Africa – Page 4 – Prologue Journal

Protesters in Kenya are Waving the Flag, Against the Law

New York Times Kenya has strict rules about displaying the flag. But some people have been wearing and waving them, and draping them on coffins, as a symbol of resistance. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/16/world/africa/kenya-protests-flag-ruto.html

Sudan’s Military Reopens Border Crossing for Aid to Famine Zone

New York Times Accused of blocking food aid for its starving people, Sudan’s military announced it would reopen the main border crossing with Chad, which it had closed for six months to U.N. relief trucks. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/15/world/africa/sudan-chad-adre-border-crossing-reopens.html

Issa Hayatou, ‘the Emperor of African Soccer,’ Dies at 77

New York Times In his posts atop the governing bodies for African and global soccer, he fought to establish the continent as an equal to Europe and South America. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/15/sports/soccer/issa-hayatou-dead.html

How Did Mpox Become a Global Emergency? What’s Next?

New York Times The virus is evolving, and the newest version spreads more often through heterosexual populations. Sweden reported the first case outside Africa. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/15/health/mpox-emergency-vaccines-treatments.html

What to Know About Mpox After the Global Health Emergency Alert

New York Times The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over an outbreak that has spread to more than a dozen African countries. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/world/africa/mpox-outbreak-symptoms-risks.html

W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency Over New Mpox Outbreak

New York Times The epidemic is concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the virus has now appeared in a dozen other African countries. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/health/mpox-who-emergency-africa.html

Ceasefire Talks on Sudan’s Civil War Open in Switzerland

New York Times The American-backed talks in Switzerland, starting on Wednesday, aim to halt a catastrophic civil war. But only one side says it will turn up. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/world/africa/sudan-civil-war-ceasefire-talks-geneva.html

Tanzania Arrests 520 People in Mass Opposition Crackdown

New York Times The clampdown came after the police banned a youth rally and pointed to the anti-government protests that have swept neighboring Kenya in recent months. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/world/africa/tanzania-arrests-520-people-crackdown.html

The War in Sudan the World Forgot

New York Times As the conflict in Sudan rages on, an elusive mountain army has built its own state within a state — a vision of what the nation could become. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/magazine/sudan-nuba-war.html

Connie Chiume, 72, Dies; ‘Black Panther’ Actor Bridged S. Africa Eras

New York Times Her career began during apartheid and outlived it, reaching a personal milestone in a blockbuster movie and its sequel. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/world/africa/connie-chiume-dead.html