finding a recent news article that describes the latest developments in a conflict, issue, or other major event in the Sub-Saharan Africa realm, and providing a brief summary of the conflict/issue/event that your article describes

Topic 1. Sub-Saharan Africa in the News
For this forum, find a recent news article (within the past 12 months) that describes the latest developments in a conflict, issue, or other major event in the Sub-Saharan Africa realm. Provide a brief summary of the conflict/issue/event that your article describes, and your own analysis of how this issue might affect the realm, and might be resolved. If the event you choose is medical in nature, post it in the next topic. Resist the urge to make generalized statements about this region – or any others we discuss in class. Africa is not a “country” – it’s a continent. PICK ONE COUNTRY OR SPECIFIC REGION OF A COUNTRY in Sub-Saharan Africa TO DISCUSS HERE. Be specific and examine the issue academically.