Ethiopia: EPRDF’s Anniversary: What is There to Celebrate?
Region: EthiopiaWritten by Endalk 28 May is a ‘National Day’ for some Ethiopians while others consider the day as a celebration of replacement of one oppressive regime with another. 28 May marks the collapse of the oppressi... more
Views: 1589Democratic Republic of Congo: Clandestine Abortions on the Rise in Goma
Region: CongoWritten by Passy Mubalama · Translated by Georgi McCarthy [Testimonies for this post were collected by email or face-to-face interviews in French and all links forward to French articles] Illegal abortion ... more
Views: 856Zambia: Netizens Question Judges' Suspensions
Region: ZambiaWritten by Gershom Ndhlovu When Zambian president Michael Sata suspended [1] a Supreme Court judge and two high court judges and set up a tribunal to probe their alleged misconduct, he probably did not count on the pol... more
Views: 1064Senegal: No Slack for President Wade After Peaceful Election Defeat
Region: SenegalWritten by Jea While the outside world appears unanimous in its praise for outgoing Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade [1] and democracy after a peaceful election outcome [2] in March 2012, the Senegalese blo... more
Views: 1012Africa And Its Political Complexities
Region: KenyaToday there is a great upwelling of outrage worldwide resulting from the viral video exposing the almost unspeakable crimes against women and children committed by the African Rebel Leader Joseph Kony. Although ... more
Views: 1120Tourism is the backbone of JK state’s economy :Jora
Region: IndiaJammu, February 11 (Scoop News) – Minister Tourism and Culture, Nawang Rigzin Jora has stressed for bringing tourism sector as a priority sector in the Indian Economy vis-a-vis the plan alloca... more
Views: 1231South Africa: Virgin Active Caught in Racism Row
Region: South AfricaWritten by Ismail Dhorat South African newspapers ran a story recently about a South African woman who was racially abused in public at the Virgin Active gym in Morningside, Johannesburg. The story has caused a public o... more
Views: 1534Côte d'Ivoire: Hackers Threaten Intelligence Agency Upon Arrest of Journalist
Region: Cote D'ivoireWritten by Julie Owono Managing editor of Ivorian newspaper Le Patriote, Charles Sanga, was arrested on January 31, 2012 after his newspaper revealed that the Constitutional Court of Côte d'Ivoire decid... more
Views: 889South Africa: Student Anti-Racism Poster Causes a Stir
Region: South AfricaWritten by Ismail Dhorat The Democratic Alliance Students Organisation [1] (DASO) recently released a controversial poster [2] as part of their anti-racism campaign. The “In OUR future, you wouldn't lo... more
Views: 1102Uganda: The King of Buganda Sparks Controversy Over Child Out of Wedlock
Region: Uganda
Written By Rosebell Kagumire The officials captured the attention of Ugandans even more when they revealed that the child was born in July last year. The announcement which has sparked controversy and mi... more
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