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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
“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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...