A quarter century since the end of the Cold War, the relationship between Global North and South remains fraught with misconceptions. Diplomatic relations, trade, economic cooperation, and security…
It’s not a good look for a young democracy when its president is convicted in the country’s highest court of failing to respect the constitution. In finding President Jacob Zuma guilty of exactly…
There’s trouble brewing in the horizon, and it has everything to do with who gets the most out of the business arising from integration. Nobody’s making toomuch noise about it, but it is certainly…
The United States has announced that it is suspending partnership with Tanzania on the Millennium Challenge Account’s new Compact development, supposedly because of the election in Zanzibar and the…
I have read some articles by concerned members of the public, government officials and politicians about US government’s recent decision to suspend all relations between our government and the…
As Yoweri Museveni extends his 30-year rule in Uganda, Hugh Muir looks at the pros and cons of long-term leaders, and discusses whether there are any ways to mitigate their grip on power.
There are a number of ways in which the decision of the MCC board to turn down Tanzania’s application for the about Sh1 trillion can be looked at. For those who are well versed in the ‘Western aid…
Although there are signs the government is making every effort to boost revenue collection in order to finance a large part of its Budget, the decision by MCC Board to suspend its support is sure to…
The global commodity slump and China’s economic slowdown have pummelled several African economies, making it clear that the continent’s “rise” was a myth. Now is the time to re-examine the basis of…
Hollywood celebrity Morgan Freeman famously called Black History Month (celebrated in February in the United States) “ridiculous,” his point being that black history is American history and they have…
