President Tinubu feels the heat as Nigerian youth prepare for nationwide protests against government
Religious clerics, traditional rulers and other prominent Nigerians have joined the government in discouraging young people from embarking on protests slated to begin from August 1, fearing Kenya-style protests will wreak havoc on the economy.
As racist and sexist attacks fly, Republicans grapple with how to dim Kamala Harris’ rising star
In interviews with nine Republican lawmakers and 11 Black Republican women who back Trump, eight said personal attacks on Harris should be avoided. While guarded in their comments and emphasising their continued support for Trump, several expressed worry over the tenor of the attacks and whether the onslaught could harm Republicans at the ballot box.
Kamala Harris builds momentum as Barack and Michelle Obama endorse, give her crucial support
The Obamas are perhaps the last major party figures to endorse Harris formally, a reflection of the former president’s desire to remain, at least publicly, a party elder operating above the fray. The Obamas remain prodigious fundraising draws and popular surrogates at large campaign events for Democratic candidates.
Why Vice President Kamala Harris is using Beyoncé’s ‘Freedom’ as her campaign song
The Biden-Harris creative team wrote the script for Harris’ video on Tuesday, based on her speech at campaign headquarters on Monday. Harris recorded the voiceover while on the road in Indianapolis Wednesday afternoon.
South Africa’s government of national unity on trial as DA takes its partner ANC to court in sign
The coalition, referred to as a “government of national unity,” created a new political landscape for South Africa after the ANC had governed since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule in 1994.
Republicans worry about Trump’s loose mouth and misogynism, urge party to avoid racist and sexist attacks on Harris
President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he was withdrawing from the race. In a memo on the state of the race on Tuesday, Trump campaign pollster Tony Fabrizio argued the fundamentals of the campaign had not changed now that Harris appears increasingly likely to be the Democratic nominee.
Ugandan youth take a cue from neighbouring Kenya, attempt to storm parliament to flush out corrupt MPs
The protests were organised by Ugandans who hope to emulate efforts by people in neighbouring Kenya, where demonstrations recently forced the President William Ruto to dismiss almost his entire cabinet after widespread opposition to a proposal to impose new taxes.
VP Kamala Harris is sure to win Democratic ticket, but her mother’s native India is cautious about her prospects
When Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president in the US, residents in her maternal family’s ancestral village in southern India watched in real time, setting off fireworks, holding up portraits of her and wishing her a long life. But, four years later, as she works to become the...
From Kenya to Uganda: Outraged African youth to turn social media to put corrupt regimes to the sword
One beneficial aspect of social media is its ability to spark outrage and incite change within the people, affecting the democratic state of a country as is currently happening in the East African nation of Kenya right now. When this happens, traditional politics does not come in. Nor does one need to evoke foreigners as the cause. However, the spread of misinformation is a digital crisis as the misinformation spreads quickly and widely. The powers that be must be well equipped to confront this not by guns but by brains to correct the impression created by misinformation.
Kamala Harris candidature excites Black voters, inspire hope and cause panic she takes centre stage
President Joe Biden’s support of Kamala Harris and the immediate coalescing of other party leaders around her makes her the prohibitive favourite to replace him at the top of the presidential ticket. But in interviews in Atlanta, where voters helped flip Georgia for Democrats four years ago, some Black voters were nervous.
