Who holds capital and political leverage — and how that power is exercised.
Sudan is in deep crisis and this is largely due to the political instability in the Northeast African country. This has led to mass protests by citizens who are demanding for the president of the country to step down from power. These protests often turn into riots and horrid struggles
Saif al-Islam, who is the son of the late Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, was confirmed as a candidate for Libya's presidential elections. A tweet posted by Africa Research Centre reads, "Saif al- Islam Gaddafi, Son of the late Libyan Leader Col Muammar Gaddafi is to run as a
The United States has revoked the entry visa of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, her office said on Thursday, a response to her inquiry into possible war crimes by U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said last month the U.S. would
The activities of Belgium in the Democratic Republic of Congo till date are nothing short of atrocities. It is well documented how the European country through colonialism exploited the country and killed its citizens. Today, through a well structured indirect rule and resource control, the footprints of neo-colonialism are visible
Majority of African Head of States and their representatives are currently in the Senegalese city of Diamniadio to join citizens of the country to witness the swearing in their president, Macky Sall for a second tenure in office. Macky Sall emerged as the winner of the February 24 by pooling
Like slavery and colonialism, the issue of neo-colonialism is taken very seriously in Africa. This is why Africans are paying close attention to the recent accusations by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Maj Gen Kahinda Otafiire on Bobi Wine, claiming the latter is a comprador bourgeoisie who is
"Our country was founded on protest. Otherwise, we would still be a colony of England." - Stan Van Gundy It appears the shadow of Bobi Wine follows Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni where ever he goes. It is no longer news that the two politicians have become sworn enemies
So apparently, a 7-year-old rapper in Uganda is giving the government some headaches. The rapper, who is popularly known as Fresh Kid, could even risk jail should he continue to pursue his dreams of being in the showbiz industry. The Youth Minister, Florence Nakiwala, was quoted as saying that the
What normally should be a simple issue solved between two brothers over the phone has turned into a case that threatens not just the peace between two countries but the sovereignty of the entire African continent. The ongoing crisis between Uganda and Rwanda over a border issue is a big
The pillars that support the ethos of Journalism, Media and Press are anchored on Truth, Fairness, and Accuracy. This means that the Press holds a sense of responsibility to themselves and the general public to report information/news which has been verified to be accurate and devoid of bias. It
Foreign ministers and liberation party loyalists from member states of the Southern Africa Development Community converged in Pretoria for a solidarity conference for the people of Western Sahara. The conference follows a decision taken at the 37th Summit of the SADC heads of state and government, held in Pretoria in
The Tax Justice Network-Africa makes a damning observation: "...economic inequality is perpetuated by among other things, non-inclusive, inequitable and unaccountable tax systems characteristic of most countries in Africa." TJN-A's argument is that governments are increasingly employing consumption taxes like VAT (regressive taxes) so as to take
According to The African Cannabis Report, the African cannabis industry is potentially going to be worth more than US$7.1 billion annually by 2023. However, there is a telling caveat: the cannabis industry should be fully legal and regulated. The report, however, established that "Cannabis consumption, trade, and
In a statement released on Thursday, the US Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control stated that it had placed three senior officials within the DRC’s National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) and the former Kabila Government under sanctions. The press release states that this follows persistent corruption to “obstruct and
All social media accounts of the president of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta have been deactivated. Popularly referred to as Twitter President of Sub-Saharan Africa, Uhuru Kenyatta is the most followed leader in Sub-Saharan Africa on Twitter and his official handle @UKenyatta boasts of 3.62 million followers and has made over
The presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has filed a petition against President Muhammadu Buhari and he seems to have a case, of course, if the judiciary is not compromised. The Independent National Electoral Commission had on February 27, declared President Buhari who
