Amika's African Studies Blog

Link:  https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00067350.html   In Zimbabwe, the prices for food and the cost of living had risen this week and the people have started to take notice. While reading the article, there were some things that I didn't really understand. Starting with Zimbabwe's money system. Zimbabwe uses a thing called RTGS which means Real Time Gross Settlement. I looked it up and it was an electronic payment system that allows individuals to transfer funds between banks. According to the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe, the cost of living for a family of six had risen to RTGS $790 from RTGS $781 and they are expected to be much higher towards the end of April. Also, as of this morning, 4/16, the price of a loaf bread went up 70 percent to RTGS $3.30 from RTGS $1.80. There are other food and cooking essentials that have gone up in prices as well. "We anticipated this, as soon as we heard that government had agreed to increase price of wheat and maize&qu

In Tripoli, the only working airport that they have was targeted in an airstrike on Monday. The Mitiga airport, that is east of Tripoli was shuttered after it was attacked by Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA). Khalifa Haftar is Libyan military officer who is head of the LNA. It was also attacked by the Government of National Accord (GNA) in which they condemned the aerial bombardment, calling it a war crime. There was also a fight around Tripoli's international airport that hasn't been in operation for years. The GNA admitted on Monday that it temporarily lost control of the site to Haftar's fighters. While there are forces who are loyal to Haftar's UN-based government fight for control of Tripoli, hundreds of residents are trying to get out of the capital city. Many Libyans in Tripoli have been cut off because of the fighting but others have chosen to cross the border into Tunisia for safety reasons.  Links:  https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/08/africa/libya

The article that I found is the first start of my research paper. The article mentions how the MeToo movement has reached certain areas of Africa. Survivors of sexual abuse and harassment are using the hashtag as a way to share their stories and express their experiences on social media. While also using the MeToo movement hashtag, the survivors are also using the hashtag #ArewaMeToo. The article highlights some women that have decided to share their stories in the article. For example, on February 3rd in Abuja, Nigeria, Khadijah Adamu, a 24 year old pharmacist told her followers on Twitter about the incidents of physical abuse and claims of how an ex-boyfriend of hers almost killed her. "It was a burden that I was carrying around for two years" she told Al Jazeera. "Talking to people didn't work, praying didn't work, nothing worked, and to make matters worse my abuser refused to leave me alone". Since Khadijah spoke out, many other women have decided to sha