The volatile Central African Republic is torn between its former colonial master, France, and new allies, Russia, as it goes through growing instability following years of armed insurgency by rebel and militia groups. A renewed conflict heightened in 2013 after a coalition of Muslim rebel groups called Séléka seized several towns including the capital cityContinue reading “France and Russia fight for control over restive Central African Republic”
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After six years of service in the British Army, this man from Dominica is facing deportation
49-year-old Trevor Rene visited the United Kingdom from the Caribbean island of Dominica in 2008 on a six-month tourist visa. His reason was to meet his family in the UK where his grandfather had settled in 1948 during the Windrush era. His decision to join the British Army during his stay did not save himContinue reading “After six years of service in the British Army, this man from Dominica is facing deportation”
Ugandan activist remanded in prison for insulting Museveni’s mother on Facebook
After 5 days in police detention, Ugandan feminist activist, academic and Museveni critic, Stella Nyanzi, was denied bail by a Kampala court on Wednesday for allegedly insulting Esteri Kokundeka, the late mother of President Yoweri Museveni, on Facebook. The Buganda road court charged the fierce government critic with harassing the president and she was remandedContinue reading “Ugandan activist remanded in prison for insulting Museveni’s mother on Facebook”
Israel turns to Ghana to back its bid for a seat at the African Union
Israel has called on the Ghanaian government to back its bid for an observer status in the African Union (AU), which it lost in 2002 when the former Organisation of African Union (OAU) was dissolved and replaced by the AU. The request was made to Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley AyorkorContinue reading “Israel turns to Ghana to back its bid for a seat at the African Union”
African leaders convinced of balanced trade as China moves to open its markets
Fears of China’s neo-colonialism in Africa has been met with fierce rebuttal and counter-arguments despite the Asian economic giant’s infiltration of Africa’s media space, land and airspace as well as the economic and cultural fabric of the continent’s societies. Trade is the underlying factor in the China-Africa relationship and the latter is drowning in unpaid loans asContinue reading “African leaders convinced of balanced trade as China moves to open its markets”
Ismail Akwei 