Why Ugandans must address how Museveni and fellow refugees grabbed power and are now grabbing all land
In Uganda of the 21st century, everything has been reduced to politics: politics of education, politics of health, politics of seeds or food, politics of exclusion, politics of conquest and politics of occupation. The list is long… Politics of conquest and occupation are frequently associated with cross-border refugees or former...
Russian official says Moscow never counts on ‘a good guy’ becoming US president as state media flatters Trump
State TV has often showcased guest speakers on its prime time geopolitical talk shows who express a preference for Trump, even if their reasons sometimes vary. Andrei Sidorov, a senior academic at Moscow State University, told a major state TV talkshow this month that Trump would be better for Russia because he would stir division that could trigger a long-held fantasy of anti-Western Russian hawks – the disintegration of the United States during infighting between its constituent states.
New poll shows Harris 46 per cent to 43 per cent ahead of Trump against backdrop of voter gloom
The poll gave signs that voters – particularly Democrats – might be more enthused about this year’s election than they were ahead of the November 2020 presidential election when Democrat Joe Biden defeated Trump.
A fool’s mission: Trying to track the impact of European Union migration funding in Senegal
Back in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, I chose two EUTF projects focusing on agriculture to look into. One was managed by ANIDA in partnership with the Italian and Spanish Development Cooperation Agencies and had received 20 million euros from the EUTF. The other was run by the Belgian Development Agency, Enabel, and had a budget of 18 million euros from the EUTF.
Whiff of voter bribery as billionaire Elon Musk doles out cash, spins conspiracies in Pennsylvania
For many at the events, the idea the 2020 election was stolen from Trump was taken as fact despite a lack of evidence. One attendee in Harrisburg asked Musk what he was doing to prevent a recurrence. Musk responded by leaning into the unfounded allegations.
Abandoned by state, stigmatised by society: Horrors of Central African Republic women raped by ‘UN peacekeepers’
The MINUSCA spokesperson said the mission registers all cases that are brought to its attention in a database and maintains the confidentiality of survivors and third parties. They did not confirm or deny if they have a record or receiving cases from Karomschi.
Rapists or peacekeepers? Investigators alarmed by UN inaction on sex abuse by Rwandan soldiers in Central African Republic
“If I haven’t gone to see MINUSCA, it is because I don’t know who to turn to, but also because I am afraid,” said Jeanne*, a fruit and vegetable vendor who said she was raped by a Rwandan peacekeeper last year. “They say that their peacekeepers have come from their country to protect us, only to rape us, so what can we do?”
Tensions soar in Mozambique as police fire teargas at opposition supporters in Maputo
Police fired teargas at other protesters in the port city of Maputo earlier in the day and said there was also unrest in the neighbouring province of Gaza. Six people were arrested, police spokesperson Orlando Mudumane told state-run radio. Maputo’s streets were largely deserted in other parts as many stayed at home, either to observe the shutdown or to avoid the unrest.
As race tightens further Harris, Trump scramble for every vote in battleground states two weeks to Election Day
Donald Trump, 78, frequently rejects any notion that he is a threat to democracy, arguing it is Democrats who are the real threat because of the criminal investigations he and his allies have faced for their attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss.
Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney teams up with Kamala Harris to cast Trump as a dangerous choice
Liz Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, was essentially exiled from the Republican Party for participating in a congressional investigation of Trump’s involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. She lost her congressional seat in a primary battle two years ago.
