Comment & analysis

The 17-year quest for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo has taken a significant step in the right direction; however, many concerns remain. Last week the Congolese military routed the Rwanda and Uganda-backed M23 and declared an end to its reign of terror against the Congolese people.

‘When we are talking about gay issues in Swaziland, people are uneasy. They know we are there but they deny it,’ says Sibusiso Masango, Secretary General of Swazi Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) organization, House of Our Pride (HOOP).

‘Between an agenda for a national restructuring and 2015 presidential election, my priority will be the convocation of a sovereign national conference.’ – Ayo Opadokun

We read with astonishment and anger that recently discovered Nok sculptures are being displayed for the first time ever in Germany and not in Nigeria where they were discovered.

African leaders want respect from the International Criminal Court and the United Nations Security Council to take them seriously.

Earlier this year, President Obama asked how one might weigh the “tens of thousands who’ve been killed in Syria versus the tens of thousands who are currently being killed in the Congo?” But as tragic and devastating as the Congo conflict is, Congolese are not asking for the United States - or th

A series of military operations and engagements in the countries of West Africa near the Gulf of Guinea has further exposed the United States build-up in the region. Two US citizens were reportedly kidnapped by so-called pirates while they transported oil supplies from Nigeria on October 23.

Not again. That was the thought for millions of people upon hearing news of the murder of 19-year old Renisha McBride near Detroit, Michigan.

The Uganda Governance Monitoring Platform (UGMP) under the stewardship of the NGO Forum recently launched a mid-term audit of the NRM Government in what it called its fourth term. The UGMP faulted the NRM leadership for its abysmal failure to implement “a citizens’ manifesto”.