Con: X owner Elon Musk fought government surveillance, while profiting off state surveillance
In its petition to the Supreme Court last September, X’s attorneys took up the banner of communications privacy: “History demonstrates that the surveillance of electronic communications is both a fertile ground for government abuse and a lightning-rod political topic of intense concern to the public.” After the court declined to take up the case in January, Musk responded tweeting, “Disappointing that the Supreme Court declined to hear this matter.”
Why insecure President Museveni, a Rwandan refugee, can’t surrender reins of power or deport Banyarwanda from Uganda
In 1980, Museveni contested for the presidency in the general election by founding the Uganda Patriotic Movement (UPM). The main contestant, UPC, was wary of Banyarwanda refugees voting for the Catholic dominated DP. In Museveni’s newly found home, Nyabushozi (Mbarara North Constituency), he was branded a ‘stranger and an immigrant’ and totally rejected in favour of Sam Kuteesa of DP.
Formation of DRC new government on course as UNSC told M23 rebels have uprooted military
On humanitarian, human and civil security issues, Bintou Keita drew attention to atrocities committed by another rebel group – the ADF (Allied Democratic Forces) – active in the eastern DRC. She pointed to 200 civilian deaths since the start of 2024 on the Ituri/North Kivu provincial border.
Anti-Israel protesters interrupt Biden, Obama, Clinton at $25 million New York fundraiser
Biden, 81, has faced concerns about his age and fitness for a second four-year term. Recent Reuters/Ipsos polls show his approval rating at 40 per cent and in a tight race with Trump, 77, ahead of the November 5 election.
Transport ministry: An 8-year old only survivor as South Africa bus crash kills 45 Easter pilgrims
The driver lost control and collided with barriers on a bridge near Mamatlakala, causing the bus to go over the bridge and hit the ground, catching fire, according to a statement by the transport department.
Since America has lost influence in African Sahel it has adopted China’s African foreign policy of ‘see-no evil’
The most recent State Department report on human rights in Equatorial Guinea details credible reports of extrajudicial killings, torture, “inhuman” punishment, arbitrary arrest and political imprisonment by the state, among many other abuses.
Squeezed by coups in West Africa and surging Chinese presence, Biden is now dining with Africa’s worst dictator
Equatorial Guinea has been plagued by oppression, corruption and poverty for decades. After seizing power in a military coup in 1979, Obiang and his family have ruled it as their personal fiefdom. Despite significant oil wealth, the country suffers widespread poverty due to rampant embezzlement.
Human rights groups accuse Russian Wagner mercenaries of helping Mali army kill civilians
Violence has escalated in Mali since Russian mercenaries arrived there following a coup in 2021. Its ruling junta has ramped up operations, carrying out deadly drone strikes that have hit gatherings of civilians, and raids accompanied by Russian mercenaries that have killed civilians.
Report implicates UN peacekeepers in sexual abuse as reported cases shot to 750 in 2023
South Africa is a known offender when it comes to SEA with the last reported incident six months ago which saw eight SA National Defence Force (SANDF) personnel, including one officer, serving with MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) detained ahead of deportation to face charges in South Africa.
South African testy relations with US: Biden resists pressure to dump Pretoria for ideological inconsistency
The bill, if passed, would require the US administration to report to Congress on its review of US-South Africa relations and state explicitly “whether South Africa has engaged in activities that undermine United States national security or foreign policy interests.”
