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Militant leaders in Nigeria want the government to provide more clarity and government commitment on plans to disarm fighters before any amnesty could be accepted by them. The field commanders of (MEND) The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, held talks with government officials about accepting the amnesty.
The talks also focused on the […]
There has been widespread and violence in Port Gentil, Gabon’s second city with looting and buildings being set on fire. 2 people were killed on Thursday as the violence erupted following the announcing of the Presidential election results. Buildings that were set on fire included the Total Oil Company building which prompted the oil company […]
The involvement of the military in African politics has most often been compelled by the lack of good governance, corruption, the suppression of opposition and to an extent the lack of a free and pluralistic press. When one takes a look at the involvement of the army in the political setup of Africa right from […]
On the 15th of August this year, Newstime Africa joined the international media calling for the release of six journalists who were detained unlawfully in the Gambia. The journalists were convicted of sedition and defamation and were sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. As a result of overwhelming international pressure, the Gambian President has decided to […]
On Thursday the Government of Gabon declared Ali Ben Bongo, the eldest son of the late Omar Bongo, the winner of the weekend presidential elections. Ben Bongo was the country’s defence minister under his late father’s regime. He campaigned with a private jet and plastered the capital with billboards. Ali Ben Bongo won with 41.7 […]
The Military Junta in Guinea has issued an immediate ban on all TV and Radio political debates, a sign of political uneasiness in the midst of accusations of phone censorship by the government in the West African country. After the postponement of the elections due in 2010, the government has come under immense pressure from […]
What is wrong with Robert Mugabe? Why doesn’t he understand that he is a very small man amongst big men? It is a fact that Mugabe is educated. Then why doesn’t he see the writing on the wall? Zimbabwe will not get the help it desperately needs if he doesn’t abide by the peace agreement […]