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Age Isn’t a Problem, Malawi Needs to Move Away from Personality Politics0
- Democracy, Development, Elections, Governance, Malawi, Politics
- 20.06.2018.
Malawi appears to be living in a never-ending electoral cycle. The local politics is always about the next elections, as much as it is about politicians always positioning themselves for top government and public positions where the bounties of this peaceful country are shared, away from the majority of its citizens who have to grapple
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African Bloggers speak up on behalf of Tanzania Bloggers0
- Africa, African Union, Afrique, Civil Liberties, Democracy, Human Rights
- 15.06.2018.
It has been a rough couple of months in East Africa for bloggers and people that use the internet as a way of expressing themselves. Kenya recently passed the Cyber Crimes Law which as Kenyan blogger Daniel Ominde writes that it was a blatant attack on Freedom of Expression. Uganda as of yesterday read it’s
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Re-Living the Chibondo Genocide0
On my recent visit to Zimbabwe, I took time to attend an exhibition of the Chibondo Genocide at the National Heroes Acre in Harare where liberation heroes are buried. The exhibition was put together by the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe. It’s a story of how in April 2011 Zimbabweans wake up to a
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Jean-Pierre Bemba is coming back to the DRC!0
- Africa, Democracy, Democratic Republic of Congo, Démocratie, DR Congo, Governance, Human Rights, International Relations
- 13.06.2018.
No one foresaw such a reversal of the situation. Jean-Pierre Bemba sentenced to 18 years in prison was suddenly acquitted by the International Criminal Court on Friday, June 8, 2018. He spent 10 years behind bars. The announcement of his acquittal has had a bomb effect on the whole world, but especially in the DRC.
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Re-Reading Morgan Tsvangirai’s Bio, ‘At the Deep End’0
I recently re-read Zimbabwe’s late former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s biography or memoir, ‘At the Deep End.’ Written in collaboration with the late journalist William Bango, the book is essentially about Tsvangirai’s reflections on his own life. Both the personal and more significantly (for me at least) the political aspects of the same. And its
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Zimbabwe After the “Coup”: Hope, Freedom of Speech, Open for Business0
- Freedom of Expression, Media, Politics, Social Media, Zimbabwe
- 08.06.2018.
This is a tale from the recently concluded Africa Blogging 2018 workshop held in Harare, Zimbabwe. Landing in Harare, Zimbabwe´s capital was supposed to be a short 45 minutes flight. But in their usual fashion, Kenya Airways was again delayed. “We are sorry to announce that we will be shutting down the engines because one
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Kabila’s opponent Moses Katumbi prevented from returning to DRC0
- Africa, Democracy, DR Congo, Freedom of Expression, Governance, Human Rights
- 06.06.2018.
In the DRC, only members and relatives of the regime can move freely in the country. They enter and leave the country without problem. But this is not the case for opponents. They are watched under a magnifying glass. Moses Katumbi Chapwe is one of them. The former governor of Katanga has been in exile
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Women’s Political Participation not an Act of Charity0
- Africa, Politics, Women Empowerment, Women Rights
- 04.06.2018.
The late Mozambican President Samora Machel once said: “The liberation of women is not an act of charity but a fundamental precondition for the success of our revolution.” These words remain relevant as we reflect on the status of women’s participation in the sphere of politics and decision-making processes on the continent. Early this week,
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Joyce Banda’s Return and the Unstable Nature of Malawi Politics0
After almost four years away, former president Joyce Banda finally returned to Malawi on 28 April 2018, stepping on home soil for the first time since she lost the 2014 elections. Since her homecoming, she has been quick to criticise the current government, but has remained vague on her next steps, simply emphasising that “this
READ MOREKenya’s Corruption Scandals, A case of Same Script Different Cast?0
- Corruption, Kenya
- 30.05.2018.
Or is it a case of same script, same cast with a few new extras? I think the latter describes the Kenyan scenario better if the front-page story on last Thursday’s Daily Nation is anything to go by? This story bears a striking resemblance to a story that was in the Kenyan press for months
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