Tag Archives: politics

Changing politics in Zimbabwe – Youths are taking control

May 1, 2013 1 comment

BULAWAYO ,  (IPS) - As Zimbabwe’s young politicians increase their demands to be allowed to play a greater role in the running of the country, analysts say that this could signal a change in youth vo...

Blatant discrimination, threats and intimidation as women navigate pol...

January 27, 2013 no comments

NAIROBI,  Miriam Gathigah (IPS) - Few women in Kenya harbour illusions of entering politics. Blatant discrimination, threats and intimidations, an uneven playing field and a largely unsympathetic pub...

Local celebrities express political ambitions in Kenya

December 21, 2012 no comments

While on his visit to the United Kingdom (UK) in the company of His Excellency the Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, comedian Walter Mong’are alias Nyambane has made his intentions clear of aspiring to...

Of Malawi’s seasoned human rights activists and politics

November 27, 2012 no comments

Malawi will never stop to amuse me. It’s hilarious how people mix everything, politics, human rights, family/personal issues and current affairs.With the current economic crisis hitting hard, everyon...

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind (M. Gandhi)

November 5, 2012 no comments

“Of all the tasks of government, the most basic is to protect its citizens from violence”.  The greater the importance to safeguarding the community from incitements to the overthrow of our instituti...

In politics, it’s what isn’t said that matters

October 27, 2012 no comments

The Steering Committee issued a press release that it had “taken the difficult decision” to cancel the “much anticipated” Presidential Debate that was scheduled for the 29th October. It further went ...

The United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone should be recalled with i...

October 25, 2012 1 comment

When a diplomat is assigned to a country that is still recovering from the effects of a brutal civil war, he should be mindful of what he says and be sensitive to the political situation on the groun...

Countries failing to regulate flow of money into politics

May 30, 2012 no comments

Most countries around the world are failing to regulate the flow of money into politics, posing serious threats to global governance issues, a new report has revealed. The 2011 Global Integrity Repor...

Top academic Dr. Ritchard Tamba M’Bayo says the SLPP should have no bu...

May 24, 2012 no comments

Like most serious minded Sierra Leoneans in the Diaspora, I have yearned for the day that I will finally return home to be part of the continuing process of building our nation. My preparation for th...

Women in Somalia say they should be considered for the country’s leade...

February 16, 2012 no comments

MOGADISHU,  (IPS) – As Somalia’s transitional government and various stakeholders meet Wednesday to discuss the inclusion of the country’s clans in the new government, women politicians have called f...

Politics and business are the main source of widespread corruption in ...

January 29, 2012 no comments

Bucharest – Public administration, political parties and the business climate are the main contributors to widespread corruption in Romania, appearing as the most vulnerable pillars in the national i...

DPP’s succession plans pulling down Malawi’s gains

January 7, 2012 1 comment

Lilongwe – Research Associate of the London based Overseas Development Institute, Diana Cammack, has warned that Malawi risks failing to turn around the social and economic lives of its citizen...

Kenyan women set to make their mark in politics

January 4, 2012 no comments

NAIROBI, (IPS) – The August 2012 elections in Kenya will open doors to massive political participation by women for the first time ever. The new constitution in effect since August 2010 contains a pr...

Violence and the 2012 elections in Sierra Leone – The political ...

December 30, 2011 7 comments

During the past couple of weeks, there has been a flurry of newspaper reports with headlines ranging from “market women beat soldier”, “armed robber killed by police at Lumley” to “SLP lifts ban on p...

The new psychology of modern day politics in Sierra Leone

September 1, 2011 3 comments

IF YOU HAVE A HAMMER WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH IT?  THE BEST ANSWER MAY BE A PIE OF MODERN DAY POLITICS IN SIERRA LEONE. In the history of politics in Sierra Leone, the last five weeks have been the “Per...

Making things happen – The challenges of a president

July 19, 2011 no comments

Becoming the president of a country is one thing – becoming the president of a West African State that has only known poverty for most of its recent history is a completely different thing alto...