Pink Sheeting An African Election
By the time Charlotte “lip gloss” Osei, Ghana's electoral Commissioner conceded defeat to the NPP and Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo on Friday the 9th of December, we already knew what the results...
Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo
Protesters Gather In Congo Capital As Kabila’s Mandate Expires
Protesters gathered in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital and at least one other city, defying a ban on demonstrations against the president's plans to stay in office past the end of his term on...
Tensions Rise In DR Congo As President’s Final Term Expires Without Elections
Congolese President Joseph Kabila’s final term in office expires on Monday, with no election to choose a successor and amid a surge in popular anger over what opponents say is an attempt to cling...
Tension Rises As Talks On Joseph Kabila Exit Break Off
Talks in Democratic Republic of Congo between the ruling coalition and the opposition have failed to reach a compromise on the political future of President Joseph Kabila, who intends to stay in...
Congo Opposition Says Not Planning Mass Protest At End of Kabila Term
Democratic Republic of Congo's main opposition bloc said on Saturday it was not planning a march against President Joseph Kabila when his mandate expires on Monday, a decision that could defuse...
Central African Republic Violence Worsening Despite Vote
Violent clashes are spreading in Central African Republic despite successful polls that elected a new government earlier this year, U. N. sanctions monitors have reported to the Security Council. The...
Congo Wants Social Media Blocked Before Expected Anti-Kabila Demos
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have asked telecoms companies to block social media networks from Sunday night, apparently to thwart anticipated protests against plans by President...
President Kabila and Family Own At Least 70 Companies In the DRC
Since the end of the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2003, the family of the outgoing President Joseph Kabila is reported to have flourished by owning at least 70 companies....
Uganda’s Rwenzururu King Charles Mumbere ‘to Get Own Cook’ In Prison
A Ugandan king facing terror charges should have a private cook and a small fridge in prison, a court has ordered. Charles Mumbere, the king of Rwenzururu, is entitled to these privileges because he...
Tribal Clashes In DR Congo Leave 31 Dead
At least 31 people died in clashes between tribal militia and security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the weekend, officials say. They say the violence in the central Kasai province...
Tribal Clashes Leave 31 Dead
At least 31 people died in clashes between tribal militia and security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the weekend, officials say. They say the violence in the central Kasai province...
Fidel Castro Was A Human Being Who Did Both Good And Bad
I have read a few of the expectedly slew of pabulum fare of news features and articles parading as tributes to the legendary and, some will say, immortalized President Fidel Castro (1926-2016) who...
Uganda Police Arrest King Over Deadly Clashes
Police in western Uganda have arrested the king of Rwenzururu over clashes between officers and militia which have left at least 55 people dead. Charles Wesley Mumbere is accused of inciting violence...
A Great America And The Challenges For Africa
President Elect Donald Trump’s call to “Make America Great Again” endeared him to the American electorate. A great and winning America should worry Africa. When the United States of America was...
Vodafone Launches ‘instant Schools’
In an initiative to transform the concept of teaching and learning in Ghana, the Vodafone Foundation has introduced a zero-rated Vodafone Instant Classroom project. The project, which is a group-wide...
Don’t Always Look To ICC For Adjudication
A human rights lawyer and lecturer at the Queens University, Belfast School of Law in the UK, Dr Yassin Brunger, wants individual countries to be responsible for the adjudication of violations...
“That Which Money Cannot Buy
Arguably, choosing between “life and peace" as keen elements money cannot buy, the latter stands supreme. The United Nations Security Agency has tried all possible means hoping to find a perfect...
US Wants UN To Backlist South Sudan’s Machar, Malong
The United States proposed on Friday that the United Nations Security Council blacklist South Sudan opposition figure Riek Machar, South Sudan army chief Paul Malong and South Sudan Information...
Ghana To Do Palm Oil Business Without Causing Deforestation
Ghana, together with six other African countries, has agreed in a declaration signed on Wednesday to protect their tropical forests from being cut down to make way for palm oil crops. The other...
DRC’s Kabila Names New Prime Minister
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has named a new prime minister. Kabila picked opposition lawmaker Badibanga Ntita Samy to lead the unity government that will run the country...