The recent derogatory tweets directed towards four American democratic congresswomen by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, read more like a storybook villain’s tirade than of the commander-in-chief of the world’s most powerful nation. The tweets from Trump, stating that the congresswomen “who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and…
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The Anglophone crisis in Cameroon which picked up steam in late 2016 and continues to this moment has degenerated from what was described then as a near-civil war into what is now seen as a full-blown civil war between separatists and the Cameroonian military. The casualties on both sides continue to mount. The International Crisis Group…
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Confusion remains following what media around the world have described as an attempt to seize power in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, as well as in the country’s capital, Addis Ababa on Saturday, June 22. It is still a confusing situation as many people have been displaced by military activity and arrests continue in a government effort…
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As more people from the African continent leave to seek opportunities elsewhere, the route to a better life outside of the continent is taking many not just through North Africa and the Mediterranean which leads into Europe, but also through countries in South America in the attempt to get to the United States. On June…
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What is been described as a long-simmering Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is making Africa headline news after the discovery of cases of the disease at the border of the DRC and Uganda. The Ebola crisis in the DRC which began last August according to the World Health Organization (WHO) has…
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South African leader, Cyril Rhamaphosa, sworn into office Saturday, May 25, is counting himself a lucky man after leading the embattled African National Congress (ANC) party to a majority win in the May 8 General Elections. The ANC, the party of Nelson Mandela, continues to face allegations of corruption that plagued the party for many…
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Coups in Africa: I always thought the characterization of the African continent, sometimes by many smart, well-meaning journalists, and others, biased in their analysis, makes the continent appear like hell, the worst place to live in the eyes of the world. Narratives following the recent coup and ouster of long-time Sudanese leader Omar al Bashir help…
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Fighting in Libya Threatens Security in Entire Northern Africa Region In Libya, the news is not about progress in the country – it’s about instability there which helped push American troops out, albeit temporarily. It’s not clear where the U.S. troops, escaping the intense fighting in Tripoli, are relocating to. Eight years after former Libyan leader…
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Algeria, in Northern Africa, is considered a hotbed of the so-called Arab Spring movement. The Arab Spring which came alive in the December 2010 period swept away legitimate, yet authoritarian governments in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen in a revolution by civil society movements. The movements are believed to have laid the foundation for civil wars…
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Editor’s Note: On May 8 South Africans will go to the polls to elect parliamentarians and provincial legislators in the country’s General Elections. In this analysis, Uniqua Smith gives us a preview of the elections by taking a look at the major parties involved, the issues on the ballot, as well as how the election…
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