This archive report was first published on 27 August 2019.
Africa at a Glance ¶
Published on August 27, 2019
The Kenyan government has extended working hours for census personnel across the country to speed up the process, amid concerns that many households were yet to be reached.
Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho led an inter-ministerial committee that extended the enumeration time in populous urban centres from 6am to 10pm, initially set to begin at 6am and end at 6pm countrywide.
Meanwhile, in Mozambique, the leader of the Rwandan community, Louis Baziga, was shot dead in the capital, Maputo, on Monday. Officials say he was targeted by gunmen who intercepted his car after leaving his home in Matola, a southern suburb of the city.
Baziga was a known supporter of the Rwandan government of President Paul Kagame and a successful businessman running shops and a pharmacy in Maputo.
Elsewhere, a Harvard University student, Hillary Innocent Seguya Taylor, has sued Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni for blocking him on Twitter, arguing that the President uses his Twitter handle as a public forum to disseminate information and get feedback from citizens.
Additionally, Zimbabwe's teachers and doctors rejected the government's wage offer, with medical personnel threatening a strike if their demand to have their salaries benchmarked in the US dollar is not met.
Amidst these developments, a Zimbabwean court freed a senior opposition official, Amos Chibaya, on bail on Monday, after charging him with failing to stop an anti-government protest that authorities had banned.
The international community has expressed concerns over the humanitarian situation caused by rains and floods in Sudan, with the US Embassy in Khartoum announcing the allocation of more than $2 million for emergencies in the country.
Furthermore, African countries and institutions have been urged to promote climate-resilient economies ahead of a high-level climate-themed conference in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa this week.
Lastly, thousands of residents of Cameroon's two English-speaking regions have fled their homes ahead of a three-week curfew announced by separatist fighters, while Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has proposed that the country consider pulling out of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered species (Cites) to better guard its wildlife.
