Despite my efforts to give citizens security, peace, justice and stop bloodshed, that did not happen – exiting Sudan premier
Sudan’s prime minister, who was ousted in a military coup but reinstated over a month ago, resigned on Sunday, in the latest upheaval to disrupt the country’s shaky transition to democracy from dictatorship. The decision by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok came as widespread protests gripped the northeast African nation. Protesters...
In ‘pardoning’ him, former Kenya president sentenced his AG to five decades of shame and impotent rage
Because he was the son of a senior colonial official, Charles Njonjo, never really experienced colonialism first-hand and was at best indifferent to the independence struggle. Afterwards, he was vehemently opposed to Africanisation, loudly announcing that certain professions were beyond the ability of Africans. He specifically mentioned law, medicine and...
Suspected Somali al Shabaab militants attack Kenyan coast, kill six people and burn houses
Somali terrorists, Al Shabaab, killed six people in the early hours of Monday January 3, underlining how vulnerable the coastal region of Lamu remains under the spectre of the insurgents despite Kenya Defence Force (KDF) setting up a marine base in the Indian Ocean to respond to external aggression. The...
Fallen Kenya first indigenous AG Charles Njonjo was living testimony of how a ‘Pan-African must not be’
Charles Njonjo goes down in history as one of the best examples of what NOT to be as a public servant, a leader, and a politician. He also qualifies as what a true Pan-African MUST NOT BE. Njonjo, as Independent Kenya’s first attorney-general, presided over the shoddy inquiries into the...
No doubting Thomas: Brazilian great Gilberto Silva compares Arsenal’s Partey to ex-teammate Patrick Vieira
Former Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva has praised Thomas Partey’s performance against Manchester City on Saturday and says it reminded him of old teammate Patrick Vieira. The Ghana international was making his last appearance for the Gunners before he takes part in the Africa Cup of Nations this month and underlined...
Scare for EPL champions Man City after struggling to see off enterprising young Arsenal squad
Arsenal were guilty of “losing their heads” and were left shocked by a stoppage-time goal from Manchester City who claimed a 2-1 victory in a stunning match to kick off 2022. The Gunners’ first-half performance was described as “the best we have ever seen” against the Premier League champions, as...
How Ethiopia’s decades-old Tigray conflict evolved into a sequel of human rights abuses and bitter legacy
Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) spokesman Getachew Reda has denied that formal Tigrayan forces were involved in the killings unarmed civilians, but said local Tigrayan militias may have committed abuses. Reda did not respond to queries about whether the TPLF would carry out investigations and punish those responsible. In his...
Black and bold: Chelsea striker Lukaku’s daring comments on his manager lays bare struggles at Stamford Bridge
Simon Jordan insists Romelu Lukaku ‘should learn when to speak, who to speak to and how to speak’ after the striker revealed he wasn’t happy with his situation at Chelsea in a bombshell interview released on Thursday. Lukaku, who returned to the Blues for a club record £97.5 million fee...
Islamist fighters take advantage of growing rift between Somali president and PM to attack town, kill seven
Somalia’s al Shabaab fighters attacked a town north of the capital Mogadishu on Thursday, killing at least seven people as they fought government security forces, a police officer and residents said. Police and residents in Balad, 30 kilometres north of Mogadishu, said the al Qaeda-linked group’s fighters attacked and overran...
In Ethiopia war, new abuse charges turn spotlight on Tigrayan former rulers
In the dappled shadows of a glade of cypress and eucalyptus, a deacon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church adjusted his roughly-spun cotton shawl and knelt by a white-washed grave. “He was my best friend,” Betsiha Derresse said. “We did everything together – sleep, work.” In August, civil war reached the...
