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Paul Biya: elected by the Constitutional Council0
The presidential election that took place on October 7th in Cameroon was strange. Not only did the Cameroonian population take a particular interest in the question of how votes would be counted in the periods preceding and during the campaign but, against all expectations, its interest in the vote count continued to grow, particularly during
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How we fight the 65% commercial transaction IFFS0
- Africa, Democracy, Development
- 10.12.2018.
A lot of noise has been made about Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in Africa since the highly celebrated report by the Thabo Mbeki High Level Panel came out. The report in short lists how much money is lost by Africa to Multi National Companies in Africa and Aid Agencies through Commercial transactions, organised crime and
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Jailed twice for guarding Bobi Wine but Eddie Mutwe won’t stop fighting for freedom0
- Democracy, Development, East Africa, Governance, Human Rights, Uganda
- 05.12.2018.
Edward Sebuufu (alias Eddie Mutwe), the bodyguard of Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine), has been arrested twice this year. These arrests stemmed from the political activities that his boss Bobi participated in – first in July during demonstrations against the social media tax and in August during campaigns for the Arua MP by-elections.
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- Africa, Development
- 26.11.2018.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) recently had an online news feature titled, ‘Can Voluntary Colonialism Stop Migration to Europe?’. While the title itself is more a suggestion than a question what was shocking in the article were comments attributed to Germany’s Minister of state for Africa, Gunter Nooke. He is reported to have said the following,
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One Year After Mugabe: A Revolution Still not Televised0
On 15 November 2017, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s longest serving ruler was confined to his private residence in the affluent suburb of Borrowdale in Harare, Zimbabwe. This, while armed soldiers took control of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation’s (ZBC) headquarters major stations and patrolled the streets of the capital city. In what was self-evidently a ‘coup d’etat‘
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Media Freedoms Should not be at the Mercy of Politicians0
- Africa, Free Speech, Freedom of Expression, Governance, Malawi
- 21.11.2018.
I am… for freedom of the press, and against all violations of the Constitution to silence by force and not by reason the complaints or criticisms, just or unjust, of our citizens against the conduct of their agents.” Thomas Jefferson It is always good when politicians pledge their commitment to protect media freedoms, especially in
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Tales of Triumph Over Cancer Despite Depressing Cost of Treatment in Kenya0
- Society
- 16.11.2018.
The doctors told my dad to take me home and make me comfortable. There was nothing else they could do, I had about 14 days to live. I had gone to the hospital able to walk on my own but now I had to be wheeled out in wheelchair – the death sentence from the
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Resolving the Cyclic Cashew Crisis in Tanzania0
- Development, Economics, Economy, Governance, Tanzania
- 14.11.2018.
Tanzania has just witnessed a tale of the sacking of two Charles’. One, the Minister who was responsible for agriculture and, another, for industries. What has been dubbed ‘koroshow’ is behind this, not least because the cashew board has also been dissolved alongside other related reshuffles. Korosho is a Swahili word for cashew. For politicians from the opposition camp,
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Cameroon: should we be worried about post-electoral violence?0
After a relatively quiet election day, with the exception of some disruptions in the country’s English-speaking regions, the post-electoral period seems to be one of uncertainty. Cameroon will potentially be facing a new political crisis, this time following the presidential election that took place October 7th. The day after the ballots were counted, one of
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Magufuli’s Three Years in Office: Confusion as a Strategy?0
- Africa, Democracy, Development, Tanzania
- 09.11.2018.
If you can’t convince ’em, confuse ’em: if you can’t confuse ’em, scare ’em- Unknown Author If you want to sum up President John Magufuli’s three years in office, then something that happened last week can give you a picture. The controversial Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner, Paul Makonda, announced war on the LGBT community a week
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Dear Kenyans, @UKenyatta loves pretending to be a military commander and that should be deeply concerning to all. Commander-in-Chief is a civilian designation, not a military one and civilian control over the armed forces is a fundamental tenet of Kenya's constitution. twitter.com/ntvkenya…
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