08 May 2023
Kenya: To “engage the public more”: that’s the main thing that needs to be changed if a 2017 law banning plastic bags is to be followed more consistently. Plus environmental education.
https://theconversation.com/kenya-banned-plastic-bags-6-years-ago-but-they-are-still-in-use-what-went-wrong-199422
SADC/Congo-Kinshasa: After East Africa southern Africa’s SADC will also send troops to eastern Congo. The Windhoek summit urged Kinshasa to make sure a coordinated approach was implemented.
BBC Africa Live 08 May 2023. 17:27
https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1442965/politique/lafrique-australe-promet-de-deployer-des-troupes-dans-lest-de-la-rdc/
Congo-Kinshasa: Following floods and landslides, more than 400 bodies have been recovered. Many more are expected as many are missing. A day of national mourning has been declared.
BBC Africa Live 08 May 2023. 10:44
07 May 2023
Chad: Rebuilding and reconciling the country are not getting on – the Doha talks and the Inclusive and Sovereign National Dialogue didn’t do what they were meant to. “Progress on a return to constitutional order and transfer of power to civilians has also faltered.” The coup two years ago was a power grab, nothing else, and authorities are not interested in human rights or constitutionality, as long as they have France’s military and diplomatic support.
https://issafrica.org/iss-today/chad-two-years-later-little-progress-plenty-to-worry-about