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The Bottom Line – in Voting, Fear the Politics of the Tummy Like Leprosy

The Bottom Line – in Voting, Fear the Politics of the Tummy Like Leprosy

For high-pitched Kenyans, the time to mint and print dosh’s arrived. Do you want quick dosh? Become an opinion pollster. Thereafter, just analyse and say things with full sangfroid, even if you truly know are abracadabras and quackery. It’s super easy. Use tribal science to interview tribesmen and women instead of citenzry. Add a tribal […]

Burundi, Comoros Apply for Membership to SADC

Burundi, Comoros Apply for Membership to SADC

Burundi could join Tanzania as a member of the Southern African Development Community, a move that complicates the direction the East Africa Community takes for the remaining phases of integration. Burundi has applied alongside the Union of Comoros for membership in the 15-country regional grouping headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. The applications were assessed first by […]

The Role of Ethnicity in Kenyan Politics

The Role of Ethnicity in Kenyan Politics

Kenya goes to the polls on August 8. As in previous elections, the roles played by ethnicity and tribalism are likely to be decisive. Experts say politicians beat the drum while many dance to the tune. Kenyan politics have been characterized by ethnic tensions since independence in 1963. But it was not until 2008 that […]

Morocco’s king offers no more than autonomy for disputed Western Sahara

Morocco’s king offers no more than autonomy for disputed Western Sahara

King Mohammed arrived to fanfare in Western Sahara’s Laayoune for his third visit since he succeeded to the throne in 1999 [AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar] Morocco’s king has renewed Rabat’s insistence that there will be no compromise on the kingdom’s claim to sovereignty over the Western Sahara, vowing that he will offer no more than autonomy […]

Nigeria’s Former Oil Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke Arrested In London

Nigeria’s Former Oil Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke Arrested In London

Nigeria’s former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke was arrested in London on Friday, a source from Nigeria’s presidency circle and another with links to her family said. She was minister under former president Goodluck Jonathan until May 2015. A police spokesman in London said he had no record of such an arrest. The National Crime Agency […]

Burundi army chief Prime Niyongabo ‘escapes assassination attempt’

Burundi army chief Prime Niyongabo ‘escapes assassination attempt’

The head of Burundi’s armed forces has survived an assassination attempt in the capital Bujumbura, police said, adding that at least seven other people were killed in the attack. “There was an attack against the armed forces chief, General Prime Niyongabo, but happily he was unharmed,” Burundi’s deputy police chief, General Godefroid Bizimana, told AFP […]

Guatemalan President Otto Perez has resigned after Congress stripped the leader of immunity over corruption allegations and a warrant was issued for his arrest

Guatemalan President Otto Perez has resigned after Congress stripped the leader of immunity over corruption allegations and a warrant was issued for his arrest

Guatemalan President Otto Perez has resigned, his spokesman said after Congress stripped the leader of immunity over corruption allegations and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The embattled conservative leader, in power since 2012, took Thursday’s decision to step down to confront “individually the proceedings against him,” his spokesman Jorge Ortega said, days before […]

Indian PM Modi lauds decision to provide land for temple during landmark two-day visit to UAE

Indian PM Modi lauds decision to provide land for temple during landmark two-day visit to UAE

The Indian government has lauded a decision by the United Arab Emirates to allocate land for the building of the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi. Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, currently on a two-day trip to the UAE, said in a tweet on Sunday, that he was thankful to the UAE government, describing the […]

Former head of Pakistan’s powerful spy agency Hamid Gul dies

Former head of Pakistan’s powerful spy agency Hamid Gul dies

Hamid Gul, the former head of Pakistan’s powerful intelligence agency who strongly backed the Taliban, has died of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 79. Gul, who was a military commander in the Pakistani Army in the 1980s, died on Saturday night at a military hospital in Muree, 50km northeast of the capital Islamabad.He […]

Guinea-Bissau president José Mário Vaz dismisses government

Guinea-Bissau president José Mário Vaz dismisses government

The president of the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau has dismissed the government led by Domingos Pereira, the prime minister. Jose Mario Vaz made the announcement on a national radio programme late on Wednesday, after months of political infighting between the two leaders. The African Union had suspended Guinea-Bissau following a coup in April. The […]

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