http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7311507.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/412628.stm
Friday, March 28, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
Current Events
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7306644.stm
http://allafrica.com/stories/200803210764.html
http://allafrica.com/stories/200803210764.html
Friday, March 14, 2008
Current Events
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7297142.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7295998.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7295998.stm
Monday, March 10, 2008
Current Events Summary # I forget
In Nigeria, a German man was released after being kidnapped by unidentified gunmen. Not much is known about what happened, except that the construction company he worked for did not pay a fine, and he was held for under 12 hours due to the quick work of Nigerian security services.
(msnbc.com)
Israel is starting to enforce its laws regarding immigrants coming illegally through their border from the northernmost half of Africa much more severely, and police are currently holding 200 immigrants in Tel Aviv, mainly from Sudan and surrounding areas. Although Israel granted temporary citizenship to 600 Darfur refugees this fall, but estimates that there are about 100,000 illegal workers in Israel, and has decided to do something about it. Recently 2 immigrants were shot and killed trying to cross the border, and two others were wounded. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert also told the Israeli police to deport thousands of African immigrants, and ordered that security around the Egyptian border, where the African immigrants come through, be tightened.
(bbcnews.com)
France has recently been negotiating deals with African countries, including some of its former colonies, regarding power and military assistance. French President Nicolas Sarozky, in a speech, discussed immigration issues, stated that there needed to be a "new partnership" is needed to help Africa, and said that Africa was to have at least one seat on the UN Security Council, saying that France would refuse to discuss major world affairs without an important African country being involved in the future. France and the Central African Republic, Gabon, Senegal and the Ivory Coast now will continue their agreements for direct military assistance in the face of a crisis, but that France will withdraw a bit because Africa has to be responsible for its own defence. Another example of the kind of deals being made: a French firm is supposed to build a coal power plant in South Africa, where there has been a shortage of fuel and energy.
(bbcnews.com)
Mauritanian police have made arrests in the attacking of the Israeli embassy in Nouakchott (Mauritania's capitol). 7 Algerians were arrested separately, apparently all of them having stolen cars and firearms. Although no Israelis were hurt, 3 French citizens were injured, causing the French organizers of the Lisbon-Dakar Rally to cancel it.
(bbcnews.com)
George W. Bush has been trying, prior to his tour of Africa, to explain why he has not yet sent assistance to Darfur. He said that the decision to not intervene was made because the U.S. does not want to force itself upon the situation.
The article also has a link to an interview with Bush: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7245002.stm
President George W. Bush began his first "Presidential Tour of Africa" since 2003. Issues of HIV/AIDS assistance, military assistance, democratic reform and economic help were raised. He started his 6 day tour in the West African country of Benin, meeting with its president, Thomas Boni Yayi. One of his first pledges was to renew U.S. funding for mosquito nets to help prevent malaria. After visiting Benin, Bush spoke about immediately taking action to stop the genocide in Darfur, despite saying earlier that he did not want to send American troops to another Muslim country. He also asked that the amount the U.S. spends on foreign AIDS relief ($15 b. since 2003) be doubled.
(bbcnews.com)
(msnbc.com)
Israel is starting to enforce its laws regarding immigrants coming illegally through their border from the northernmost half of Africa much more severely, and police are currently holding 200 immigrants in Tel Aviv, mainly from Sudan and surrounding areas. Although Israel granted temporary citizenship to 600 Darfur refugees this fall, but estimates that there are about 100,000 illegal workers in Israel, and has decided to do something about it. Recently 2 immigrants were shot and killed trying to cross the border, and two others were wounded. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert also told the Israeli police to deport thousands of African immigrants, and ordered that security around the Egyptian border, where the African immigrants come through, be tightened.
(bbcnews.com)
France has recently been negotiating deals with African countries, including some of its former colonies, regarding power and military assistance. French President Nicolas Sarozky, in a speech, discussed immigration issues, stated that there needed to be a "new partnership" is needed to help Africa, and said that Africa was to have at least one seat on the UN Security Council, saying that France would refuse to discuss major world affairs without an important African country being involved in the future. France and the Central African Republic, Gabon, Senegal and the Ivory Coast now will continue their agreements for direct military assistance in the face of a crisis, but that France will withdraw a bit because Africa has to be responsible for its own defence. Another example of the kind of deals being made: a French firm is supposed to build a coal power plant in South Africa, where there has been a shortage of fuel and energy.
(bbcnews.com)
Mauritanian police have made arrests in the attacking of the Israeli embassy in Nouakchott (Mauritania's capitol). 7 Algerians were arrested separately, apparently all of them having stolen cars and firearms. Although no Israelis were hurt, 3 French citizens were injured, causing the French organizers of the Lisbon-Dakar Rally to cancel it.
(bbcnews.com)
George W. Bush has been trying, prior to his tour of Africa, to explain why he has not yet sent assistance to Darfur. He said that the decision to not intervene was made because the U.S. does not want to force itself upon the situation.
The article also has a link to an interview with Bush: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7245002.stm
President George W. Bush began his first "Presidential Tour of Africa" since 2003. Issues of HIV/AIDS assistance, military assistance, democratic reform and economic help were raised. He started his 6 day tour in the West African country of Benin, meeting with its president, Thomas Boni Yayi. One of his first pledges was to renew U.S. funding for mosquito nets to help prevent malaria. After visiting Benin, Bush spoke about immediately taking action to stop the genocide in Darfur, despite saying earlier that he did not want to send American troops to another Muslim country. He also asked that the amount the U.S. spends on foreign AIDS relief ($15 b. since 2003) be doubled.
(bbcnews.com)
These are the two current events stories I had picked out for last week. My computer has unfortunately been refusing to let me get onto the internet at home, so found the stories at school and emailed them for myself. My internet was down all weekend, which is why I had none of last week's homework up. My delicious disappeared, so here are the links to the stories:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23477104/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7270635.stm
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23477104/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7270635.stm
Monday, March 3, 2008
History Project #2
I am going to do theme #3, "Evaluate influence of economic, political, religious, and cultural ideas as human societies move beyond regional, national, or geographic boundaries". I'm using standard USII.33, ("Analyze the course and consequences of America’s recent diplomatic initiatives"), USII.19 ("Analyze the sources of Cold War conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union"), USII.20 ("Explain the causes, course, and consequences of the Vietnam War and summarize the diplomatic and military policies of Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon") ( and USII.15 ("Analyze how German aggression in Europe and Japanese aggression in Asia contributed to the start of World War II and summarize the major battles and events of the war").
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