Browsing: East Africa

Rwanda has turned its back on a $99-million aid programme with Belgium – accusing the latter of blackmail. Kigali alleges that Brussels – together with the…

An unsettling silence envelops Rwanda. Kigali is complicit in the mineral war that’s tearing the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo apart. The UN says Kigali has…

Sudan has accused Kenya of actively siding with the country’s destabilisers – after Nairobi platformed, the UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF). To add insult to injury,…

‘Rolling out the red carpet while Sudan burns’ – that’s how political commentator @djbwakali describes Kenya’s hosting the Rapid Support Forces, which unveiled plans in Nairobi…

Kenya’s involvement in Sudan’s proxy war has come under scrutiny after Nairobi hosted the UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on February 18. While in the Kenyan…

After a nearly month-long lull, protests returned to parts of Mozambique. Citizens took to the streets, angry at the high cost of living and the government’s…

Resistance can cost you your life. But what kind of life is one in chains, subservient to the oppressor? This Wednesday’s wisdom comes from ancestor Dedan…

On this day, the British colonial state executed one of Kenya’s greatest freedom fighters, but his revolutionary spirit lived on – even in his hair. Dedan…

The execution of Kenyan freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi occurred 68 years ago today. He led the Mau Mau uprising against British colonial rule in Kenya. Dedan…

On Saturday, the head of the Ugandan army’s ground forces threatened to attack the city of Bunia in eastern DR Congo if “all forces” did not…