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 […]

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) […]

Tanzania Makes Enticing Offer to Investors

By Alfred Zacharia [e-mail] Dar es Salaam — The government will provide free land to investors who would be interested in establishing industries involved in making building and construction materials, a cabinet minister has revealed. Opening the 21st Buldexpo yesterday, the minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development, Mr Wlliam Lukuvi, told the business […]

Les richesses du Congo, Benedection ou Maladection!? (Congo-autrement)

- Les richesses de la République Démocratique du Congo : une bénédiction ou une malédiction ? image: http://www.congo-autrement.com/medias/images/13227174-1405152276177420-4270310193947803571-n-11.jpg   La convoitise des richesses de la RDC et ses conséquences sur la protection de l’environnement national   image: https://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L890xH701/congo_zaireGF-b4029-76c54.png     0). INTRODUCTION GENERALE 0.1) ETAT DE LA QUESTION Il y a longtemps que les richesses […]