DR Congo’s Catholic Church Disputes Presidential Election Results

Paris — Western skepticism is growing over the Democratic Republic of Congo’s announced presidential election results, with France bluntly calling them inconsistent with other findings, and former colonial power Belgium planning to raise the matter at the United Nations Security Council on Friday. France was quick to react to the surprise win of opposition candidate […]

Rwanda: Prosecution Withdraws Rwigara Appeal Case

By Nasra Bishumba The National Prosecution Agency (NPA) has withdrawn its appeal against the acquittal of Diane Shima Rwigara and her mother, Adeline Mukangemanyi Rwigara, The New Times can exclusively reveal. Last month, Prosecutor General Jean Bosco Mutangana told journalists that his office would appeal the High Court decision to acquit the two on all […]

U.S. Deploys Troops in Case of Violence in DR Congo

Concerns are mounting that violence will erupt in DR Congo over last Sunday’s contested election. The vote was marred by delays, irregularities and voting problems. US President Donald Trump deployed 80 US military personnel to Gabon in response to possible violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo following a disputed election. In a letter to […]

US Threatens Sanctions After DR Congo Govt Blocks Internet, Media

The United States stands by the millions of Congolese voters who went to the polls across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on December 30 to participate in presidential, legislative, and provincial assembly elections. Since independence in 1960, the DRC has never experienced a peaceful, democratic transfer of power. The December 30 election was […]

Congo-Kinshasa: African Leaders Voice Concern Over DRC Violence

President Kabila Fils Five African heads of state on Wednesday voiced strong concern over the violence during the presidential campaign of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where voting has been postponed until March in the regions of Beni-Butembo and Yumbi. Clashes in some locations are enough to compromise voter’s peace of mind, said a statement […]

Africa: The Ups and Downs of Business In Africa 2018

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, Africa’s former richest woman, Isabel dos Santos of Angola, natural gas field Blog By Esther Rose Cape Town — 2018 started off with all eyes on Zimbabwe, particuarly since its change in government leadership in November 2017, when President Emmerson Mnangagwa took power from from former […]

Congo-Kinshasa: ‘Election is Time of Reckoning for Congolese People’

Kinshasa guest column By Kambale Musavuli If the presidential election scheduled for Sunday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo actually takes place, it could lead to the first “peaceful” transfer of power since the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency, in cahoots with the United Nations, Belgium and other Western nations, overthrew Patrice Lumumba, the […]

Uganda Takes Stock of Its Biggest Economic Shake-Ups In 2018

Kampala City By Ismail Musa Ladu and Christine Kasemiire The National Budget While delivering the Budget Speech for financial Year 2018/19 in June, finance minister Matia Kasaija said: « Economic stability has been consistently maintained with the economy growing at an average annual rate of growth of 6.5 per cent for the last 30 years, together […]

Every Farm Attack is an Attack on South Africa – ANC

The ANC in the Western Cape has spoken out against the spate of farm attacks in the province, and called on police to intensify their intelligence operations against those who carry out such attacks. ANC secretary in the Western Cape, Faiez Jacobs, said that each assault on the farming community was one against the country, […]

Calls For Nigeria to Return to Parliamentary System of Govt

Aso Villa, presidential residence, National Assembly, right By Ozibo Ozibo A group of 71 lawmakers of the House of Representatives, mostly from the opposition PDP have canvassed for the return of Nigeria to the parliamentary system of government. Briefing newsmen at the National Assembly in Abuja, yesterday, spokesmen of the group, Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers) […]

The 3 Cornerstones of Trump’s New Africa Strategy

Cape Town — Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Ambassador John Bolton is revealing US President Donald Trump’s new Africa strategy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington. Bolton said the plan was approved by Trump yesterday and will be executed « immediately » after an « intensive interagency process ». He also pointed out that the release […]

Hours to Go For Trump’s New Africa Strategy

Kenya will reportedly be named an « anchor » country when the Trump administration unveils its Africa policy on Thursday Cape Town — President Donald Trump will deliver his administration’s long-awaited Africa Policy tomorrow. Kenya’s Daily Nation reports that Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs John Bolton, « known for his hard-line foreign-policy views », will outline […]