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Wa Mutharika’s Undelivered Promise in Malawi
In April of this year, Malawian president Bingu wa Mutharika delivered his state of the nation address, entitled “A Promise Delivered.” From what is currently happening in the country (which some...
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The African Union’s Indifference on Libya
Yes, you heard it right, the AU’s Peace and Security Council reportedly failed on Monday to agree on a common position on Libya. Instead the body has deferred the decision to a Friday meeting of the...
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African Union Rejects TNC and Instead Calls For an All-Inclusive Post-Ghadafi...
Do I see a little bit of an irony here? Let’s do a count: how many of the current AU member countries have inclusive governments? How many of the current AU member governments came to power through...
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Election Watch: Liberia
On Tuesday, October 11, 2011, Liberians will go to the polls to choose the country’s next president from a pool of 16 aspiring presidential candidates, which includes the incumbent Ms. Ellen Johnson...
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Southern Africa Year in Review: Democracy without Citizens?
The year 2011 for Southern Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa in general, will probably be remembered for what did not happen in the light of the people-powered uprising and protests that swept across the...
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Oprah’s Leadership Academy Girls Graduate in South Africa, but Are Boys Being...
Photo: Reuters Call it the O-effect. Passing with flying colors, seventy-two South African girls from disadvantaged backgrounds graduated from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls (the...
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Ethnic Tensions Simmer in Namibia’s Presidential Succession Race
Wikipedia The simmering ethnic tensions between those who prefer a non-Oshiwambo speaking person to become the next president of Namibia after president Pohamba’s term expires in 2013, and those who...
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Malema’s own Words Come Back to Haunt Him
Your own words can came back to haunt you. So learned South Africa’s Julius Malema, the controversial African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) leader expelled from the ANC for sowing disunity and...
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Fact Checking Kony 2012: What NBC’s Fact-Finding Mission to Uganda Did Not Tell
Few days after its release, amid controversies, the 30-minute documentary about Ugandan’s warlord Joseph Kony, viewed by over 80 million on Youtube, went viral online. The NBC Nightly News’ reality...
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Dear President Mugabe
What a pity that the people of Zimbabwe and the world made hoopla about your recent trip to Singapore, which turned out to be an ordinary trip for you to attend to your daughter’s post graduate studies...
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The Limit of Clooney’s Satellite Spy Project in Sudan
satellite images of Sudan The current fighting between North Sudan and South Sudan in the disputed border oil town of Heglig provides a litmus test on the success of actor George Clooney’s, goal of...
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Meet the African Union Chair Madame Zuma
Photo Credit: Tiksa Negeri. Reuters Call it the century of African women! First, there was the Nobel winner Ma Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the current president of Liberia. Then, there was the grassroots...
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South Africa Invokes Apartheid Law against the Striking Marikana Miners
What a bizarre turn of events! The Marikana miners’ case took yet another twist as media reports that all charges against the 270 South African miners arrested for murder following their clash with the...
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Corruption in Liberia: The State is not your Friend
Police Inspector General Chris Massaquoi When commenting on an article about corruption in Liberia, a poster on my Facebook buddy’s wall alluded that the state is not always a friend as generally...
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AU—Yes 2012 for Africa goes to the AU
Given all that we know and hear about Africa, success is not the first thing that comes to mind when penning about the African Union’s intervention in the continent’s conflicts. But this year, under...
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