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Swaziland’s biggest cultural event start on the 25th of August

July 31, 2015 Global Author

The dates for Swaziland’s biggest cultural event have been announced and a hive of colourful activity will soon descend upon the country in the form of the festival known as ‘Umhlanga’ or Reed Dance. The Festival is set to start on the 25th of August, with the main day (Day 7) set to take place on Monday 31st August. It will be... Read More

Since Nato’s slaughter of Gaddafi Libya has fallen into chaos latest being Kidnapping of 4 Indian Teachers

July 31, 2015 Global Author

Four Indian teachers have been kidnapped in Libya, India's foreign ministry has said. The four were abducted at a checkpoint near the city of Sirte, where they were teaching at a university. The Islamic State (IS) group has a strong presence in Sirte, hometown of former leader Muammar Gaddafi. . Read More

CAR: Unprotected Muslims forced to abandon religion

July 31, 2015 Global Author

Muslims returning to ethnically-cleansed areas of western CAR have in some cases been forced to abandon their religion, said Amnesty International in a report published today. The report, “Erased identity: Muslims in ethnically cleansed areas of the Central African Republic”, reveals how Muslims who have returned to their homes in large parts of western CAR following the 2014 killing spree... Read More

US President Barack Obama dines with Kenyan family in Nairobi

July 24, 2015October 20, 2016 Global AuthorBarack Obama, Hillary Clinton, US, US Politics

US President Barack Obama's gathered with members of his extended family in Nairobi Friday, kicking off a two day visit to his father's native Kenya. Obama's familial connections to the East African nation were on display as soon as Air force One touched down in Nairobi, with the president's sister Auma Obama among those assembled to greet him. . Read More

President Obama’s Visit And Africa’s Second Uhuru

July 22, 2015October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBill Clinton, Burundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Milton Allimadi, Museveni, Obama, Paul Kagame, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

Dear Mr. President, Your trip to Africa this week presents a legacy-defining opportunity. President George W. Bush is remembered for the billions of dollars he made available to fight HIV/Aids; a program which has continued under your administration. Bill Clinton, while decried for allowing genocide in Rwanda, is also hailed for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA),… Read More

Where Are Rwandan Religious Leaders And Activists To Lead Us Out Of Darkness?

July 22, 2015October 20, 2016 Global AuthorBishops, dictatorship, Dr. David Himbara, elections, Paul Kagame, Religious leaders, Rwanda

By: Dr. David Himbara Progressive churches world-over are never silent when governments commit crimes and immoral acts against citizens. Often though, conservative churches fail to speak out against immoral and violent acts by governments. Even worse, some churches defend the wrong side of the moral issue. In such cases, the church becomes complicit in injustice, as happened in some… Read More

War Crimes and Rwandan Realities

July 22, 2015October 20, 2016 Global AuthorKagame, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, War Crimes

Gen. Emmanuel Karenzi Karake, the head of the Rwandan intelligence services who is now free on bail in London pending an extradition hearing in October, is an exemplar of the tightly knit group of diaspora Tutsis that ousted Rwanda’s Hutu-dominated government and rose to power during the 1994 genocide. Once a victim of human rights abuses, he now stands accused… Read More

Senegal Court case of Former Chad Leader Habre might spell an end to the need for ICC

July 22, 2015October 22, 2016 Global AuthorAfrica's Pinochet, African Union, Chad, Habre, ICC, President Assane Dioma Ndiaye, United States

A special court in the Senegalese capital of Dakar began a long-awaited trial Monday against former Chadian ruler Hissene Habre on charges of torture, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The 72-year-old Habre and his lawyers have dismissed the court as lacking due process and said they would boycott the trial, but they were present Monday after authorities forced their... Read More

Gambia: Sharp deterioration of human rights in 21st year of President Jammeh’s rule

July 21, 2015 Global AuthorAmnesty International’s West Africa researcher, Gambia, human rights, Sabrina Mahtani, Yahya Jammeh

The human rights situation in Gambia has deteriorated sharply during President Yahya Jammeh's 21st year in power, said Amnesty International on the anniversary of his 1994 coup d’état. “The climate of fear which has blighted the lives of Gambians for more than two decades worsened over the last 12 months with journalists, people perceived to be gay or lesbian, and... Read More

Ex-Presidents

ICC court so unpopular in Africa Denies Charles Taylor request to serve sentence in an african country

July 20, 2015November 28, 2016 Global AuthorCharles Taylor, ICC

The Special Court for Sierra Leone has denied former Liberian President Charles Taylor's request to serve his 50-year sentence for war crimes in Rwanda, rather than Britain. Taylor was convicted in April 2012 of 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for aiding murderous rebels in Sierra Leone's civil war. . Read More