Governance - Page 45
Cameroon riots turn political
The violent protests, following an urban transport strike, sparked by a rise in petrol prices as well as the high cost of living has...
Nigerian opposition condemns Military interference
Nigeria's opposition Action Congress (AC) has criticised the country's military hierarchy for threatening to deal with 'trouble makers' in the aftermath of the Court...
Kenya: A story of reunion and forgiveness
Damaris and Nancy were friends and neighbours in Nairobi's Mathare slum before Kenya was plunged into a post-election crisis in late December 2007. They...
Zimbabwe: Licence to kill
Zimbabwe police force has been given a shoot to kill green light in the event of riots breaking out before, during and...
US to deal with those responsible for lack of progress in Kenya talks
The US announced Tuesday it would take "necessary steps" against those responsible for the lack of progress in the attempt to resolve Kenya's post-poll...
U.S approves Morocco’s proposal for autonomy in Western Sahara
The U.S deputy Secretary of State for the Middle East, David Welch, said during a visit to Morocco that its suggestion of an independent...
Nigeria Court upholds Yar’Adua’s election
The Nigerian Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday that President Umaru Yar'Adua was validly elected at the last year's presidential poll, throwing out petitions by...
Zimbabwe: Food for votes
Zanu PF, desparate to win the March 29 election at all costs has resorted to its tried and tested tactic of using food to...
“D-Day-cum-Super-Tuesday” for Nigerian Politics
A Nigerian court is expected to rule Tuesday (26 Feb) on whether or not President Umaru Yar'Adua was duly elected at the 21 April...
Ethiopia calls for support of peace-building efforts in Somalia
Ethiopia Monday called on member states of the African Union (AU) and the international community to renew their efforts towards providing an all-inclusive support...
Kenya: fears of protests as talks stall…
Another round of mass demonstrations looms in Kenya in what the opposition calls "civil disobedience" as talks to end the post-election crisis hits the...
Chadian Crisis Deepen Fault Lines within African Union
With more than 1000 people massacred in Kenya over elections dispute, news filtering in from Chad in the last few weeks is depressing. While...
Africa’s administrative reforms must be backed by precise goals
Despite the time and resources spent on reforms aimed at improving performance of governments in Africa, the reforms have not positively impacted lives of...
Nigeria: opposition will accept court’s verdict
Ahead of Tuesday's expected ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Nigeria's disputed presidential elections, one of the petitioners, former Vice President Atiku...
Campaigns and Mugabe’s birthday bash
Analysts say an unfair playing field coupled with political violence and
intimidation of opponents guarantees President Robert Mugabe's government victory at the polls despite...
Zimbabwe: unofficial curfew enforced by police
An unofficial curfew has been imposed by police in several parts of the
Zimbabwe, illegally restricting movement of people in the evenings.
from...
Nigeria: opposition sceptic about budget allocation
The most vocal opposition party in Nigeria, Action Congress (AC), Sunday lambasted the National Assembly (parliament) for ''unilaterally raising its allocation in the 2008...
Zimbabwe: but who is behind Makoni…
The campaign of Zimbabwe's former finance minister says it has been able to field candidates in most constituencies for the general elections next month...
Uganda: fourth landmark truce signed, ending Juba talks
Uganda peace process moved closer to its end on Saturday when both government and rebel of the Lord's Resistance Army/Movement (LRA/M) signed the fourth...
Kenya: Mobilisation of armed groups despite talks
Kenya is at risk of plunging into a new wave of violence, despite progress in negotiations to end a political crisis, because several armed...
Zimbabwe: Massive Chaos ahead of elections
MASSIVE administrative chaos has marred the run up to March 29 polls raising questions as to whether the elections would be free and fair.
Five...
Uganda: Museveni refuses to avoid elections
Ugandan government has rejected demands by rebel leader ship of the Lords Resistance Movement (LRA) to share power, saying they must go through the...
Zimbabwe: Makoni a prostitute…
President Mugabe has labeled his former finance minister Dr Simba
Makoni a “political prostitute”. Dr Makoni, early this month cut ties with Zanu PF to...
South Africa: Zimbabweans flee with hope and US$50
"We know why you're in South Africa - Life in Zimbabwe is murder these days", a billboard greets Zimbabwean immigrants in South Africa's border...
Kenya: new threats
Kenya’s opposition has threatened to call its supporters back into the streets en masse in a week’s time if parliament is not recalled to...
Kenya : SMS text messages the new guns of war?
Some Kenyans are using SMS text messages to revive ethnic tensions in their country, preying on the political-ethnic tensions that have ravaged the country...
Kenya: Kibaki agrees to power-sharing but….
Mwai Kibaki has agreed to share power... under the country's current constitution and pledged a new constitution within 12 months, signaling a hardening of...
First ladies fight for peace
In a bid to support initiatives to restore and strengthen peace on the unrest-prone continent, wives of African heads of state or their representatives...
Kenya: US may support civil society to “check” Kibaki
The US Monday warned that failure to strike an accord to end the political crisis in Kenya would push the US to support the...
Zimbabwe: Short profiles of presidential hopefuls
The Countdown to the Zimbabwe elections, marked for March 29, 2008, is on. Zimbabweans are getting prepared to hit the polls to elect a...