AFRICAN POLITICS
- Kenya’s new generation: Dennis Mugaa’s short stories explore love, loss, and politics December 23, 2024 12:26 am Africa Report In Kenyan author Dennis Mugaa’s debut collection of interconnected short stories that begins in the early 1960s, Half Portraits Under Water runs chronologically until today, loosely following several characters. The common thread throughout is the …
- Syria’s Shifting Sands: The Global Repercussions of al-Julani’s Rise to Power December 23, 2024 12:08 am Sri Lanka Guardian Syria has fallen, but not into the arms of liberation – it has tumbled headlong into the clenched fists of extremism. The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad by Abu Mohammad al-Julani, the jihadist mastermind behind Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), is less a …
- Nothing Has Really Improved Under Tinubu – Kome December 23, 2024 12:01 am Independent Hon. John Kome, a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, is the party’s 2023 candidate for Ikeja Constituency 1 seat in the Lagos House of Assembly. As Nigerians get ready for 2024, Dr Kome spoke to EJIKEME OMENAZU on crucial issues to mark the end of …
- A demon by the Bank of the Blue Nile River December 22, 2024 9:40 pm Zehabesha By Aschalew kebede Abebe The Triangular Entanglement Africa, specifically Ethiopia, is the location of the Bahr Dar Tisisat Falls, which are situated along the Blue Nile River. It had been more than a century since the foundation of the conspiracy theory …
- Santa Barbara City College Trustee Gets Unusual Sendoff as Board Welcomes Newly Elected Members December 22, 2024 9:26 pm Santa Barbara Independent - California In terms of unusual goodbyes, Santa Barbara City College Board of Trustees President Jonathon Abboud took the cake during Thursday night’s special board meeting. During the meeting’s celebration of those stepping down — trustees Anna Everett, Robert K. …
- Top 10 largest countries in the world 2025 December 22, 2024 9:23 pm Science Focus There are a couple of different metrics used to measure the top 10 largest countries in the world but we’re basing our list on the total land area rather than population. These are literally the biggest countries in the world. If you’ve felt held back by …
- Tree of Life synagogue victim’s sons ask Biden not to commute killer’s federal death sentence December 22, 2024 6:38 pm The Gazette - Colorado EXCLUSIVE — A 2018 Tree of Life synagogue's murder victim's sons are imploring President Joe Biden not to commute the sentence of the convicted shooter. A recent letter to the president by Anthony Fienberg and Howard Fienberg offers several reasons …
- CNN’s Scott Jennings Defends Elon Musk’s GOP Influence: ‘Unelected People’ Have Run WH ‘For the Last Four Years’ December 22, 2024 5:20 pm Mediaite - New York CNN’s Scott Jennings defended billionaire Elon Musk’s influence over the Republican Party and claimed people other than President Joe Biden have been running the government for four years Sunday morning on State of the Union. Musk and venture capitalist …
- How Morocco Became a Burgeoning Soccer Superpower December 22, 2024 5:05 pm The New York Times With its clay terraces, the ochre-coloured Stade El Harti in Marrakech’s bustling Gueliz district is a venue that neatly demonstrates the transformation in Moroccan football over the past decade. Until 2010, it was the 10,000-capacity home to Kawkab …
- Biden Considering Commuting the Sentences of All 40 Federal Death Row Inmates December 22, 2024 4:41 pm PJ Media - Virginia Joe Biden is considering the commutation of all prisoners on death row in federal prisons before he leaves office, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. It's one more way that Biden is trying to "Trump-proof" the government to …
- Julius Malema's plans for the EFF enter the Government of National Unity December 22, 2024 4:17 pm Briefly The president of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema, said he is waiting for the DA's relationship with the ANC to break down before joining the GNU He remarked that Cyril Ramaphosa could be ousted as the ANC's president, and the new …
- Making Sense of the Second Ku Klux Klan December 22, 2024 3:26 pm Jacobin Nancy MacLean’s newly reissued Behind the Mask of Chivalry, three decades after its original appearance, is guaranteed to interest a new generation of scholars and activists seeking to understand the second iteration of the Ku Klux Klan, the hyperpatriotic …
- Why Are South Africa Players Wearing Pink Jersey Against Pakistan in 3rd ODI 2024? Know Reason December 22, 2024 12:56 pm Latestly South Africa National Cricket Team will clash against Pakistan in the third and final ODI of the three-match series at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Pakistan have already sealed the series victory by winning the first two ODIs. The first ODI had a …
- Mozambique Awaits Election Verdict – Opposition-Driven Unrest Must Cease, Accountability and Peace Are Paramount December 22, 2024 12:42 pm This Day By Sebastian Thornhill Mozambique stands at a defining juncture in its history. As the Constitutional Council prepares to announce the final results of the disputed October 2024 elections on Dec. 23, the nation faces a critical question: will the …
- 2024 sees South African leaders in hot water over corruption allegations December 22, 2024 12:24 pm IOL In 2024, South Africa's political landscape was dominated by high-profile corruption cases involving senior politicians and public figures. These scandals not only raised questions about the integrity of the country's leadership but also …
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