Either in Libya, Nigeria, Chad, Egypt or Tunisia, the African nation-state, from its birth, has been in some sort of undeviating inanimate democratic revolution. The reason is that the African state, as a political entity, is yet to have everlasting grip with the African nation, as a community, hence the almost constant schisms and the revolutions. African revolutions occur not because of the African community, which is intact, but the African state, which is unbalanced and unreflective of Africans’ innate democratic feelings
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The Loud Silence on The Situation in Swaziland
Today marks the 38th anniversary when King Sobhuza II suspended Swaziland’s independence Constitution and banned the existence of political parties in the country’s political life. Labour unions, students and civil society organisations have planned what they hope to be the mother of all protests to mark the event. Inspired by the events in Tunisia and… Continue reading The Loud Silence on The Situation in Swaziland
THEY CAME: The North African Uprising and Foreign Interference, A Lesson for African Leaders and Citizens
RAZIAH MWAWANGA There has been a lot of drama and turmoil in the recent days as the African continent, especially the northern part, is torn into pieces as people cry out for blood and change. What initially started as one man’s protest against unjust treatment by law enforcement officers has thrown North Africa into full-blown… Continue reading THEY CAME: The North African Uprising and Foreign Interference, A Lesson for African Leaders and Citizens
Lessons From Tunisia, Egypt and Sudan
But what is the common denominator in the events in Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan and the presidential candidacy selection of the PDP in Nigeria? All these events are about the acquisition, management, and mismanagement of political power and its consequences.
Egypt/Zimbabwe: Zimbabweans Cannot Outsource Their Revolution (opinion)
Jacob Dlamini Johannesburg (South Africa) – The year is only 34 days old and already it has seen the absolute demise of one dictatorship (Tunisia), the near collapse of another (Egypt), the rattling of a third (Jordan), the likely ruin of a fourth (Yemen) and the possible failure of a fifth (Algeria). That, by any… Continue reading Egypt/Zimbabwe: Zimbabweans Cannot Outsource Their Revolution (opinion)
The African Uprising
FERNY NARH The African is always left in the dark whiles decisions pertaining to his or her well being are taken by unknown forces. We are then forced to accept because the interest of our leaders has already been secured. I feel no less for my fellow Africans because I am also a victim of… Continue reading The African Uprising
North Africa: Dispirited Arabs Burning for Change
When security officers prevented him from submitting his complaint to MPs entering parliament, the 49-year-old man doused himself in fuel and cursed the Egyptian regime as he disappeared into a ball of fire.