Zuma now firmly in the firing line
President Jacob Zuma’s future hangs in the balance in the wake of the ANC national conference, with party president Cyril Ramaphosa’s more militant backers pushing for the head of state to be...
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Blocking the property of persons involved in serious human rights abuse or corruption
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701)(IEEPA), the National...
Angola oil giant probes Isabel dos Santos graft claims
Angola’s state oil company has announced an investigation into « possible misappropriation » of funds by Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of the former president, during her time as the company’s chief executive. In...
Age limit: soldiers raid parliament again
The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has for the second day running, suspended the morning session during the debate of age limit bill reports after soldiers were spotted in the House. Kadaga...
Cyril Ramaphosa is the new president of the ANC
The announcement was made just before 7pm after delays, a dramatic campaign season, and fears that the ANC’s elective conference would end in shambles. Supporters cheered when the ANC electoral commission’s announcement...
ADF kill 14 UN peacekeepers in DR Congo
At least 14 United Nations peacekeepers were killed in the restive Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Friday, in the deadliest attack in the organisation’s recent history. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres...
Former Zimbabwe minister of Finance relates the day before the coup
Selon l’ex-ministre zimbabwéen des Finances, Ignatius Chombo, le président Robert Mugabe avait recruté des « snipers » étrangers. Mission: abattre les généraux putschistes. Coût de l’opération: 10 millions $. Informés, les généraux durent précipiter...
Zimbabwe’s new leader drops 2 ministers after public outcry
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday dropped two ministers he had appointed to his new cabinet just a day earlier, a move widely seen as a response to a public uproar over...
I always tell Africa’s long-stay presidents to retire – Botswana president
Botswana’s President Seretse Khama Ian Khama was the first African head of state to call on Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to step down during the recent crisis in that country. Prior to...
Lessons for NRM from Mugabe’s downfall
Developments in Zimbabwe draw attention to the precarious realities of the day. First, losers in politics do not concede defeat. Democracy is such that there are losers and winners. But a trend...
The rise and fall of Mugabe’s Instagram playboys
Just imagine: one day, you’re a typical dictator’s son, with the fancy cars, VIP access and high-end champagne to prove it. The next day, daddy is history – so what does that...
How Kutesa, wife Edith ‘solicited $500,000 bribe’
Uganda Foreign Affairs minister Sam Kutesa, with the help of his wife Edith Gasana, allegedly solicited the $500,000 bribe from Chinese investors, according to the complaint sworn before a US Magistrate Kevin...
Story behind CMI arrest of police officers
Kampala. When senior police officers were arrested by the Chieftaincy Military Intelligence (CMI) on or about October 24, several assumptions were advanced regarding the cause of the arrests. One speculation linked the...
Gen Muhoozi takes over Kayihura roles
In Gen Kale Kayihura’s absence, Gen David Muhoozi, the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), has taken over some of the security roles of the Inspector General of Police, The Observer has learnt....