Governance - Page 9
Sudan: Japan Emergency Grant for Referenda
On Friday, July 30, Japan decided to provide through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) an emergency grant in the amount of approximately 8.17...
Ethiopian government goes bankrupt: Could this be the way out?
The second of my three part series, exposing some of our problems and what could be a possible way out, seeks to explore the...
Gaddafi continues push for United States of Africa
Amidst the issues of the African Union offensive in Somalia and an international arrest warrant against Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir at the just ended...
Swaziland royal’s death threats and media bill raise concerns
Prince Mahlaba, a member of Swaziland's royal family, has been widely condemned after he made "death threats and outrageous claims" against local journalists over...
Rwanda: Kagame commended over corruption rate
Amidst accusations of tyranny and rights abuses, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, has been credited for Rwanda's transparency, after anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International revealed that...
East Africa’s most corrupt country
Kenya has relinquished its position as the most corrupt country in East Africa to Burundi, according to the East African Bribery Index 2010 by...
South Africa “should be cured of Mandela addiction”
A leading South African academic has made a passionate plea to her countrymen who are grossly “addicted to former president Nelson Mandela to be...
President Obama’s new financial law, a plus or a minus?
While the ‘blue’ faction of the American public believe that another feather has been placed in the cap of U.S President Barack Obama following...
Press statement by Mr Djibrill Bassole, Joint au-un chief mediator for Darfur
I have just had a meeting with the First Vice President of the Republic of the Sudan, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, about the state...
Guinea: Court keeps electoral process in check
Guinean court has stood firm in its coordination of national elections after it rejected votes from five districts due to severe irregularities feared to...
Ugandan Muslims “living in fear”
Ever since the twin bomb blasts in Uganda's capital Kampala that left at least 76 people dead some Muslims in the eastern African country...
Egypt: Ready for equal rights regardless of religion?
Egyptians are tired of the problems that have persisted for decades: the corruption and bribery that paralyse the nation’s law enforcement and legal system;...
Uganda: Churches take radical steps against terrorist attacks
Shortly after Uganda's deputy speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga revealed that Parliament and churches were the main targets of the terrorists attack local...
Manipulating the memory of the Rwandan genocide
The Rwandan government has made remarkable strides in infrastructure, the economy, healthcare, and gender equity in political representation, but their continued attack on independent...
New U.S. legislation to curb mineral-driven conflict in Africa
The United States has passed a legislation that will crack down on companies listed on a U.S. stock exchange, dealing in minerals that fuel...
Sudan: U.S. envoy calls for urgent preparation for independent south
The upcoming referendum in southern Sudan to decide the region’s political future must be “free, fair, credible and transparent” to ensure lasting peace and...
TV station forced to stop televising religious program
On 11 July 2010, Channel Swazi, a privately-owned TV station was forced to pull a religious programme off air after Swazi authorities felt the...
South Sudan: Tensions rise as independence polls approach
Southern Sudan plans to contain the uprisings by renegade militia leaders protesting the results of Sudan's April elections, which saw an overwhelming victory for...
Uganda: British American Tobacco company sent out of town
Parliament in Uganda has directed the British American Tobacco (BAT) to relocate its tobacco treatment plant from Kampala to another place.
This follows complaints...
Zimbabwe: Mugabe rejects western assistance
President Robert Mugabe on Thursday shocked his inner circle when he boldly declared that the southern African country does not need Western aid to...
Nigeria: Militants protest over reform program
Over 1000 Niger Delta militant youths drove in a convoy of buses towards the Nigerian capital of Abuja, and blocked the highway for several...
Sudan: Khartoum rejects South Sudanese oppression claims
Khartoum government has refuted allegations that it oppresses southern Sudan.
This follows demonstrations by people from southern Sudan living in Uganda on the streets...
Somalia: Leaders demand radical action against extremists
African leaders have moved to bolster peacekeeping efforts in Somalia; agreeing to deploy 20,000 more African Union peacekeepers to the troubled country, following calls...
Somaliland: Racist killings and marginalized Gabooyos
Ahmed Shide Jama, in his late 60s, is the leader of one of Somaliland's marginalized minority groups, the Gabooyo. He lives in the Daami...
Africans seek to halt abuse of disabled persons
Despite treaties, charity and political advocacy, people with disabilities in Africa still struggle to meet their basic needs and their basic rights. Social injustice...
Moroccan economy to be “regionalized”
King Mohammed VI decided in January to accelerate Morocco's "regionalization" process in order to revamp the Northern African country's 16 regions, which date back...
Sudan: Zalingei-Darfur peace deal ends violence
Prospects of peace has increased in Darfur after leaders of rival rebel groups signed a reconciliation deal in the West Darfur town of Zalingei...
Burundi: A bloody presidential election
Burundians went to the polls on Monday to re-elect incumbent head of state Pierre Nkurunziza, who was the only candidate to run for president...
Guinea: The long wait for election results
At fifty-two, Guinea, a novice in what concerns democratic practices, seems to have emerged from Sunday's first free and independent presidential election unscathed after...
Nigeria: Huge foreign investments in Niger Delta after conflict resolution
Aviation, power supply and the development of infrastructure in Nigeria, all three previously run by the government, will henceforth be opened to private investors...