Why African leaders refuse to leave power

Why African leaders refuse to leave power
The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
Any kind of coup should be a thing of the past. Democracy is largely considered as the way to go or rather is seen as a modern way of leadership thus branded social development. This is particularly the way it is with nations inclined towards the west. A leader ...
Arusha-Based Lawyers' Body Tells Nkurunzinza to Call it QuitsAllAfrica.com

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The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Jul

Obama hits out at African big men who refuse to leave office

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday condemned African leaders who refuse to give up power, as he made the first address to the African Union by a US leader.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

06 Nov

African leaders head to Burkina to press army to give up power

African leaders were headed for Burkina Faso on Wednesday to pressure the army into keeping its promise to hand power back to civilians within a fortnight after the fall of president Blaise Compaore.

 

10 years ago

Michuzi

The African Development Bank Group Supports Power Trade between Kenya and Tanzania ADF USD 144.9 million Loan to Kenya — Tanzania Power Interconnection Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved an African Development Fund (ADF) Loan of USD 144.9 million1, to Kenya - Tanzania Power Interconnection Project.
The project will allow the two countries to exchange power. In addition, the Kenya-Tanzania Interconnection Project plays an important role in promoting regional integration through power trade.
The project is expected to improve the supply, reliability and affordability of electricity in the...

 

9 years ago

Newsweek

15 Dec

Africa's Third-Term Problem: Why Leaders Keep Clinging to Power

Newsweek
Africa's Third-Term Problem: Why Leaders Keep Clinging to Power
Newsweek
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, left, Uganda's President Yowri Museveni, center, and Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe attend the inauguration ceremony of Tanzania's President-elect John Magufuli at the Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam, November ...

 

9 years ago

IPPmedia

08 Sep

'CCM leaders crossing over to Chadema are power mongers'

IPPmedia
'CCM leaders crossing over to Chadema are power mongers'
IPPmedia
Top members of CHAMA Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) who crossed over to Chadema are power mongers and no longer productive in the government. “Let them go, we want to remain with clean and productive people who are patriotic and ready to work for ...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Apr

New Katiba ‘to give citizens power to sue leaders’

Tanzanians will be able to hold accountable leaders or any person caught infringing on the new constitution if the Constituent Assembly (CA) endorses a proposal to that effect.

 

10 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: The staying power of African presidents

After a third-term bid by Burundi's president triggers protests, BBC News takes a 60-second look at how long Africa's leader are staying in power - and the reaction.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

04 Oct

MWAKIBETE: Why African rulers cling to power

>I once told a friend that of all countries in the East African Community (EAC), Uganda’s politics was more interesting.

 

10 years ago

BBC

African solar plan to power UK homes

Investors are seeking funding from the UK government for an ambitious plan to import solar energy generated in North Africa.

 

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