Speaker is one of the top governmental posts and rarely leaves before their term ends. Not long ago, speakers’ tendency to resign from their posts has been growing in Africa, and here is the list. 1. Abdula Gemeda – Ethiopia In 2017, Gemeda, representing the Oromo community, resigned, claiming that the Ethiopian government had lost...
South Africa’s Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu has died at the age of 90 on Sunday, December 26, 2021, in Cape Town. Tutu was South Africa’s last surviving Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and veteran who pioneered to end apartheid in South Africa. He was appointed by Nelson Mandela to head South Africa’s Truth and...
A few days ago an Egyptian delegation of 111 investors arrived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to explore investment opportunities and discuss bilateral projects and the benefits the collaboration could have. Among other things, the delegation led by Asem El-Gazzar, Egypt’s Minister of Housing and Urban Utilities, the Ambassador of Egypt in Tanzania, Mohamed Jaber...
Dr. Naike Muhando Dar es Salaam Tanzania I am opening this short op-ed with Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere’s quote that, “No nation has the right to make decisions for another nation; no people for another people.” My reference is today’s Chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee David McAllister remarks on Tanzania while speaking...
Meghan Markel, Duchess of Sussex won a case against Mail on Sunday who published pieces of her letter to her father not meant for the public eye. The Duchess’s life is of public interest, however not everything about her life is meant to go public. In August 2018, Meghan wrote a letter over 1000 words...
As part of the deal between the military and political parties, all government officials and politicians arrested since the coup will be released.
Tanzania’s Vice President, Dr. Philip Mpango said the government will not abandon the wisdom and advice of retired leaders when it comes to issues of national development. He made the statement when he visited former prime minister Cleopa Msuya on October 25, 2021 at his home in Upanga, Dar es Salaam. Mzee Msuya served under...
Military forces in Sudan have moved the Interim Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to an unknown location following his refusal to join the coup, the country’s information ministry confirmed. Hamdok was put under house arrest after an unidentified military force raided his house this morning October 25th, according to the country’s local news network, Al HadathTV....
A series of dreadful events has unfolded in the past few days directly affecting government leaders of different nations across continents. These events have no relation with each other however, they have all caught the public’s attention. South AfricaMinisters held hostageThree ministers including those in charge of the military were held hostage by military veterans...
On October 3rd, 2021 the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) released the world’s largest journalist cooperation in history leak, ‘Pandora Papers’ exposing prominent leaders and influential people involved in secret offshore wealth in tax-haven places. 35 world leaders, over 300 public officials and more than 100 billionaires’ offshore financial affairs in Panama, Monaco, Mexico,...