Politics - Page 2
Struggling for Democracy in Guinea-Bissau: Drug Trafficking, Military and Politics
Repeated coups, military rebellions and political assassinations have transformed Guinea-Bissau, the new hub for cocaine trafficking (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) into...
Inch’Allah Opposition delivers Cameroon to Biya on a Platter of silver
Nothing about Biya came as a surprise prior or during this year’s presidential election – Last minute announcement of election date, constitution of the...
Alassane Ouattara : “The priority is economic recovery”
On the sidelines of the 66th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire spoke about the...
2011 Presidential Election in Cameroon: Context, Risk and Conflict Prevention
Recently, several conflicts occurred in Kenya, Zimbabwe and Ivory Coast because of election results that were not accepted by the voters. As a result...
The Nigerian Youth Service- A Tribute to many ‘Unknown Soldiers’
I do not want to write about the Nigerian elections. A million words have been written already . There's a glut of articles on...
End game in Côte d’Ivoire marks a new beginning
The arrest of former Côte d’Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo on 11 April after a bloody weeklong battle in the heart of Abidjan has been...
The Syndrome of the Talkative in African Politics
19th Century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche advanced a dualistic view of the human condition by arguing that mankind was endowed with two types of...
Burqa Ban: Islamophobia verses the Enlightenment
Writing during a period of great religious conflict, John Locke stated that the “toleration of those that differ from others in matters of religion...
Uganda: Opposition politicians arrested
Police has blocked the planned walk to walk campaign organized by opposition party leaders arresting over ten politicians.
Among those arrested is the leader of...
Uganda government still dealing with Libya
Uganda is still dealing with Libyan company although UN instructed that
Libya's property be confisicated because of Gaddafi's stand off.
Uganda government spokesman, Kabakumba Matsiko has...
British Police will quiz former Libyan Minister
The defected Libyan foreign minister, Moussa Koussa will be visited by British police in the next few days for questioning over what he knows...
Ugandan students stranded in Libya soon to be evacuated
Over 20 Ugandan students are stranded in the battle that hit Libya at the beginning of 2011.
According to the permanent secretary in the Ministry...
Ivory Coast: Restoration of democracy by force
New Forces rebels in support of Ivory Coast's democratically elected president Alassane Ouattara are on the verge of forcefully installing him as president and...
Morocco’s constitutional reform process begins
Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Taib Fassi Fihri, Monday night in Paris, highlighted a range of constitutional reforms initiated by King Mohammed VI as...
Zimbabwe: Legalise Political Euthanasia!
I’m a Liberal Democrat with unwavering affinity to both life and choice. On a clear day, this is a metaphysical paradigm where co-existence tends...
Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo on his way out, says French official
Henri Guaino, special advisor to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Monday announced that the departure of the outgoing president of Côte d'Ivoire is "on track"....
Zimbabwe mass graves: Cloud of suspicion hangs over Mugabe’s Zanu-pf
The discovery of 19 mass graves and exhumation of remains of an estimated 5 000 people from disused mines in Zimbabwe’s Mt Darwin district...
Namibia and Zimbabwe politicians confront new technology
Following the recent 'Twitter-Facebook inspired revolutions’ in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt and other Middle East countries, Namibian leader, President Hifikepunye Pohamba, has sent a strong...
Ivory Coast: Full-blown civil war looms
The stage for a civil war is now set in Ivory Coast as the rebel group- the New Forces- loyal to democratically elected president...
Turmoil hits Zimbabwe political scene
Thursday March 11, would be recorded as one of the busiest days in
Zimbabwean politics after rulings by country's Supreme Court affected two MDC ministers....
Several Ugandans arrested over protests
Eight people who gathered to protest against President Yoweri Museveni, who they say "rigged" the recent elections, have been arrested by police in Kampala,...
Zimbabwe: Election year terror and treason under Mugabe
After threatening to dissolve Parliament and call for elections during a visit to Singapour last month, Zimbabwe's aging leader, President Robert Mugabe, has began...
Uganda opposition warned against planned protests
Police in Uganda has warned opposition presidential candidates against
holding planned protests in Kampala city.
A group of unsuccessful Ugandan presidential candidates today, Wednesday, announced...
African Renaissance: Rethinking Political Leadership on the Continent
‘Gently in manner, strong in deed’ were the inscriptions sitting atop the Presidential Desk at the oval office when Dwight Eisenhower occupied the White...
Libya: The Gaddafis between the devil and the deep blue sea
Following reports that the death toll may have climbed to nearly 2000 since the beginning of anti-government protests in Libya, France has embarked on...
Libya: Israeli music video featuring Gaddafi speech hits youtube top
Whilst Muammar Gaddafi's eccentric lifestyle has been a subject of constant amazement within political circles, the entertainment industry might view things differently. A music...
Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai to go to court over love child
The private life of Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, a widower, is never far from media spotlight. After being romantically linked to a string...
Senegal – Iran: From friendship to diplomatic war
The Senegalese government officially severed diplomatic ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran on Wednesday. Dakar has accused Tehran of supplying arms to separatists...
Opposition leaders call for protests in Uganda
The leader of opposition in Uganda Dr Kiiza Besigye and three other former presidential candidates have called upon Ugandans to protest against the results...
Pastoral political Endorsements: Essential or Irrelevant?
We saw the smiles beaming during that photo-op press conference and we heard the words employed in making that political endorsement. But what we...