Browsing Tag

africa

Rwanda: African Good News Gone Bad

Of all the “Africa Rising” tales of the last two decades, few are as compelling as Rwanda’s. From the ashes of genocide, the Land of a Thousand Hills emerged as a stable, thriving nation. Its  president, Paul Kagame, is feted as a father…

Great Power Competition is Coming to Africa

Under President Donald Trump, the United States withdrew troops and resources from Africa as part of a broader national security shift from counterterrorism to great-power competition. The Trump administration used the euphemism…

Africa’s Democratic Dilemma

By Andrew M. Mwenda President Yoweri Museveni’s suspension of the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) has caused uproar. This has been a big programme by Uganda’s “development partners” aimed at “providing harmonised, coherent and…

The Unsung Heroines of the Pan African Movement

Africa has been blessed with a number of great men and women who fought for the liberation of a black man, and some who still continue the struggle for Africa`s full independence and are celebrated within the continent and beyond, these can…