U.N. Envoy Announces Libya National Unity Government
The U.N. envoy for Libya announced a proposed list of Cabinet members for a national unity government after months of talks between opposing factions The envoy announced an MP from Tripoli, Fayez Sarraj, as Prime Minister; and three deputies from Libya’s east, west and southern regions respectively. The head of the U.N. support mission to […]
Court Rejects Mubarak-Era Politician’s Appeal to Run Election Race
Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court rejected the Mubarak-era politician and businessman Ahmed Ezz’s appeal on the court’s verdict preventing him from running in the upcoming parliamentary elections. The verdict can no longer be appealed. The supreme court’s ruling stated that Egyptian constitution “guarantees” the right for citizens to run in the parliamentary elections, “but this right […]
The CAR’s Rushed Elections Are a Dangerous Gamble
The Central African Republic (CAR) is at a critical juncture. The country is preparing for elections this October. But it is also facing a severe humanitarian crisis and is struggling to end a brutal civil war that has claimed more than 6,000 lives and displaced at least 1 million people. That’s nearly one quarter of […]
Grace Smokes the Traditional Tonga Pipe, Warns Binga People Against Supporting MDC
FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe has warned BaTonga people that if they want development and support from government they must stop voting for MDC-led by Morgan Tsvangirai, accusing them of not understanding the history of the liberation struggle. Since 2000 the MDC has been winning in Binga North and South constituencies and in the 2013 harmonised […]
South Sudan govt suspends peace talks despite sanctions threat
South Sudan’s government said Friday it was pulling out of peace talks to end a 20-month-long civil war after rebel forces split despite international threats of sanctions. Tens of thousands of people have been killed in a war marked by widespread atrocities on both sides, and diplomats warned the collapse of the latest peace efforts […]
Muhammadu Buhari appoints anti-corruption advisers
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a committee to advise him on how best to tackle corruption and reform the legal system. The seven-member Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption is mostly made up of academics. Mr Buhari was elected in May, largely on a promise to tackle corruption. He has said he believes government officials […]
Bogus Survey Supports King Mswati’s Power
The Times of Swaziland misled its readers when it reported that a ‘survey’ in Malawi concluded that Swaziland’s King Mswati III should ‘reject Western democracy’. No such survey was undertaken. The Times reported the survey was conducted by what it called ‘Malawi’s leading newspaper’, the Nyasa Times. It reported one person who took part in […]
How War, Oil and Politics Fuel Controversy in South Sudan’s Unity State
The recent move by the Unity State government to expel a UN diplomat for authoring a report that accused the SPLA of human rights abuses in the state follows a long line of controversial happenings that have dogged Unity since the 1980s. The expulsion of foreign individuals deemed undesirable by the authorities is usually the […]
Do the Lives of the South Sudanese Really Matter to Kiir and Machar, or Anyone Else?
The forces allied to the two main parties to the conflict in South Sudan, President Salva Kiir and former vice president Riek Machar, continue to inflict pain, suffering and despair on the South Sudanese people as a result of their unwillingness to take the necessary steps to end the civil war. Since fighting started in […]
Thousands of Women Arrive to Hear Jacob Zuma’s Speech
It was a morning of waiting in long queues in the hot Free State sun for the thousands of women streaming into the Harry Gwala stadium in Sasolburg for President Jacob Zuma’s Women’s Day address on Sunday. An Umkhonto we Sizwe compilation CD belted out the song Malibongwe, which refers to the saying “You touch […]
