Africa – Page 46 – Prologue Journal

Nigerian Wedding Boat Ride Ends in Tragedy, With at Least 103 Dead

New York Times The boat capsized on the Niger River at night, when many passengers were returning from a wedding party. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/world/africa/nigeria-wedding-boat-capsize.html

U.S. Lawmakers Ask White House to Punish South Africa for Supporting Russia

New York Times South Africa is accused of helping supply Russia with weapons for the Ukraine war, a charge that South Africa denies. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/world/africa/south-africa-russia-us-lawmakers.html

Militia in Congo Kills Dozens at Camp for Internally Displaced

New York Times The attack was attributed to a group that the United Nations says has killed hundreds of civilians in the region and forced thousands to flee. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/world/africa/congo-militia-attack.html

‘The State Killed My Brother’: Senegal in Uproar After Deadly Protests

New York Times After several protesters were killed by live ammunition this month in Senegal, many in the usually stable West African nation wonder what comes next. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/world/africa/senegal-protests.html

Children Killed in Somalia Mortar Shell Explosion

New York Times A previously unexploded mortar shell went off as children were playing around it in a city in southern Somalia. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/world/africa/somalia-mortar-blast-kills-27.html

U.S. Suspends Food Aid for Ethiopia, Citing Widespread Theft

New York Times American officials say they uncovered a countrywide scheme to divert food aid to “military units,” in a country where 20 million people rely on donated relief. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/world/africa/ethiopia-us-food-aid.html

When Politics Saves Lives: a Good-News Story

New York Times The decision to fund medications to treat H.I.V.-AIDS patients in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean flew in the face of expert advice. But the U.S. did it anyway. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/world/africa/interpreter-hiv-aids-drugs-bush.html

U.N. Tribunal Finds Defendant in Rwanda Genocide Unfit to Stand Trial

New York Times Judges at a special U.N. tribunal said they would create a procedure to allow them to hear evidence in the case against Félicien Kabuga, who has dementia, without the possibility of a conviction. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/world/africa/rwanda-genocide-trial-felicien-kabuga.html

A ‘Dystopian Nightmare’ Unfolds in Sudan’s Battered Darfur Region

New York Times Hundreds have been killed in the western Darfur region since the nationwide conflict in Sudan began, raising fears of protracted warfare in an area already torn by decades of genocidal violence. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/world/africa/war-sudan-darfur-region.html

Ama Ata Aidoo, Groundbreaking Ghanaian Writer, Dies at 81

New York Times The playwright, novelist and poet was a leading African writer who explored the complexities faced by modern women living in the shadow of colonialism. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/books/ama-ata-aidoo-dead.html