Biden’s equivocation on abortion rights is snowballing into key campaign issue in 2024 US elections

Biden’s equivocation on abortion rights is snowballing into key campaign issue in 2024 US elections

The proclamation “I will aid and abet abortion” appeared across social media soon after Donald Trump’s Supreme Court justices did what they were appointed to do: overturn Roe v. Wade ruling on abortions rights. Leaving aside the question of whether it’s a great idea to advertise one’s intent to engage...

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Ethiopia’s forgotten war: <strong>Oromo Liberation Army only responds to state terrorism, human rights abuse</strong>

Ethiopia’s forgotten war: Oromo Liberation Army only responds to state terrorism, human rights abuse

In November 2020 an outbreak of violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region captured worldwide attention. The conflict was between Tigrayan forces and the forces of the Ethiopian government and its allies. Since then, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been under increasing global pressure to negotiate with Tigrayan officials to stop the...

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Outgoing Kenya president cut price of staple food to tip elections in favour of preferred successor – critics

Outgoing Kenya president cut price of staple food to tip elections in favour of preferred successor – critics

The cost of maize flour, used to make Kenya’s staple food, has been cut in half less than three weeks before general elections. The measure aims to deal with the rising cost of living that has seen prices of basic commodities soar. A 2-kilogramme packet of maize flour will now...

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Senegalese President and AU Chair Macky Fall in South Sudan to give impetus to wobbly peace process

Senegalese President and AU Chair Macky Fall in South Sudan to give impetus to wobbly peace process

The Senegalese President Macky Sall arrived in South Sudan capital, Juba, on Monday to support the country’s peace process. President Sall, the current chairperson of the African Union (AU), was received by his South Sudan counterpart, Salva Kiir at the Juba International Airport. “I have come to support the peace...

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Waves of near-daily inter-ethnic killings in South Sudan threaten 2018 truce and planned elections

Waves of near-daily inter-ethnic killings in South Sudan threaten 2018 truce and planned elections

An explosion of violence in South Sudan is raising fears that the country’s fragile peace agreement will unravel before elections the international community hopes can be held next year. The wave of near-daily killings across this East African country is often blamed on marauding militias whose attacks threaten the 2018...

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Kenyan sexist bullies running short of ammo as number of women seeking elective seats soar

Kenyan sexist bullies running short of ammo as number of women seeking elective seats soar

Wavinya Ndeti has defied bullying, attempts to discredit her academic achievements and xenophobic slurs over her marriage to emerge as a front-runner for the powerful post of governor of a key county in Kenya’s forthcoming general election. The 54-year old mother of four says she has had to “toughen up”...

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In some parts of Myanmar teachers and students regularly hide in the forest for days to attend school

In some parts of Myanmar teachers and students regularly hide in the forest for days to attend school

The Myanmar military has since last May retaliated against rising armed resistance in Karenni state with airstrikes and artillery fire, repeatedly targeting civilians and their homes and at times bombing displacement camps. More than 170,000 people, or half of the state’s population, are now internally displaced, according to civil society...

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Kenya’s online warriors: Why protesters are mobilising on social media, trigger-happy police are helpless

Kenya’s online warriors: Why protesters are mobilising on social media, trigger-happy police are helpless

When 1,700 Kenyans took to the streets of Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa last week, they had one main demand of the government: to bring down the skyrocketing cost of living. Commemorating Saba Saba Day (Seven-Seven in Swahili, when protesters on July 7, 1990 called for democracy under President Daniel arap...

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US Senate to amend Electoral Count Act to clarify vice president’s role in confirming presidential poll winner

US Senate to amend Electoral Count Act to clarify vice president’s role in confirming presidential poll winner

A bipartisan group of senators has agreed on a series of provisions to reform the Electoral Count Act, a move aimed at clarifying the role of the vice president and Congress in confirming the winner of a presidential election in the wake of January 6 chaos at Capitol Hill. The...

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