UN General Assembly: Nine African countries lose voting rights over arrears
In a letter addressed to the General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir, the United Nations (UN) Chief, Antonio Guterres has revealed a list which includes nine African countries that faces sanctions for violation of provisions in the Assembly’s charter. According to the chief, these countries, including Iran are in breach of Article 19 of the Charter […]
Nigerian Lawyer, Femi Falana drags Museveni to UN over Bobi Wine’s detention
The post-election treatment meted out to the main opposition candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu known popularly as Bobi Wine and his family has attracted attention from many people with the latest being the renowned Nigerian senior lawyer Femi Falana SAN. The Human rights lawyer has on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 revealed that, he has filed a […]
Facebook flags Uhuru Kenyatta’s congratulatory message to Museveni
Tech giant Facebook has flagged a post by Kenya’s President, Uhuru Kenyatta purported to congratulate Uganda’s long serving President Yoweri Museveni. In a statement posted on Kenya’s State House account, President Uhuru Kenyatta was quoted to have referred to Yoweri Museveni’s controversial sixth term re-election as a testimony of confidence the people of Uganda have […]
Uganda: Presidential candidate, Bobi Wine says his house is under siege
The presidential candidate of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known popularly as Bobi Wine has stated on his social media platforms that, his house is under siege amidst processes to finalize electoral results in his country. He wrote that, “we are under siege. Soldiers in UPDF uniform carrying guns have jumped […]
Why promising African opposition leaders must be vigilant of conditional external support
The history of political support by external forces in Africa has taught us a lot of lessons that we must pay particular attention to. It is a known fact that outside forces mostly support African leaders based on where their interest stands the best chance of being met. Usually, these forces support opposition leaders for […]
Wind of Change Blowing: A Youthful Battle Against a Veteran Bush Fighter in Uganda
As colonialism neared its culmination in the 1950s in Africa, a wave of optimism swept throughout the continent. But after its brave escape, and the defeat of colonialism, Africa was and is still faced with the tasks on which hang the survival of the newly formed nations defined by colonial borders. The extensive ranges of […]
Zimbabwe’s President blast Trump, calls for an end to sanctions
The President of Zimbabwe, Emerson Mnangagwa has blasted the outgoing US President, Donald Trump and also called for an end to sanctions imposed on his country by the US as extended by the Trump administration. According to him, the violent invasion of the capitol by pro-trump protesters to distract an ongoing Electoral College voting purported […]
Chaos in Ghanaian parliament as opposition candidate wins house speaker
Ghanaian parliament was met with total chaos as the members of parliament elect failed to agree over the election of the speaker of the house. According to the constitution of Ghana, the mandate to elect the parliamentary speaker lies in the hands of the members of parliament at the end of each term. The current […]
Barack Obama condemns Trump over Capitol invasion
Former President of the United States of America, Barack Obama has joined the many people who condemned the actions of the outgoing President Donald Trump. In a short write-up, Barrack Obama stated that “history will rightly remember today’s violence at the Capitol, incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly lie about the […]
Chinese Billionaire, Jack Ma ‘lays low’ after criticizing state financial regulators
Popular Chinese e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma, withdraws from public domain after criticizing Chinese regulators, especially China’s state Financial System. During a conference in Shanghai, the Alibaba founder referred to the communist nation’s banking system as one that operates with a “pawnshop” mentality and also described the methods of the global financial regulation system as being […]