Nicholas Bariyo
Watching Uganda and the Great Lakes Region for The Wall Street Journal,available on [email protected]
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Israel, Sudan Agree to Normalize Ties in U.S.-Brokered Deal
Israel and Sudan agreed to normalize ties in a U.S.-brokered deal on Friday, ending decades of hostility as one of Africa’s largest countries joins a broader diplomatic realignment in the Middle East.
In the World’s Coronavirus Blind Spot, Fears of a Silent Epidemic
Limited testing capacity and spikes in undiagnosed respiratory illnesses have raised concerns across sub-Saharan Africa that the virus could be spreading unnoticed, deepening the continent’s economic crisis.
Violent Reckoning for Ethiopia’s Nobel Laureate Leader
Targeted killings, deadly street protests, a postponed election and rising regional tensions are destabilizing Ethiopia, posing a stern challenge to the reformist leader of Africa’s second-most populous nation.
Under Cover of Coronavirus Lockdown, a Booming Trade in Conflict Gold
Inside one of the world’s toughest lockdowns, a glittering trade for illicit product is booming. In recent months, record amounts of gold from the conflict zones of Eastern Congo have been smuggled across the border with Uganda before being shipped...
At Africa’s Borders, Vast Jams as Truckers Are Tested for Covid-19
Journeys that normally take a week now take up to a month as food supplies and other shipments are trapped in tailbacks up to 50 miles long, disrupting economies and frustrating drivers.
Africa Braces for a Record Wave of Locusts
Flood waters that swamped bean and corn fields created a breeding ground for a swarm of desert locusts that destroyed a swath of farmland across eight East African nations earlier this year. Now their offspring are threatening a second wave of...
U.S. Military Declares Coronavirus Health Emergency for Troops in Djibouti
The head of U.S. forces in East Africa declared a public health emergency for American troops and contractors following a sharp spike in coronavirus cases in the strategically located nation on the Horn of Africa.
As Africa Groans Under Debt, It Casts Wary Eye at China
As international momentum builds behind debt relief for Africa’s most poverty-stricken and heavily indebted economies, a tussle is brewing between Western governments, private investors and the continent’s largest creditor: China.
Congo Faces Ebola Setback as Coronavirus Bears Down
The World Health Organization unexpectedly reported two new cases of Ebola, dashing hopes that the outbreak, which began in August 2018, could formally be declared over.
Tanzania’s Leader Urges People to Worship in Throngs Against Coronavirus
As most of the world goes into lockdown to halt the spread of coronavirus, Tanzania’s president is taking a different tack: encouraging people to go pray in churches and mosques to quell a “satanic” virus that can only be cured by divine...
In Africa, Fierce Enforcement of Coronavirus Lockdowns Is Stirring Resentment
Fears are growing in South Africa, Kenya and Uganda that tough policing of curfews and stay-at-home orders could hurt efforts to stem the pandemic’s advance.
Africa, Latin America Brace as Coronavirus Threatens Weaker Health Systems
The coronavirus has overwhelmed health-care systems in a number of highly developed nations. Now, it is spreading to some of the world’s most vulnerable countries, with health officials in Africa and Latin America fearing the impact will be...
Africa Girds for Tough Fight Against Virus
African nations are scrambling to strengthen health defenses against coronavirus’s spread from China, the continent’s largest trading partner, amid fears the outbreak could overwhelm some of the world’s weakest health-care systems.
Africa’s Worst Locust Plague in Decades Threatens Millions
East African nations are struggling to suppress a growing infestation of desert locusts that the U.N. says presents an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods in the Horn of Africa.
Sudan’s Former President Omar al-Bashir Sentenced for Corruption
Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir was sentenced to two years in detention by a court in Khartoum after being convicted of money laundering and corruption.
WHO Seeks Answers on Suspected Ebola in Tanzania
International public-health officials suspect the government of Tanzania is hiding a spate of Ebola cases
Huawei Technicians Helped African Governments Spy on Political Opponents
Employees embedded with cybersecurity forces in Uganda and Zambia intercepted encrypted communications and used cell data to track opponents, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation. Huawei said it “rejects completely the unfounded and...
Ebola Epidemic in Congo Deemed a Global Health Emergency
World Health Organization says outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has infected more than 2,500 people and killed nearly 1,700 of them, as it sought to raise international attention and aid to address the crisis.
Uganda’s Political Standoff Between Old and Young Echoes Across Africa
Lacking jobs and opportunities, many young people in Uganda and elsewhere in Africa are feeling little allegiance to governments led by men who helped shed colonialism several decades ago.
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Blackstone Scores Profit on Dam Deal Dubbed ‘Big Mistake’ in Uganda
The world’s largest private-equity firm invested in a Ugandan dam hoping to do well and to do good. It succeeded on the first count; the second is debatable.