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Africa should focus on political and economic reforms for development.

Africa should focus on political and economic reforms for development.

The rate at which African countries are discovering oil is worrying me, I do not have personal bias on our neighbors, Kenya, nor do I brag about it to our neighbors; Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. In [...]

The key to effective advocacy in the Oil sector.

The key to effective advocacy in the Oil sector.

Much has and is still going on in Uganda, but most important is the realization that the issue of accountability, responsibility and rights is at the center of the entire plight of the masses. Recently the [...]

Forbes Top Young Achievers

Forbes Top Young Achievers

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, pop star Lady Gaga and British singer Adele have made it onto a list of top-achieving people under the age of 30. The rundown, released by Forbes magazine, looks at people across [...]

Who among the seven longest serving African leaders will be deposed next?

Who among the seven longest serving African leaders will be deposed next?

By Isaac Esipisu Several African leaders after  watching news of the death of Africa ’s longest serving leader are now  wondering who among them is next and how they will leave office. Three of the ten [...]

The US in Central Africa: Good Decision?

The US in Central Africa: Good Decision?

By Scott A Morgan Two weeks have elapsed since President Obama took the surprising step and deployed Special Forces and Intelligence Assets into Central Africa with the mission to end the longest running Insurgency in Africa. [...]

Obama’s New War in Uganda

Obama’s New War in Uganda

By Doug Bandow Money burns a hole in the pocket of some people. Power does the same for some presidents. How else to explain President Barack Obama’s creation of his own variant of Germany’s fabled Afrika [...]

Is the War on Terror Shifting to Africa?

Is the War on Terror Shifting to Africa?

By Scott A Morgan On October 24th the US House Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing regarding the recent decision by the President to deploy Special Forces to Uganda and other regional countries in an effort [...]

This Clearly Sums up Why They Had To Put Gaddafi Down

This Clearly Sums up Why They Had To Put Gaddafi Down

By Aggrey S Wanamamah Africans should think about the real reasons why western countries are waging war on Libya, In an analysis that traces the country’s role in shaping the African Union and the development of [...]

Here Is Rudasingwa’s Moral Bankruptcy

Here Is Rudasingwa’s Moral Bankruptcy

BY ANDREW M. MWENDA Former director of cabinet in Rwanda, Theogene Rudasingwa, was a major item on BBC World Service. He claimed that President Paul Kagame boasted to him that it was he (Kagame) who had [...]

World Must Act Fast On Somalia

World Must Act Fast On Somalia

  By Lt. Col. Paddy Ankunda On return to Somalia for my second tour of duty in April this year, I did notice one basic truth; much had changed. I had been to Somalia in 2007 [...]