“A democratic and free society in which all persons will live together in harmony and with equal opportunities … is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” These were the last chilling words of Nelson Mandela’s three-hour speech before hundreds at his criminal trial proceeding in the Pretoria Supreme Court of South Africa on April 20, 1964.
Category: Africa
1967, a metaphor for military slaughter
THE international human rights outfit, Amnesty International, AI, has engaged the Nigerian military authorities in a war of wits, accusations and counter-accusations since our armed forces embraced a full-scale campaign to overcome the Boko Haram Islamist threat in Northern Nigeria. The first sign of tension emerged shortly after former President Goodluck Jonathan, in January 2014, signed the bill outlawing homosexuality in Nigeria.
Trump’s alt-right ambassadors must be resisted
US President Donald Trump walks to the Oval Office after returning to the White House in Washington D.C. Photo: Yin Bogu/Xinhua Donald Trump, through Joel Pollak as ambassador, will attempt to export the alt-right’s “civilisation of death” agenda, writes Ahmed Haroon Jazbhay. Speculation is rife that US President Donald Trump aims to send South African-born Joel Pollak as his ambassador to the country.
.com | The agonising wait as the assault starts
It is Tuesday in Pretoria West, and after some of the city’s buildings are torched and about 30 foreign-owned shops looted, a group calling itself the Mamelodi Concerned Residents’ Association announces it will lead a march against undocumented immigrants on Friday and hand over a memorandum to government. At 11:00 that morning, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba speaks from Cape Town after the group’s anti-immigrant march is approved by the Tshwane metro police.
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe turns 93; confirms 2018 election run
One of Africa’s longest-serving heads of state turns 93 today — but is showing no signs of slowing down. In an interview to state media to celebrate the occasion, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe confirmed that he intends to run for president in the 2018 general election, Reuters reported.
Mugabe has been in power in the southern African country since 1980.
President Robert Mugabe arrives to chair ZANU PF’s Politburo meeting at the party headquarters in Harare, Zimbabwe, on February 15, 2017. Photo – Reuters President Robert Mugabe arrives to chair ZANU PF’s Politburo meeting at the party headquarters in Harare, Zimbabwe, on February 15, 2017.
Glencore Buys Out Billionaire With $1 Billion Congo Deal
Glencore Plc agreed to a $960 million deal with Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler to buy out his holdings in two Congolese copper and cobalt mines, ending a decade-long relationship in which both built up key mining assets in the country. Glencore will pay Fleurette Group, a company owned by Gertler’s family trust, $534 million cash after all debts are paid, the company said in a statement.
.com | EXCLUSIVE: Joice Mujuru ‘is not a leader, we’re fed up of her dictatorial tendencies’
A Zimbabwean woman, 48, reportedly tried to kill herself after learning that her eldest son wanted to marry a sex worker. Harare – Fired lieutenants of Zimbabwe’s ex-vice president Joice Mujuru have hit back at their former boss, saying that she cannot sack them from the opposition Zimbabwe People First , as they are elders of the party.
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In this Jan. 21, 2017, file photo, protesters stage a candlelight vigil calling for impeached President Park Geun-hye to step down in Seoul, South Korea. The Pyeongchang Olympics have been drawn into the country’s biggest political scandal in decades.
The Latest: Visa holders hurry to board US-bound flights
The Latest on the reaction to a court order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries : Visa holders from seven majority-Muslim countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban are hurrying to board U.S.-bound flights following a federal judge’s order temporarily blocking the ban. Those who could travel immediately were being urged to do so Saturday because of uncertainty over whether the Justice Department would be granted an emergency freeze of the order issued Friday.
Gambia’s ‘Trump’ and the dilemma of the Int’l Criminal Court
The stepping down , under duress, of long-term Gambian president Yahya Jammeh clearly illustrates the impact of credible collective security. However, for this ‘African solution’ to be replicable, much will need to be allayed regarding possible future attempts to renege on the deal, which reportedly provides him immunity from future prosecution’s.
President Sirleafa s Favored Citizens: Monrovia-Landlords
Favoritism or Special Interest! President Dwight Eisenhower, in his farewell speech, on 01/17/1961, warned Americans about many issues such as protecting special interest. In Liberia, the warning about special interest came by way of three separate violent actions: the Rights and Rice Demonstration on April 14, 1979; the military coup on April 12, 1980; and the fourteen-year civil war launched on December 24, 1989.
Trumpa s Determination To Cut Aid To Corrupt And Rogue Regime Around The World
I have been warning the Liberian government that U.S. President Donald was about you cut off the American taxpayers’ free money pipeline to corrupt and rogue regime around the world. That governments around the world that depend on American free money needed to adopt new measures to be financially self-sufficient in running their countries.
GNA Foreign Minister Mohammed Siyala called it an “unjust decision” that should be reviewed.
Demonstrators protest against US President Donald Trump and his administration’s ban of travellers from 7 countries by Executive Order, during a rally outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on January 30, 2017. Photo – AFP Demonstrators protest against US President Donald Trump and his administration’s ban of travellers from 7 countries by Executive Order, during a rally outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on January 30, 2017.
Homeland Security: 872 Refugees Will Be Allowed to Enter US
Almost 900 refugees who were set to arrive in the U.S. that were not from any of the seven countries in the travel ban will be allowed to enter the U.S. through Thursday, a Department of Homeland Security official announced. The 872 refugees were already cleared and officially on their way to the U.S., Jennifer Sime, senior vice president for U.S. programs at the International Rescue Committee said in a Wall Street Journal report.
The Latest: Anguished relatives of detainees at NY airport
The Latest on U.S. President Donald Trump and his ban on refugees from Muslim-majority countries : New York City’s Kennedy Airport became a scene of anguish Saturday for relatives of people detained after arriving in the U.S. from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban. Lawyers and advocates working at the airport say they didn’t have a hard count on the number of people taken into custody after getting off their flights.
Zimbabwe: Obama’s ‘Hostile Goodbye’ to Mugabe
Outgoing United States President Barack Obama has extended sanctions against Zimbabwe by at least another year, a report said on Sunday. This came as reports on Friday indicated that Obama’s administration was set to ease sanctions against Sudan and broaden now limited talks with the long estranged African government.
Five international leaders to watch in 2017
France’s far right politician Marine Le Pen visits Paris’ biggest Christmas market as polls show her topping the first round of the 2017 election. France’s far right politician Marine Le Pen visits Paris’ biggest Christmas market as polls show her topping the first round of the 2017 election.
Five international leaders to watch in 2017
France’s far right politician Marine Le Pen visits Paris’ biggest Christmas market as polls show her topping the first round of the 2017 election. France’s far right politician Marine Le Pen visits Paris’ biggest Christmas market as polls show her topping the first round of the 2017 election.
Migrants die on dangerous sea voyage to reach ‘Italy’ – then…
Migrants die on dangerous sea voyage to reach ‘Italy’ – then survivors are devastated to arrive on shore and find they are in LIBYA A boat filled with migrants desperate to reach Europe met with tragedy on treacherous seas, and ended up arriving in the country it had set off from. After three days, during which several of the 80 people who left drowned, survivors reached dry land only to discover they were still in Libya.
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, arrive for an event to thank service members and their families at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. Ministry of Emergency Situations employees prepare rescue boats at a pier just outside Sochi, Russia, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016.
Russians looking for a handshake from Nana Akufo-Addo
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has praised Ghanaian authorities for efforts at conducting another successful presidential and parliamentary elections and hailed the electorate for showing maturity at the polls held on 7 December 2016. In an official statement posted Tuesday, the Ministry noted that “observers from the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States have recognised the election results as credible, as no serious violations that could have affected the expression of the people’s will were reported.”
Tanzania: Home Affairs Minister Uses Jamiiforums to Deny Abduction Allegations
Dar es Salaam – Home Affairs minister Mwigilu Nchemba has posted comments on JamiiForums, the same social media platform that has been under attack by the government in recent months. Mr Nchemba took to JamiiForums on Wednesday to defend himself against accusations that he was a suspect in the disappearance of Chadema cadre Ben Saanane.