Governance

President Paul Kagame’s 20 year reign of terror is characterised by a distorted and deceptive narrative that he saved Tutsi from genocide perpetrated by Hutu; over-reliance on violence and war-making nationally and regionally; ‘Tutsi-fication’ of the leadership of the military while eliminating r

I graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) about three years ago, but as an alumnus that has the interest of the school at the marrow of my bones, I have followed events in the great institution with a profound attentiveness.

Your Excellency President Thabo Mbeki, Patron of The Thabo Mbeki Foundation; Members of the Board of Trustees of the Thabo Mbeki Foundation; Distinguished Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen; All protocols observed.

In his May 21 article, ‘On sub-imperialism and BRICS-bashing’, contesting what I think are the tendencies in the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa nexus, Yash Tandon offers a chance to develop arguments further.

May 21, 2014
World Bank Board of Governors
Africa and the Caribbean Regions
do Executive Directors The World Bank
Washington, DC 20433

Dear Honorable Board of Governors:

May 15, 2014

African and Caribbean Board of Governors
C/o Executive Directors
The World Bank
Washington, DC 20433

Dear Board of Governors:

Re: “Africa Orphaned and Under Guardianship at the World Bank”

Malawi’s tumultuous elections, held last week, left the country reeling and at risk of violence. While peaceful campaigns marked the lead-up to the vote, havoc reigned on election day, when numerous polling centers didn’t open and many had no ballot boxes.

[EDITORS’ NOTE: Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, commonly known as Neymar, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Brazilian national team.

In her poem Dahabo Musa, a Somali woman, describes infibulation as “three feminine sorrows, the procedure itself, the wedding night when the woman has to be cut open, the childbirth when she has to be cut again”.

May 25, 2014 marked the 51st anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of the African Union (AU), which was initiated through the Sirte Declaration of 1999 and formally established in 2002.