The winds of change have reached Libya, and it finally looks as though the days are numbered for Colonel Muammar Gaddafi . He has ruled the country for over 40 years, taking control from King Idris in ‘69, at the age of 27. Up until now, Gaddafi has maintained a strong grip on power, by [...]
An investigation released today by human rights group, Amnesy International has condemned the widespread violence by supporters of both outgoing president Laurent Gbagbo and President-elect Alassane Ouattara. The political standoff has exacerbated existing ethnic tensions and due to the instability there is no recourse for the victims to seek justice. As the eyes of the [...]
A swizz commodity trading company has come under scrutiny for tax irregularities by one of its subsidiaries in Zambia. A leaked audit report reveals the mining company, Mopani Cooper Mines plc is shifting profits out of the country in order to minimise its tax bill. Swiss giant Glencore International AG has a 73 per cent [...]
In our Feb 21st – March 7th edition, we take a look forward at the unfolding wider political landscape in Egypt after former president, Hosni Mubarak was forced to concede to the demands of his people. He left the presidential palace in Cairo on Thursday 10th February and headed 250 miles south for the resort [...]
A report by human rights group Amnesty International has revealed that children as young as 13 are still being used by the Chadian Army as well as other armed groups in the eastern part of the country. The report coincided with International Child Soldier Day, a global event held annually on the 12th February which [...]
At the beginning of February a Rwandan court sentenced two journalists to long spells of imprisonment, having convicted them of stirring up hatred. A month and a half earlier, the International Criminal Court in The Hague indicted six prominent Kenyans for crimes against humanity relating to the post-election violence of ‘07-‘08 – one of those [...]
The investment bank Renaissance Capital, in a report released yesterday, stated their belief that the outlook for the voice telecoms in many sub-Saharan African markets is bleak. The bank’s viewpoint contradicts their analysis made of the potential in Zimbabwe on the 8th Feb where they expressed potential in improvement in competitiveness in ‘11. This week [...]
The fact that many African countries will not reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set for 2015 will not hamper capacity building in Africa. This was the clear message presented by a number of African heads-of-state and development institute leaders during the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) summit to celebrate its 20th anniversary, held in [...]
There’s no question that the people power revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt are cosmic events and everywhere in the region, leaders are looking at their own internal stability markers. There has been much discussion about the impact in the Arab world, especially in the Yemen and in Algeria, and there have also been questions raised [...]
For decades Swiss banks have been used to hide away the vast fortunes of corrupt Presidents and despots. At any one time billions of dollars were secreted in Swiss bank vaults while the people of the countries from whence the money came lived in abject poverty. But the times they are a’changing! The Swiss Government [...]
