Africa – Page 40 – Prologue Journal

Zimbabwe Voters to Elect President While Trained Workers Flee

New York Times Nurses, doctors and workers of all kinds are seeking to escape the country’s economic turmoil, an issue that has become a central theme in the election scheduled for Wednesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/world/africa/zimbabwe-election-nurses-doctors.html

Junta Official in Niger Claims Captive President Will Not Be Harmed

New York Times In an interview with The New York Times, a civilian leader of the junta sounded a conciliatory tone. He also said Niger would not summon the Kremlin-backed Wager Group. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/world/africa/niger-coup-president.html

Mohamed Bazoum, Niger President Ousted in Coup, Remains Imprisoned at Home

New York Times President Mohamed Bazoum had grown alarmed at military takeovers sweeping across Niger’s neighbors. Then his own soldiers came for him. Weeks later, he remains imprisoned in his home. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/world/africa/niger-president-bazoum-coup.html

More than 60 Feared Dead After Boat Accident Off Cape Verde

New York Times The vessel carrying mostly Senegalese nationals was found off the coast of the West African archipelago. Thirty-eight people survived. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/world/africa/cape-verde-migrant-boat-capsizes.html

Can Koyo Kouoh Revive Zeitz MOCAA?

New York Times “There was a feeling that we cannot let this fail,” Koyo Kouoh said of taking the top job at Zeitz MOCAA. She wants to make it relevant to the Pan-African world and beyond. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/arts/design/zeitz-museum-south-africa-kouoh.html

Niger Junta Says It Will Prosecute Deposed President for Treason

New York Times Coup leaders also signaled they would be open to dialogue with West African nations, the first sign of a thaw after weeks of rising tensions. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/world/africa/niger-president-treason.html

Deadly Boat Wreck in Senegal Caused by Patrols Chasing Migrants

New York Times Patrol vessels were pursuing a fishing boat loaded with migrants bound for Spain when it struck rocks off a beach in Senegal’s capital, locals say, leaving at least 16 people dead. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/world/africa/boat-accident-migrants-dakar-senegal.html

Fresh Fighting in Ethiopia Raises Fears of New War

New York Times Less than a year after the war in the country’s northern Tigray region ended, Ethiopia’s military is battling an ethnic militia in the neighboring Amhara region in a part of Africa already ravaged by conflict. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/africa/ethiopia-fighting-war.html

Jacob Zuma Released From South Africa Prison After Brief Return

New York Times The authorities said Mr. Zuma, the former president, was a beneficiary of a new program to relieve crowding. His political opponents called the timing suspicious. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/africa/jacob-zuma-released-south-africa.html

Few Options on Niger Crisis for West African Leaders

New York Times Niger’s new military leaders named a new government hours before West Africa’s heads of state were scheduled to decide on their response to the coup. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/world/africa/niger-coup-ecowas-summit.html