Next US presidential campaign is around the corner and has hallmarks of the last: Biden vs Trump
As one troubled front-runner tightens his grip on the Republican nomination, President Joe Biden is on a glide path to victory on the Democratic side. The 80-year-old incumbent is facing only token opposition for the Democratic nomination despite concerns about his age and performance from many within his own party.
How unknown Twirwaneho rebels have shot their way to recognition in volatile eastern Congo
Central to Congo’s politics is a broken relationship between the seat of government in Kinshasa, the underrepresented social and economic groups in the eastern region, and external parties. Added to this mix are transnational armed groups, foreign militaries, the UN peacekeeping mission and Congolese state actors like the military.
Why West Africans are celebrating coups: Once weary citizenry starts feeling ‘the system is not working for me,’ the system is in trouble
African countries run by regimes have experienced “a breakdown in the rule of law, an increase in arbitrary arrests and detentions, bans on peaceful protests and impunity for human rights violations committed by military forces,” said Kasambala with Freedom House.
Ruling clique itching for constitutional moment in Kenya as hints to repeal presidential term limits emerge
Kulundu likens the evolving political and constitutional scenario in Kenya to the period shortly after the Russian revolution between 1917 and 1924. During the period political idealist and lawyer Vladimir Lennin rode to power promising to retool governance by disbanding the nobility (dynasty in Kenyan political lingo) and co-opting the serfs (read: hustlers).
Age becomes Biden and Trump’s road block in quest for White House, younger rivals lack mettle to knock them back
Americans actually agree on something in this time of raw discord: Joe Biden is too old to be an effective president in a second term. Only a few years his junior, Donald Trump raises strikingly less concern about his age. But they have plenty of other problems with Trump, who...
Mason Greenwood: Sinned against more than sinning after court acquitted him of sex assault charges
One of the most surprising sentences in Manchester United’s statement on Monday regarding Mason Greenwood’s future was the club’s assertion that their young forward did not carry out the crimes he was charged with. “Based on the evidence available to us, we have concluded that the material posted online did...
Prigozhin plane crash: Only open source data analysis will shed light on truth of what transpired
Officials, according to Russian state media, are investigating the crash and what may have caused it, and have reportedly recovered the bodies. It has been widely speculated that the plane could have been shot down by Russian air defences, perhaps in response to Prigozhin’s attempted coup two months ago.
Released from US prison, ‘merchant of death’ Viktor Bout behind bloodbath in Congo eyes second coming to Africa
Personally, Bout believes in following his heart, as this “is what brought me success in the first place.” He added that, “life is a learning curve and so we’ll always incorporate lessons learnt. Overall, I’m grateful for what I achieved.”
Missing in action: After revolt against Kremlin, Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s goose was cooked
Wagner was first seen in action in eastern Ukraine soon after a separatist conflict erupted there in April 2014, in the weeks following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. At the time, Russia denied sending its own weapons and troops despite ample evidence to the contrary. The private Wagner army gave Moscow a degree of deniability.
How Lionesses win against Germany at Euros final fired interest in women’s football in England
Big strides have been made, with every club (apart from West Ham) playing at least one fixture at their ‘main’ stadium last year. But following the bumper figures at those venues, there was the comedown of returning to the regular home-grounds for the women’s teams.
