All articles in 'Democracy'
The paper covers the historical background of ethnic politics in Kenya-both during colonial and post...
15th August 2011Kibaki’s take is a new wake up call for other rulers who still cling unto frozen ideas of ‘me foreve...
9th August 2011As this neo-imperialism and neo-colonialism intensifies, it would be ironic if twenty years from now...
22nd August 2011Libyans who have participated in overthrowing Gaddafi will soon regret as they are driven to serfdom...
19th September 2011The challenge for us as the new crop of African leaders is to kill the culture of violence against d...
12th September 2011In the cruel logic of international relations, the law only applies to the weak.
7th October 2011Why do elections leave countries divided along ethnic lines? Does Democracy now mean a country degen...
22nd September 2011Western driven democracy in Africa is cosmetic. It is designed to fulfil the hidden interests of wes...
24th October 2011By choosing to participate in this year’s presidential election, opposition candidates made the choi...
14th October 2011For 48 minutes and 48 seconds, I was silent as I reflected on the intentions of the devious architec...
9th December 2011In a matter of months, Zimbabweans will go to the ballot and choose which economic vision they belie...
7th November 2011Open discussion, debate, criticism and dissent are essential to generating informed and reflected ch...
31st December 2011The slogans of Donchi Kubeba and Nafuti Nafuti effused a sense of national pride in the 2011 electio...
9th December 2011Sierra Leone ethnic groups CourtesyIn 2002, after a decade of blood...
23rd January 2012Africa probably needs a different type of democracy suited to its own unique and peculiar politic-ec...
9th January 2012The ANC needs to migrate towards a post-liberation struggle mindset. It needs to start operating as...
14th February 2012Over the last few years, the top 30 American companies spent more money on lobbying politicians than...
7th February 2012Ghana’s exceptionalism as an “Island of peace” in a zone of war is on the brink of collapse by curre...
27th April 2012China follows closely the developments of the situation in Syria, firmly maintains that the current...
5th March 2012In the Western democracies, major media Houses endorse candidates through a thorough research and an...
5th June 2012Can the media and church that supported crooks during the last general elections be trusted this ti...
28th May 2012In one of his many works, the veteran freedom icon, Nelson Mandela made a profound obser...
31st July 2012Charles Taylor in court Photo courtesyI have been f...
19th June 2012Elections will be meaningless if we don’t put our house in order. Can anyone hear me? Country. First...
16th October 2012It is time – it is past time – for all leaders to accept accountability, to treat their people with...
6th August 2012What is the antidote to Niger’s development challenges, the Big Man syndrome and the likes of Tandja...
1st March 2010The public discourse on whether or not the Kadhi Courts should be included in the consti...
8th March 2010We should start thinking about how to curb president’s wives, cronies and other hyena-like power bro...
8th March 2010How can he claim to be a legitimate leader when he wishes to see his country become like Somalia?
12th March 2010President Museveni and Paul Kagame in a past functionWhat betided Rwanda recentl...
12th March 2010