Not Yet Uhuru: Thirty Years After the Assassination of Thomas Sankara
Which way forward for Africa and the Caribbean?Thomas Sankara, Pan-African revolutionary and former President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987 had a vision for the sustained and…
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Uganda: Even Gen. Museveni’s Top Advisor Opposes “President-for-Life” Amendment
Nyeko Kenneth a former Councillor, far right, Ongako Sub-County Omoro district, Gulu, with other youth leaders Moses Laker, Democratic Party youth winger (left) and Lagwen Peter, youth councilor…
Cuba And Africa: Brothers in arms, and Solidarity
Gen. Antonio Maceo The small Spanish Caribbean island of Cuba means different things to different people of different backgrounds. To the tourist it is a place of sandy…
JUSTICE NEAR FOR THOMAS SANKARA
Dec. 28 (GIN) - An international arrest warrant has been issued for the ex-president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, for his suspected role in the 1987 killing of…
Does Turkey’s Erdogan And His Saudi Allies Really Want Defeat of ISIS in Syria?
Is Turkey's Erdogan really a foe of ISIS? Poor Syria -- pawn in a civil war driven primarily by outsiders who want conflict in order to fulfill their…
Uganda: Political Kettle At Feverish Boil With Gen. Aronda’s Death As Opposition Congresses
Gen. Aronda lowered into grave -- with the evidence of things untold? Photo: The Daily Monitor Two matters have raised the political temperature in the East African nation…
Nkrumah Betrayed: Seek Ye First A United States of Africa
Nkrumah's dream of a united prosperous Africa remains unfulfilled The African condition can generally be described by two words -- Nkrumah betrayed. These words encapsulate the continent's shameful…
Burundi’s Nkurunziza Must Weigh Peace And Stability Against Desire For Third Term
Pierre Nkurunziza Just a few weeks ago Africans throughout the continent and around the world celebrated when Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan quickly conceded election defeat to challenger Muhammadu…