Burkina Faso
Not Yet Uhuru: Thirty Years After the Assassination of Thomas Sankara
[Comment] Which way forward for Africa and the Caribbean? Thomas Sankara, Pan-African revolutionary and former President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987 had ...
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 ...
Cuba And Africa: Brothers in arms, and Solidarity
Gen. Antonio Maceo [Reflections] The small Spanish Caribbean island of Cuba means different things to different people of different backgrounds. To the tourist it ...
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 ...
Does Turkey’s Erdogan And His Saudi Allies Really Want Defeat of ISIS in Syria?
Is Turkey’s Erdogan really a foe of ISIS? [Editorial] Poor Syria — pawn in a civil war driven primarily by outsiders who want conflict ...
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 [Editorial: Africa] Two matters have raised the political ...
Nkrumah Betrayed: Seek Ye First A United States of Africa
Nkrumah’s dream of a united prosperous Africa remains unfulfilled [Publisher’s Commentary] The African condition can generally be described by two words — Nkrumah betrayed. These ...
Burundi’s Nkurunziza Must Weigh Peace And Stability Against Desire For Third Term
Pierre Nkurunziza [Black Star News Editorial] Just a few weeks ago Africans throughout the continent and around the world celebrated when Nigeria’s President Goodluck ...
NRM Trojan Horses? Reflections On Gen. Sejusa And Bishop Niringiye
Mission accomplished for Gen. Sejusa? Whose side is he really on? [Africa: Commentary] The mission of United Democratic Ugandans (UDU) which was established in ...
From Burkina Faso To Congo: People Power Challenges Life Presidencies
Joseph Kabila — will he relinquish power at end of term? [Africa: Commentary] As 2014 comes to a close, the dominant challenge facing Congolese ...
