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On 4 August 2017, Rwandans head to the polls to elect a president. They will choose between Frank Habineza, Philippe Mpayimana and the incumbent Paul Kagame.
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Continue readingRwandans go to the polls to elect a new president for a seven-year term. The August 4 presidential election is seen as a walk in the park for incumbent Paul Kagame.
The 59-year-old Kagame has been in charge since 2000 …
Continue readingEast African giants Kenya and Tanzania have ended months of trade restrictions which were a contravention of the East African Community trade protocol.
Kenya enforced a ban on the importation of cooking gas from Tanzania in April after it had …
Continue readingJust as aptly submitted by Kofi Bentil, the concept of Rule of Law is the principle that governments must be governed by well-defined set of laws that binds all within a particular jurisdiction. The rule of Law among others …
Continue readingSince 2013, Young Voices’ Advocate Program has been an invaluable resource in 
the liberty movement, proving pro bono media training and placement services for aspiring policy writers under 30. Young Voices’ writers (whom we call“Advocates”) have been published in, mentioned …
Japan has frozen US$100 million in donations and loans to Mozambique due to the scandal of undisclosed loans by two public companies, the head of Japan’s International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced in Mozambique, sources say.
Katsuyoshi Sudo, quoted …
Continue readingGhana’ president Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday said the country will not extend its three-year aid programme with the International Monetary Fund beyond April 2018. The IMF had urged it to do so to give it time to complete the programme’s …
Continue readingBenin and Liberia were ranked highest among the 40 African countries that participated in the just ended FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition held in the United States capital, Washington DC.
The six-round maiden international robotics event saw 163 national teams…
Continue readingKenya’s electoral body says it is facing more than 300 court cases from candidates, parties and civil society groups before elections on Aug. 8, raising concern about whether the disputes can be resolved in time.
President Uhuru Kenyatta will once …
Continue readingSouth Africa remains mired in poverty more than two decades after the end of apartheid, and the government’s efforts at poverty relief do nothing to create new economic opportunities for people struggling to build better lives. The Centre for Development …
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