Judge disqualifies Trump from Illinois ballot but ruling won’t take effect pending appeal
Trump supporters on January 6, 2021, attacked police and swarmed the Capitol in a bid to prevent Congress from certifying Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. Trump gave an incendiary speech to supporters beforehand, telling them to go to the Capitol and “fight like hell.” He then for hours did not act on requests that he urge the mob to stop.
India’s ruling Janata Party bets on women voters with sewing machines, piped water and cooking gas
Traditionally Indian women were more inclined to vote for Congress, the main opposition party, in part because it gave a country short of female role models its first woman prime minister, Indira Gandhi.
Red-Tabara rebels kill nine people in Burundi as Bujumbura accuses Kigali of complicity
Burundi last month suspended diplomatic relations with Rwanda and closed their border, calling it a response to Rwanda’s alleged backing of RED-Tabara. Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye has accused Rwandan authorities of supporting RED-Tabara.
President Macky Sall: Senegal’s delayed elections will be held in July before rainy season begins
Senegal had been seen as one of Africa’s most stable democracies, but disputes over the election have plunged the country into a political crisis.
Republican candidate Trump comments on Black voters draw rebuke from Haley, Democrats
Donald Trump’s legal challenges, including federal charges over his alleged efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss and his handling of classified documents, among other state charges and civil lawsuits, differ greatly from the historic inequities Black Americans have experienced in the criminal justice system.
Why South Africa faces a turning point in May’s national election and who the major players are
The ANC once commanded 70 per cent of the vote and was almost untouchable in South African politics. It was admired for leading the anti-apartheid movement and freeing South Africa from the system of forced racial segregation.
New UN report says rape and sexual violence in Sudan’s ongoing conflict are war crimes
The report, which covers a period from the outbreak of the fighting up to December 15, documents abuses in a country that has been largely inaccessible to aid groups and rights monitors recently, clouding the impact of a conflict that been overshadowed by wars in places like Gaza and Ukraine.
Senegal President Sall pledges to leave office in April, but that’s likely to create a power vacuum
Senegal has been seen as one of West Africa’s most stable democracies, but disputes over the election have plunged the country into a political crisis that has sparked deadly protests. At least three people have been killed by security forces and dozens injured.
Thy kingdom come: Revisiting political, cultural contests at the heart and soul of Busoga ‘Kyabazingaship’ in Uganda
The Kyabazinga is also called Isebantu, which means “father of the people”. This name was a symbol of unity derived from the expression and recognition by the people of Busoga that their leader was the “father of all people who brings all of them together”, and who also serves as their cultural leader. The wife of a Kyabazinga is called Inyhebantu or the mother of all Basoga.
Why South Sudanese should be wary of ‘spoilers’ bent on wrecking December 2024 polls
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement splintered into two factions in 2014. One is led by Kiir, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Government and the other by Machar, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition.
