Corruption in successive Haiti interim governments forces civilians to opt for self-protection against coordinated gangs

Corruption in successive Haiti interim governments forces civilians to opt for self-protection against coordinated gangs

It’s no surprise that Haitians have increasingly felt the need to protect themselves. A vigilante movement known as the Bwa Kale, and whose members systematically kill and burn people they suspect of being gang members, has grown significantly in recent months.

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‘I heard there were Kenyan police officers in Haiti, but why are they here if we don’t see any difference?’

‘I heard there were Kenyan police officers in Haiti, but why are they here if we don’t see any difference?’

Wary of the lack of results, foreign governments have been reluctant to stump up the money they pledged to the mission’s trust fund. According to several sources, it now has around $100 million – far less than the $600 million needed. There are concerns that the United States, which promised $300 million, may pull back once Donald Trump takes office next week.

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Decolonising intellectualism: Why Uganda’s knowledge systems need to be weaned of intellectual imperialism

Decolonising intellectualism: Why Uganda’s knowledge systems need to be weaned of intellectual imperialism

In the context of Uganda, universities remain, as in the past, the main knowledge centres where knowledge is organised, authorised and governed. Here, our universities have continued to organise, authorise and govern knowledge within units or packets of knowledge called disciplines within which the knowledge workers specialise in small bits of knowledge within each discipline.

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Day after billionaire Bezos’s space company launched giant New Glenn rocket, his rival Musk’s SpaceX Starship explodes in flight test

Day after billionaire Bezos’s space company launched giant New Glenn rocket, his rival Musk’s SpaceX Starship explodes in flight test

The Federal Aviation Administration, which regulates private launch activities, said it had briefly slowed and diverted planes around the area where space debris was falling, but normal operations had since resumed.

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Cracks emerge in South Africa’s ruling coalition as President Ramaphosa is told to take responsibility for death of 87 miners

Cracks emerge in South Africa’s ruling coalition as President Ramaphosa is told to take responsibility for death of 87 miners

The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when police cut off food supplies for a period of time to the miners working illegally in the mine’s tunnels.

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