Burundi Exiles Record Forgotten Victims of Political Crisis
By gathering personal testimonies and information on citizen deaths, a project run by Burundians in exile is recording the stories of those killed during the current political crisis. Violence broke out last year when the president, Pierre Nkirunziza, announced plans to run for an unconstitutional third term. Clashes soon escalated, leading to a series of […]
North Korea Offers Friendship With One Hand, Abuse With The Other
Pyongyang says nuclear programme has given it the upper hand and predicts re-unification despite Seoul’s ‘agitation’ North Korea has announced it is reaching out a “warm helping hand” to its sworn enemy in the south, suggesting that the success of its nuclear weapons programme means re-unification between the two Koreas in close at hand. Pyongyang […]
OPINION: Besigye’s Date With Prison
One morning in late February 1981, Kizza Besigye was preparing to fly to Nairobi to buy stethoscopes for sale to the growing number of private health facilities in Kampala. According to the book, Kizza Besigye and Uganda’s Unfinished Revolution, authored by journalist Daniel Kalinaki, Dr Besigye collected his air ticket from the Uganda Airlines offices […]
South America’s Powerful Women Are Embattled. Is Gender a Factor?
In Argentina, former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has been indicted, accused of endangering the nation’s finances. In Brazil, President Dilma Rousseff is facing an impeachment trial, and her interim successor has appointed only male ministers. In Chile, President Michelle Bachelet, once hugely popular, has seen her approval ratings plunge. What has happened to the […]
U.S. Officials Storm Out Of Uganda President’s Inauguration
Uganda’s veteran president vowed to fight corruption and inefficient bureaucracy on Thursday as he was sworn in to a fifth term in office, but some Western officials walked out of the ceremony when he mocked the International Criminal Court. In his inaugural address, President Yoweri Museveni, 71, told heads of state, diplomats and other guests […]
Rousseff Impeachment Vote Annulled, Throwing Brazil Legislature Into Chaos
Brazil’s political tumult has descended into farce after a little-known and newly appointed lower house speaker proclaimed the annulment of last month’s impeachment vote against Dilma Rousseff. The surprise move – which was immediately challenged by senior figures in the senate – provided an absurd twist in the country’s ongoing political drama that would stretch […]
Finish Line Far Out Of Sight In Nigeria’s Race To Beat Corruption
President Muhammadu Buhari’s first foreign trip was a symbolic one. He crossed the border to Niger, where his counterpart, Mahamadou Issoufou, gave Buhari a horse. It seemed an appropriate present for a leader who, since taking the reins of government, has been riding roughshod over some entrenched self-interests in the Nigerian state. Since then, Buhari […]
Playing The Enemy: Understanding the ‘hit’ against Madonsela
If someone really did pay a contract killer to take out Thuli Madonsela, they must be quite annoyed that the plot has been exposed before the job was done and that the revelation led to even more hero-worshipping of the public protector. It seems Madonsela’s superhero status rockets every time her detractors try to diminish […]
Uganda: Court Petitioned to Stop Museveni Swearing-in
Two citizens yesterday asked the High court to halt the May 12 inauguration of President Museveni. In their application, Moses Bigirwa and Hakim Kizza contend that Museveni is 79 years old, which according to the Constitution would make him ineligible to be president of Uganda. In his affidavit, Bigirwa wrote: “That I verily believe that […]
Here’s How The Economic Slowdown Could Foil A Clinton Presidency
Much has been written about the economic consequences of the slowdown in economic growth in recent years, but what about the political implications? If the slowdown continues, and there is reason to believe that it will, how will it affect the ability of the next president to implement his, or more likely her, economic agenda? […]
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