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151. 10 Reasons to Watch Africa in 2016

In 2016, the world faces uncertainty and volatility -- as well as huge opportunities for significant progress. Africa stands not just to gain from these major shifts, but also to lead some of them.

152. Chadema offers to foot TBC bill for live Bunge broadcast

The main opposition party, Chadema, says it is ready to foot the bill for live broadcast of Parliament sessions by Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation after the government limited the service over…

153. CUF to boycott Isles poll re-run

THE Civic United Front (CUF) has announced that it will not participate in the rerun of elections on March 20 following the annulment of the previous poll last October 25 by the Zanzibar Electoral…

154. Gates Foundation is spearheading the neoliberal plunder of African agriculture

The Gates Foundation - widely assumed to be 'doing good', is imposing a neoliberal model of development and corporate domination that's opening up Africa's agriculture to land and seed-grabbing…

155. Does new book expose lack of media freedom in Rwanda?

A new book titled Bad News: Last Journalists in a Dictatorship paints a grim image of media freedom in Rwanda. The book, released on January 12, is written by Anjan Sundaram, an Indian journalist,…

156. TBC debate goes global on Twitter

Dar es Salaam. The government’s decision to limit parliamentary live coverage by Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) ignited a heated twitter debate with majority of tweeps dismissing the…

157. Chaos ensues in Bunge as govt cuts live coverage

Dodoma. Chaos reigned in Parliament yesterday as police were called in to eject opposition MPs who were protesting a decision to block debate on the government’s move to end nonstop live broadcasts…

158. Uganda 2016: Amama Mbabazi and the Prospect of Electoral Change

In a televised presidential debate in Uganda on January 15, Amama Mbabazi—the independent candidate, who calls his movement Go Forward—asked the audience a rhetorical question: “Do you want a change,…

159. South Africa: Revealing Uncomfortable Truths

The student protests against fee increases in the higher education system that hit campuses around the country. However, we know that the students' concerns go beyond immediate financial concerns.…

160. Uganda: When Democracy Doesn’t Count

In 1940, Franklin Roosevelt told Americans that, by arming Britain against the Nazis, we’d serve as an “arsenal for democracy.” But during the cold war, the opposite was often true, and apparently…