Zimbabwe votes against a backdrop of economic maelstrom, results are likely to be contested
The cash-strapped country’s chances of resolving a debt crisis that prevents it from accessing World Bank and International Monetary Fund loans are at stake, as foreign lenders have said a free and fair election is a pre-condition for any meaningful talks on the issue.
Transition of Museveni from barter trade advocate to running ruthless mafioso of Uganda Inc
If you talk of business crime, intellectual crime, academic crime, cybercrime, political crime, economic crime, ecological crime and environmental crime, virtually all those involved belong to President Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s new middle class. They are found in the army, police, cabinet, legislature, judiciary, business, education, health, politics, you name it.
Trump announces he plans to be ‘arrested’ in Atlanta on Thursday over Georgia indictment
In a 98-page Georgia indictment revealed last week, Trump and 18 other defendants were charged with a total of 41 criminal counts in connection with efforts to reverse his defeat in the state’s 2020 election.
US Senate Republican predicts GOP will lose to Biden if it settles on former president as candidate
Ranking member Sen. Bill Cassidy speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing entitled “Why Are So Many American Youth in a Mental Health Crisis? Exploring Causes and Solutions,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, on June 8, 2023. Credit: Reuters
Under pressure ex-US President Trump dumps Republican debates with opinion polls favouring him
Trump’s absence from this week’s debate could mean DeSantis will become the focus of attacks from other candidates looking to position themselves as the primary alternative to the former president. The winner of the Republican nominating fight will take on Democratic President Joe Biden in the November 2024 election.
Trump hit with another indictment by a Georgia grand jury for trying to overturn 2020 election loss
The indictment cites a number of crimes that Trump or his associates allegedly committed from before the November 3, 2020, election until September 2022, including falsely testifying to lawmakers that election fraud had occurred and urging state officials to alter the results.
Sudanese journalist: War has destroyed my Darfur town, but I will keep fighting for justice
Last month, I left Darfur because there were risks to me staying put given my work, but the sense of powerlessness has only gotten worse. Every time I receive a message or a missed call from my family, I worry something may have happened.
Irony of strong US military presence in Niger as civilian government is ousted, president detained
The US has a large unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, base in the country from which it carries out missions against Islamic State and Al Qaeda affiliates in the region. It has also trained Nigerien forces in counterterror operations. In October 2017, four US soldiers were killed near the Nigerien village of Tongo Tongo after being attacked by more than 100 ISIS fighters.
Ecuadorian drug lords assassinate a presidential candidate who spoke against graft, narcotics
An Ecuadorian presidential candidate known for speaking up against cartels and corruption was shot and killed on Wednesday at a political rally in the capital, amid a startling wave of gang-driven violence in the South American country. President Guillermo Lasso confirmed the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio and suggested organised crime...
Uganda’s eating chiefs: A look at a presidency infested with hounds who ravage the Treasury, then vomit on shoes of the poor
If Ms Kamya felt a bit uncomfortable with President Museveni’s public emasculation of her efforts to fight corruption in Uganda, she actually came off quite lightly, compared to her counterpart anti-corruption CEOs elsewhere in Africa, who have been publicly humiliated and summarily hounded out of office long before the end of their tenure, the very moment these anti-corruption chiefs started stepping on the toes of some crooked members of the political establishment.
