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Archives for June 2015

Zuma: how the CIA made me do it

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BY BRYAN ROSTRON, JUNE 26 2015, BUSINESS DAY (SOUTH AFRICA) IMPERIALISM, after 21 years of democracy, is increasingly the defence for the many blunders of President Jacob Zuma’s administration, much as the communist bogeyman served as the alibi for every crass move of the old regime. This excuse, along with self-serving rhetoric, was again on display at the African Union … [Read more...] about Zuma: how the CIA made me do it

The legacy of Hafez Assad and the future of Syria

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 Tarek Osman, Thursday 25 Jun 2015, Ahram (Egypt) Hafez Assad died this month fifteen years ago. His legacy continues to haunt Syria and the regime he founded In the mid-1940s, Hafez Assad became one of the earliest non-Sunni Muslim leaders of Syria's general student union; in the 1950s, he became one of the country's first air fighters; in his late thirties, he … [Read more...] about The legacy of Hafez Assad and the future of Syria

Remembering the Saudi role

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Amira Howeidy, 27 June, 2015, Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt) Leaked cables underline not only the hostility felt in Saudi Arabia over the ascendency of the Muslim Brotherhood following Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, but the changes in Riyadh’s position following the accession of King Salman, writes Amira Howeidy While the torrent of diplomatic cables from Saudi Arabia’s Foreign … [Read more...] about Remembering the Saudi role

We never cleared Mbabazi – EC boss

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By Francis Mugerwa, Saturday, 27 June 2015, The Monitor (Uganda) Hoima - The Electoral Commission chairman, Dr Badru Kiggundu, has said the EC has never cleared former prime minister Amama Mbabazi to start consultative campaigns for his 2016 presidential bid. He said Mr Mbabazi’s letter to the EC declaring his presidential bid had gaps which needed to be … [Read more...] about We never cleared Mbabazi – EC boss

Selling the ‘bad story’ to gratify personal interests

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By: NATHAN MUGUME, 27 June 2015, THE NEW TIMES (RWANDA) Recently, there were a couple of news items on Rwanda that featured in both local and international media. We had the bad and the good.  One particular story caught my attention-the resignation of outspoken former lawmaker Connie Bwiza. Like many other cases, her resignation carried the famous tag ‘personal … [Read more...] about Selling the ‘bad story’ to gratify personal interests

The UN’s most memorable moments

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By Our Foreign Staff, video souce UN, 26 Jun 2015, The Telegraph (UK) Seventy years after the creation of the United Nations, watch some of the most controversial speeches in the Security Council and General Assembly The United Nations has played host to the legendary and the notorious, with speakers at the podium ranging from the Queen to Colonel Gaddafi and Malala … [Read more...] about The UN’s most memorable moments

EU sidestep on migrants will do nothing to curb Mediterranean death toll

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Patrick Kingsley, migration correspondent, and Sam Jones, Friday 26 June 2015, The Guardian (UK) Four countries at Europe’s frontier will continue to bear brunt of crisis; refugees yet to make journey will still view sea as logical option To misquote the first man on the moon: the EU’s new migration agreement is one small step forwards for European bureaucrats, and one giant … [Read more...] about EU sidestep on migrants will do nothing to curb Mediterranean death toll

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: My Father’s Kidnapping

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By CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE, 30 MAY 2015, New York Times MY father was kidnapped in Nigeria on a Saturday morning in early May. My brother called to tell me, and suddenly there was not enough breathable air in the world. My father is 83 years old. A small, calm, contented man, with a quietly mischievous humor and a luminous faith in God, his beautiful dark skin unlined, … [Read more...] about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: My Father’s Kidnapping

Suicide bomber kills dozens at Kuwait mosque

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2015-06-26, France24 A suicide bomber killed 27 people when he blew himself up inside a packed Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Kuwait city during Friday prayers, the health ministry and witnesses said, the first attack of its kind in the major oil-exporting state. The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, which also wounded 227 people according … [Read more...] about Suicide bomber kills dozens at Kuwait mosque

Somali militants attack African Union peacekeepers’ base

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2015-06-26, France24 Al Shabaab militants battled with African Union (AU) troops in Somalia on Friday after exploding a car bomb at a peacekeepers’ base south of Mogadishu at dawn, military officials and a rebel spokesman said. The attack in Leego, some 130 km (80 miles) south of the Somali capital, came as residents gathered for morning prayers. It was the latest of … [Read more...] about Somali militants attack African Union peacekeepers’ base