NDNU African Studies 2019

Kinshasa part of the Democratic Republic of Congo a boat sank in an eastern lake of DRC causing 150 people to go missing.  President Felix Tshisekedi said on Twitter on Tuesday, a day after the vessel went down.  The boat sailed off Monday from the village of Kituku, near the city of Goma on Lake Kivu’s northern shore, and sank in South Kivu Province near the territory of Kalehe, the causing of the boat sinking is still unknown. Only 33 people have been rescued and 3 bodies have been found, during the trip, they were reported harsh and violent winds.  Because of a lack of public infrastructure in Congo, some private operators use boats to speed transport between regions. Many of the boats do not meet safety requirements, however, and shipwrecks in Congo are often caused by overloading and a lack of signs and alerts regarding lake conditions. https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8069/8238084030_35ee766004_z.jpg

Kruger National Park were a very misfortunate poacher met his faith.  The man’s accomplices in the illegal poaching told his relatives that they had been in the park to poach rhinos on Tuesday night when he was killed by an elephant, the four accomplices were arrested after their testimony for illegal poaching and trespassing . A search party was sent, this included vehicles, airplanes and even rangers on foot, they were unable t o find the body as night was approaching. On Thursday morning the search body found remains.  Glenn Phillips gave his condolences to the dead man's family and informed that his corpse was eaten by lions, he stated that "e ntering Kruger National Park illegally and on foo t is not wise, i t holds many dangers and this incident is evidence of that. Kruger National Park is two million hectares and is home to animals such as lions, elephants, rhinoceroses, leopards, and African buffaloes.  Rhino horn is worth about $9,000 per pound in Asia,

Kampala Uganda is one of the most popular safari destinations, despite its beautiful vegetation and ecos ystem  Kimberly Sue Endicott, and the guide is Jean-Paul Mirenge Remezo were kidnapped. A group of gunmen stopped the tourist vehicle and seized the guide and women, they later took Kimberly's phone and contacted the police wanting $500,000 dollars in ransom. This is not the first time this has happened, in 1999 eight tourists were kidnapped and four Ugandan park employees were kidnapped and later killed in Queen Elizabeth National Park. The kidnappers are believed to be part of Hutu militia that took part in the 1994 Rwanda Genocide.  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/world/africa/american-kidnap-safari-uganda.html