Archives for AFRICA - Page 44
A look into the near future: ” Leaders for a new Africa “
Political leadership can be a crucial ingredient for the development of sub-Saharan Africa. The region has been going through important transformations, with both political landscapes and economic trajectories becoming increasingly…
Will Kigali get a sewer system in time for CHOGM?
Kigali open sewer General Paul Kagame’s The New Times has great news — if true — in its editorial of January 16, ;The New Times claims that the Kagame government is about to finally build a sewage system…
Museveni invites former opponents, Mbabazi, Bukenya to party conference
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni. The president is seeking a sixth term in office in 2021 after being in power for 33 years. PHOTO | UGANDA PRESIDENCY Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni…
Another serious conflict is slowly breaking out in DRC
After talks aimed at " promoting military cooperation" between DRC and Rwanda in May 2019, President Tshisekedi has been relentless in his determination to decapitate all Hutu rebel groups in…
Sudan says some soldiers mutinied against reforms
A member of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries mans a machine gun turret while on guard outside the offices of the anti-corruption prosecution in the capital Khartoum on June 16,…
South Africa no longer “headquartering” political refugee dissent movements?
Following the Xenophobic violence that spread over South Africa in 2019, a puzzling new law restricting refugee's political activities, among many other regulations that seem to be intent on discouraging…
Uganda deports South African singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka
South African singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka is received at the airport ahead of her performance in Uganda in 2018. FILE PHOTO | NMG Ugandan authorities have deported legendary South African…
Kagame Removed The Remaining “Ugandans” From Key Rwandan Institutions
General Paul Kagame’s hatred and fear of Uganda especially since he closed the common border on February 27, 2019, continues to intensify. The November 4, 2019 reshuffle indicates the Uganda…
Tanzania backsliding on freedoms under Magufuli: Amnesty, HRW
Tanzanian President John Magufuli speaks during the launch of the Namanga One Stop Border Post at the Tanzania-Kenya border on December 1, 2018. PHOTO | SILA KIPLAGAT | NMG President…