Mama Africa News

Today I will be presenting breaking news across the African continent. I will be keeping up to date with the Ebola Outbreak on my blog but I wanted to focus my attention on other news today. There is some good news coming out about the fight against Ebola. The Sierra Leone government is reporting that British effort to fight against the outbreak has been a "game changer". News coming out of Liberia is the spread of Ebola is slowing down. I am hopeful that things will turn around in the next couple of months.

Burkina Faso

When news broke out that constitutional changes would allow President Compaoré to extend his presidency for five more years, all hell broke loose. Police were firing tear gas at protesters. Today protesters set ablaze the parliament, the city hall and the ruling party headquarters. For all those that do not know President Compaoré has been president of  Burkina Faso for long as I been alive. That is no exaggeration, he really has been president for 27 years.

Zambia

President Michael Sata (King Cobra) passed away this week in a hospital in London. The Zambian Vice-President Guy Scott has been named acting leader. Scott is the first white leader in 20 years. 

Malawi

Near Liwonde National Park 9 people were trampled to death by elephants. 

Kenya

40,000 Kenyans are suing Britain (yes, Great Britain) over "allegations" they were tortured by colonial forces in the 1950's. 

Somalia

At least 3 million people in Somalia are in need of humanitarian aid and the country is threatened with famine. If you remember, they suffered a devastating famine back in 2011. In that famine over 250,000 people died. 

Ivory Coast

An Ivorian man was sentenced to a year in jail for trying to arranged a marriage between his 11 year old daughter to his 27 year old cousin.  

Mali

In northern Mali, a French solider  was killed during a clash between French soldiers and Islamist militants. His death raises the number of  French soldiers killed to 10 since France intervened in January 2013. It is reported that around 20 Islamist militants were killed in the clash as well. 

Tunisia

In case you do not know, Tunisia had a historic election. It was the first election for  parliament under the new constitution. Nidaa Tounes secularist party won 85 seats in the parliament.

Make sure you tune in for more breaking Mama Africa News.

 *Since I first published this post, President Compaore has officially stepped down. In the past 24 hours, there has been a power struggle in the governement with two different officials claiming power.