Politics - Page 8
Tea Party ‘Talk’ tainted by racial bigotry
Tea Party members across America bristle at charges that racial bigotry flows within their ranks but the core rhetoric of this insurgent conservative political...
Nigeria: Corruption Commission warns politicians
Several officials have been declared unsuitable to run for political office by the Nigerian anti-fraud police. The officials include thirteen former state governors, five...
Uganda: Presidential candidates nominated
Nomination exercise for Uganda's Presidential candidates kicked off Monday at the Nambole stadium in the capital, Kampala, ahead of the country's February 2011 Presidential...
South African ’94 election results were tempered with
Former South African electoral commissioner Peter Harris has made shock disclosures that the country's 1994 results were tampered with by a hacker to...
Zimbabwe: Mugabe seeking a hasty end to coalition?
Zimbabwe's electoral commission says it is waiting for the nod from President Robert Mugabe to organize parliamentary and presidential elections in 2011.
“Our mandate is...
Opposition leader in Uganda tear-gased
The leader of the main opposition paty, Forum for Democracy (FDC), Dr Kiiza Besigye was Thursday arrested by police after he stormed into the...
Sudan: President Bashir retracts war talk
After threatening that the only outcome he would accept from a January referendum that could split Africa's largest nation was a vote for unity,...
Egypt: The art of silencing Gamal Mubarak’s political critics
Next month's Parliamentary elections in Egypt will be followed by the presidential elections next year. The stakes are high as it is still not...
Côte d’Ivoire: Light at the end of the tunnel?
Presidential campaign began on Friday in Côte d'Ivoire amid great expectations and deep concerns. After eight years of armed conflict that led the country...
“Obama’s Failure: Not Flaunting His Record Of Achievements”
US President Barack Obama grudgingly gets credit for bringing the America economy back from brink of total collapse yet he’s slammed from the left...
Uganda: Kiiza Besigye, still a thorn in Yoweri Museveni’s side
Uganda constitutional court Tuesday finally made a decisive ruling in a treason case involving opposition leader Dr Kiiza Besigye. The case was filed against...
Ethiopia: Release of opposition leader welcomed
Amnesty International welcomes today's release of opposition leader and prisoner of conscience Birtukan Mideksa by the Ethiopian government.
The leader of the Unity for Democracy...
Ethiopia: Release of opposition leader Birtukan Midekssa Just a First Step
The Ethiopian government's release on October 6, 2010, of detained opposition leader Birtukan Midekssa should pave the way for freeing dozens of other political...
Nigeria’s campaign trail and Independence-day attacks
The politics of vilification has begun in Nigeria ahead of a promisingly intriguing pending national elections, as presidential candidates seek points over the independence...
Mo Ibrahim: “Africa is progressing”
The 2010 Ibrahim Index, released Monday, shows both progress and setbacks in the quality of governance in Africa between 2004-2005 and 2008-2009. While governance...
Senegal: The President’s “Super Minister” son
Senegalese Energy Minister, Samuel Sarr who struggled to solve the country's recurring power cut headaches, was fired Monday by President Abdoulaye Wade. He has...
Nigeria at 50: A celebration of brute life, penury and disillusion
As Nigerians celebrate 50 years of nationhood today, the promise of
independence- a nation of free people living at peace with itself and
neighbours, undergirded by...
Zambia: History to remember president over legalised corruption
Zambian President Rupiah Banda will forever be haunted for removing the abuse of office offence clause from the revised Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Act,...
Egypt: Sex, politics, murder and a lot of money
Egyptian real estate tycoon Hisham Talaat Mustafa's lawyers have vowed to appeal a Cairo court decision to reduce a death sentence against their client...
Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai, Chinese poet Liu tipped to win Nobel Peace Prize
For the second year running, Zimbabwean Premier Morgan Tsvangirai has
been tipped to win the Nobel Peace Prize after bookmakers listed him
among hopefuls to land...
Wole Soyinka: Words, deeds and a serious Nigerian political party
Despite his criticism of Nigerian politics, Wole Soyinka, 1986 Nobel Laureate in Literature, has taken a decisive step by launching his own party, Democratic...
African American Likely Voters’ Support for Tea Party is Significant in Recent Poll
PJTV's Tea Party TV today unveiled the results of a special Tea Party poll, which revealed that about one-in-three (32%) African Americans who are...
Nigeria: Ex Financial Crimes Commission Boss vows to end corruption as president
Presidential aspirant and former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission boss Nuhu Ribadu has begun his campaign with a promise that no one will be...
Egypt’s presidential campaign: The war has begun
The campaign to succeed President Hosni Mubarak is in full swing. Tuesday, a demonstration against the candidacy of his son Gamal saw protests erupt...
Uganda: 42 candidates to challenge Museveni
Uganda's electoral commission which is currently making final arrangements for the 2011 general and presidential elections in the country, has been overwhelmed by the...
Malawi leader under fire for planned Cuba trip
A planned trip to Cuba this week by Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika has come under attack from the opposition who claim that his...
Nigeria: Drama and intrigue unfold as presidential race begins
After Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan finally declared he would run for presidential election, northern politicians have vowed to oppose his candidacy. His national security...
Ethiopian PM Zenawi snubs West hails China and India
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has snubbed Western donor countries and praised India and China as ‘dependable allies’ as he advised African countries to...
Dissecting the Tea Party
We first saw it as a throng of people taking to the streets, venting their anger against taxes and vociferously showing they were not...
Nigeria: Goodluck Jonathan, the facebook addict!
The 53 year old Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is a serious Facebooker! And if you are trying to guess where he chose to announce...