South Sudan VP Machar fears ongoing peace talks in Kenya are aimed at replacing 2018 accord
Opposition groups that were not part of the 2018 peace agreement have been in talks in Kenya since May 9 aimed at bringing groups on board ahead of the December elections. The talks have resulted in a draft agreement that recommends an extension of the transitional period to provide more time for election preparations.
My beef with Uganda’s ‘educated fools’: University professors steal and thievery thrives in highest institutions of learning
If we are to be effective in dealing with the educated looters and/or educated thieves, we must embrace Bet Kamya’s (IGG’s) or Singapore’s successful method of fighting corruption: the Life Style Approach, which matches legitimate income to the riches of the educated looter or educated thief. Later will be too late. Anything else may relapse into pettifoggery in the courtrooms, with most educated looters and educated thieves cleared of any wrong doing even if there is overwhelming evidence that what they have is not commensurate with their legitimate income, and must have been accumulated only by taking what is not theirs by virtue of their offices.
Sudan accuses UAE of fuelling war with weapons to paramilitary rivals, but the Gulf state denies allegations
Sudanese Ambassador Al-Harith Mohamed accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of “destructively launching” its war with the Sudanese military and attacking civilians, aided by weapons from the UAE.
Immigrants without legal status on verge of getting US citizenship under new Biden plan
About 50,000 noncitizen children with parents who are married to US citizen could also potentially qualify for the process, according to senior administration officials who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity.
How politics of ethnic identity and politics of economic interest tear Uganda apart, traumatise minorities
In the political and leadership history of Uganda, politics of identity has been central to leadership and governance of the country, which evolved from the colonial weaving 15 traditional national identities to form the British Protectorate of Uganda, the Commonwealth Realm of Uganda and then Uganda. These were: Acholi, Ankole, Buganda, Bugisu, Bukedi, Bunyoro, Busoga, Karamoja, Kigezi, Lango, Moyo, Sebei, Teso, Toro and West Nile.
Burundi enjoying relative peace but food and power shortages hamper return from the cold
Burundi has been on a path of relative stability. In January, the World Bank announced a new grant of up to $40 million to help the government avert acute commodity shortages. The project focuses on improving the credibility of Burundi’s financial system.
Trump tries to win over Blacks in Detroit but polls show he won’t flip the Democratic bloc
Donald Trump was convicted in New York last month on 34 felony counts of participating in a scheme to cover up his payment during the 2016 election to a porn star with whom he had an alleged affair. He also faces separate charges for interfering with the 2020 election and allegedly mishandling classified documents.
New poll finds Britain’s governing Consertive Party is hurtling toward ‘electoral extinction’
Market research company Savanta found 46 per cent support for Keir Starmer’s Labour Party, up 2 points on the previous poll five days earlier, while support for the Conservatives dropped 4 points to 21 per cent.
Breaking stalemate: How South Africa’s ANC and DA burnt midnight oil to form ‘unity’ government
While the efforts of the ANC and the DA to find broad common ground have been hailed, no one doubts them governing together long term will be complex. They disagree on many issues, including on nationalisation vs. privatisation of key sectors of the economy, on funding healthcare, on labour rights and foreign policy, where the DA has criticised the ANC’s overtly pro-Russia and pro-Palestinian stance.
Ping pong: How China’s scramble to link US Army to the origin and spread of Covid stirred US propaganda machine
Health workers and the government struggled to get Filipinos vaccinated against Covid-19, despite mobile sites like this one, operating in May 2021 in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. At that time, the Philippines had one of the worst inoculation rates in Southeast Asia. The primary vaccine available then was Sinovac. Credit: Reuters
