Tehran, Iran | AFP | Iranians responded with anger and mockery on Saturday to the bellicose speech against their country by US President Donald Trump and his threats to tear up the landmark nuclear deal. “I was so angry last night,” said Layla, 42, who runs an artisan shop in …
Read More »Trump puts America first, but more and more alone
Washington, United States | AFP | Donald Trump has gambled with US diplomatic credibility by attacking an Iran nuclear deal that his European allies cherish as a benchmark for international cooperation. And in doing so the US president has underlined the risk that his “America First” foreign policy will translate …
Read More »The 2015 Iran nuclear deal
Tehran, Iran | AFP | US President Donald Trump on Friday declared a more aggressive strategy on a nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers but stopped short of withdrawing from the 2015 deal. Struck in Vienna by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council — Britain, China, …
Read More »Delays over DR Congo’s election set to fuel tension
Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | Beset by ethnic divisions, political tensions and bloody fighting in its east, Democratic Republic of Congo faces fresh challenges in the coming months over feared delays to eagerly-awaited presidential elections. Concern about the timetable has created “tensions and a climate of uncertainty,” the UN’s …
Read More »From the Hansard: The Age Limit debate in the CA
As the debate on the proposed presidential age limit removal continues, Uganda Radio Network traces the issue back to the Constitution making process in 1995, when the Constituent Assembly–CA Delegates handled the issue extensively. From the Parliament Hansard, Uganda Radio Network revisits the CA debate and now …
Read More »Five questions about Kenya’s election saga
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Two months after Kenyans lined up to vote for a president, the election is still far from over. A dramatic series of twists and turns has seen the first result annulled and a new election scheduled that opposition leader Raila Odinga is now refusing to …
Read More »Weinstein scandal envenoms US political feuds
Washington, United States | AFP | The sexual assault accusations against Harvey Weinstein have seeped into America’s partisan politics, with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton accused of waiting too long to disavow their friend and party donor. The politicization of the scandal came as the Hollywood producer faced claims he raped …
Read More »Ordinary Kenyans feel pinch of political uncertainty
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | “Time for an interview? I have a lot of time at the moment,” said Owino Onyango, sweating as he stepped out of his blacksmith’s shop in Nairobi to talk business, and politics. “Business goes with politics: if politics go down, business also goes down”, said the …
Read More »The rise of Kim Jong-Un’s sister and image maker
Seoul, South Korea | AFP | With her elevation to North Korea’s powerful politburo, leader Kim Jong-Un’s little sister — and chief image-maker — has established herself as the most powerful woman in the nuclear-armed state’s political hierarchy. Kim Yo-Jong’s promotion to membership of the North’s top decision-making body underlines, analysts …
Read More »Liberians usher in new era with high-stakes presidential vote
Monrovia, Liberia | AFP | Liberians began voting on Tuesday to replace President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, in a contest set to complete the country’s first democratic transition of power in more than 70 years. Voting opened at 8:00 am in the small West African nation, although there were delays in some …
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