Africa
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Nigeria confirms first coronavirus case is Italian man in Lagos | DW News
Nigeria has confirmed its first case of coronavirus disease, seemingly brought from Italy. It's the first confirmed case in sub-Saharan Africa. The affected man is an Italian working in Lagos, who returned from Milan a few days ago. Officials are now trying to trace all the people he has had contact with since entering Nigeria, and warned against panic and rumors.
- undark.org How the World’s Deadliest Crises Go Unseen
In the Central African Republic, researchers found an astronomical death rate. Could a major emergency be invisible?
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Africa at the Crossroads
fpif.org Africa at the Crossroads - FPIFThe recent coup in Niger has been seen in the West as a setback for democracy. The reality is more complex.
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Coup in Niger: Oppose the Military Intervention — Let the Nigerien People Decide
internationalsocialist.net Age of Disorder || Coup in Niger: Oppose the Military Intervention — Let the Nigerien People DecideThe coups in Mali and Burkina Faso already demonstrate that the new military regimes have no programme nor even a genuine intention to address the deep-seated problems engendered by the private appropriation and looting of these countries’ resources by big corporations.
- twistedsifter.com The Kings of Africa: 18 Portraits by Daniel Laine
African Kings: Portraits of a Disappearing Era by Daniel Lane From 1988 to 1991, French photographer Daniel Laine photographed 70 African monarchs, “whose dynasties marked the h…
>From 1988 to 1991, French photographer Daniel Laine photographed 70 African monarchs, “whose dynasties marked the history of Africa until the middle of the twentieth century.” With hundreds of monarchs to choose from, Laine focused on those who continued to “retain a traditional and spiritual authority that is difficult for the Western mind to comprehend.”
