News highlights, late November 2016

Trump and Africa:

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2016/11/10/donald-trump-and-africa/

DRC and elections:

http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/11/29/too-little-too-late-drc-congo-kabila/?utm_content=buffer6d9e7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Fisheries, China and West Africa:

http://qz.com/842381/photos-chinese-fishing-fleets-are-dominating-and-potentially-depleting-west-africas-seas/

Slavery, Children:

https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/nov/24/child-labour-what-can-we-do-africa-modern-slavery

UN and South Sudan:

http://www.peaceau.org/en/article/the-chairperson-of-the-au-commission-welcomes-the-agreement-between-the-un-and-the-government-of-south-sudan-on-the-deployment-of-the-regional-protection-force?utm_source=Email_marketing&utm_campaign=Sunday_November_27_2016_-_1&cmp=1&utm_medium=HTMLEmail

News highlights, late October 2016

AU and the maritime charter:

http://www.france24.com/en/20161016-african-union-leaders-sign-historic-maritime-charter-piracy-smuggling-illegal-fishing?ref=tw_i

Rwanda, health policy and drones:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/10/13/in-rwanda-life-saving-blood-now-drops-from-the-sky/?tid=sm_tw

US and AMISOM –covert operations:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/world/africa/obama-somalia-secret-war.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0

The UK and the Mau Mau:

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/may/22/mau-mau-kenya-compensation-lawsuit-high-court

Exploitation of palm oil in Liberia:

https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/oct/20/liberia-africa-palm-oil-frontier-communities-land-gvl-plantations-sinoe-county

News highlights, late November 2015

EU plans on migration 2015:

http://www.irinnews.org/report/102148/refugee-crisis-another-summit-another-action-plan

Violence, Education, DRC:

https://www.hrw.org/node/282419

EU and fisheries:

http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/eu-paid-600-too-much-foreign-fish-auditors-find-318694

Gender, Violence, United Nations:

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/nov/09/un-must-make-good-on-its-resolution-to-protect-women-against-wartime-violence

Copper mines in the US:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/25/magazine/100000003990592.app.html?_r=2