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…
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…
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…
The nation of Mozambique in South-Eastern Africa suffered catastrophic damages following what is being described as a Tropical Cyclone Idai starting on March 4. The storms intensified thereafter, continuing into the week of March 18, leaving many deaths and plenty of destruction, including submerged buildings. According to News24, “Tropical cyclone Idai has made headlines across…
Presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for Saturday, February 16 in Nigeria were suddenly postponed by the Independent National Elections Commission (INEC) just hours before the polls were due to open. The new date for the election is now Saturday, February 23. Also postponed by a week is the March 2 gubernatorial elections, now scheduled…
Editor’s Note: This post was published before the November 6, 2020, U.S. midterm elections. The results show Jason Crow defeating Mike Coffman by 10 points (54.1 by 42.9) Without a doubt, one of the hottest races in the 2018 U.S. midterm election is being fought in Colorado’s Front Range which includes Aurora, Centennial, Brighton, and…
In yet another setback to bringing lasting peace to Zimbabwe, Reuters News Service reported Monday that there is a deadlock in negotiations between the ruling ZANU PF party and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change(MDC) on the terms of implementation of the September 2008 power-sharing agreement. Both sides are currently at a regional summit to…