The legacy of autocratic rule in Tanzania – from Nyerere to life under Magufuli
For example, the creation of the United Republic in 1964 was the outcome of a bloody revolutionin Zanzibar.…
Ugandans resist Museveni’s bid for life presidency by Ann Garrison
In 2005, Yoweri Museveni persuaded Parliament to amend Uganda’s constitution to eliminate presidential term limits, so that he…
Sierra Leone’s Disaster Was Caused by Neglect, Not Nature By Lansana Gberie
The New York Times, Aug. 20, 2017 http://tinyurl.com/ycxqmoxr [Lansana Gberie is the author of “A Dirty War in…
Africa’s Pivotal Role in the Successful Implementation of China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) Vision
Africa has been one of the integrally important regions regarding the successful implementation of China’s ambitious One Belt…
An Off-the-Record Genocide: Global Resource Extraction Economy Provides Incentives to Destroy DR Congo Indigenous Groups
By Deborah S. Rogers On April 27, 2017, a hapless cow wandered off-course during a seasonal cattle drive…
Ota Benga, the African Man Exhibited in a New York Zoo’s Monkey Cage
It is Saturday the 8th of September in 1906, and hundreds of people are standing around a monkey…
G20: The Second Berlin War Against Africa
“China is there not to fight Africa’s battles, but its own.” Germany holds this year’s presidency of the…
Obama and Clinton brought slavery to Libya
The deliberate destruction of Libya was a war crime by all standards of international law. That country was…