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Young man Mugabe at 91 has made 25 foreign trips this year alone

July 19, 2015 Global Author

Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe defies his age. At 91, he is one of the world’s oldest leaders, yet he maintains a punishing schedule–particularly for Since the beginning of the year Mugabe has been focusing on international diplomacy through his dual roles as chairman of the African Union and the Southern African Development Community. It probably makes him one of the... Read More

Chad: Time for justice for victims of Hissène Habré’s regime

July 19, 2015 Global Author

The opening of the trial against former Chadian President, Hissene Habré, in Senegal on Monday will put an end to 25 years of impunity and give hope to the tens of thousands of victims of human rights violations and crimes under international law committed under his watch, said Amnesty International. Habré is being tried by the Extraordinary African Chambers in... Read More

Media and Critical Reporting of Traditional Medicine Claims in Africa

June 25, 2015 Global Author

African traditional medicine is widely perceived as a form of voodoo medicine, as a survival of some stone age pre-modern illiterate formation that still functions and fulfils medical purposes for Africans. This is, at least, how many anthropologists have viewed the subject. They have argued that African traditional medicine is unlike 'western medicine', and then go on to establish how... Read More

Child marriage: jeopardising Africa’s future

June 16, 2015 Global Author

Child marriage is still a reality for millions of girls across Africa. The African continent is home to 15 out of the 20 countries with the world’s highest rates of child marriage. Worldwide, approximately 15 million girls every year are married before they reach the age of 18. That is the equivalent of the entire population of Zimbabwe or Mali.... Read More

SA High Court orders arrest of ICC Fugitive Omar al-Bashir of Sudan

June 15, 2015 Global Author

Pretoria, South Africa – On Monday 15 June 2015, a full bench of the North Gauteng High Court, comprising Judge President Dunstan Mlambo, Deputy Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba, and Judge Hans Fabricius, made an order for the arrest of the President of Sudan, Omar Al-Bashir. Immediately thereafter the State confirmed that President Bashir had been allowed to leave the country... Read More

Jacob Zuma Welcomes Omar al-Bashir of Sudan despite pleas from ICC

June 14, 2015 Global Author

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has called on South Africa to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir who is in the country for an African Union (AU) summit. Mr. Bashir is wanted for war crimes over the conflict in Darfur. An ICC statement said South Africa should "spare no effort" in detaining him. But instead he was welcomed by South African... Read More

Mauritius: A woman president for all citizens

June 5, 2015October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBurundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

“I think that the great strength that women bring when they move into senior levels of politics is not that they're more nurturing, caring, maternal figures, but that they will bring a certain level of different perspective, a different way of thinking, and that is just really valuable for all of us.”— Nicholas Kristof, journalist, author and Pulitzer Prize winner. ... Read More

Children at risk in the hands of the FDLR in eastern of Democratic Republic of the Congo

May 29, 2015 Global AuthorChild Soldiers, congo, DRC, FDLR, MONUSCO, rape, Rebels, Rwanda, UN Peacekeepers, Vision-GRAM International, war

By: Joseph H. Cavallaro- Vision GRAM-International May 26, 2015 – In recent weeks, several hundred Congolese children have escaped from armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Though the freeing of children from armed groups is always a cause for celebration, there are still an estimated 30,000 children fighting with armed groups in the DR Congo. The… Read More

Fade to black: Requiem for Malawi rebel with a cause Raphael Tenthani

May 25, 2015 Global Author

He was more than a luminary in Malawi journalism and had the gravitas to pen eloquent criticisms of the government and its policies. Friends and enemies alike had to admit that Raphael Tenthani was one of a kind. Ralph’s Muckraking on Sunday column spoke for the little man who was mostly denied a seat at the table. Like a tenacious... Read More

South Africa should embrace African unity, to protect the rights and security of all foreign nationals

May 22, 2015 Global Author

Monday, May 25, is “Africa Day,” and Sonke urges the South African government to take urgent steps to repair relations with other countries in Africa, and to embrace African unity, amidst serious xenophobic violence and government crackdowns targeting African and Asian migrants in South Africa.Africa Day is the commemoration of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU),... Read More