feed people and, it hopes, cut down on dangerous cross-species encounters. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/world/africa/namibia-drought-elephants-meat.html

No Vaccines, Tests or Treatments: Congo Lacks Tools to Confront Mpox

New York Times The country at the center of a global health emergency is struggling even to diagnose cases and provide basic care. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/health/mpox-congo-vaccines-tests.html

Africa’s Debt Crisis Has ‘Catastrophic Implications’ for the World

New York Times Crushing obligations to foreign creditors that have few precedents have sapped numerous African nations of growth and stoked social instability. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/business/african-debt-crisis.html

Dam Collapse Devastates Region in Eastern Sudan

New York Times The Arba’at dam fell apart after days of heavy rain, killing villagers and flooding communities. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/world/africa/sudan-arbaat-dam-collapse.html

Getting to Know Kenya Through a Local Hiking Club

New York Times The author sought an authentic experience, and found it in Lets Drift, “an exuberant Kenyan-centered enterprise” of people living in and near Nairobi. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/travel/nairobi-hiking.html

Why Mpox Vaccines Aren’t Flowing to Africans in Desperate Need

New York Times Drugmakers have supplies ready to ship that are necessary to stop a potential pandemic. But W.H.O. regulations have slowed access. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/health/mpox-vaccines-who-africa.html

Diamond Found in Botswana Is World’s 2nd-Largest Ever at 2,492 Carats

New York Times The diamond was unearthed using new technology, and miners hope it will bring back luster to a struggling industry. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/world/africa/large-diamond-botswana.html

Kenyan Accused of Serial Killings Escapes From Police Custody

New York Times Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, who is accused of killing dozens of women, and 12 other people were able to break free, the police said. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/world/africa/kenya-serial-killer-suspect-escape.html

Survivors of Doomsday Starvation Cult Testify Against Pastor and 93 Associates

New York Times An evangelical pastor in Kenya ordered his flock to shun education and medicine and starve their children to death in order to meet Jesus, witnesses in a manslaughter trial said. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/world/africa/kenya-doomsday-cult-trial.html