Kagame’s diplomatic skills to be tested as AU chairman
As rotating chairman of the African Union, Paul Kagame’s created for himself that unenviable task of holding his counterparts feet to the fire. This will require a huge amount of diplomacy – a skill not associated with the Rwandan strongman. African leaders pledged three years ago to finance themselves three quarters of the African Union’s […]
Guterres lauds UN Africa cooperation
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres says Africa’s one of the strongest forces for good on the planet. Speaking at the summit in Addis Ababa he says the UN and the AU can and will do more to bolster successful African cooperation. Antonio Guterres calls for greater support from governments for UN peacekeeping operations in Africa. […]
Confrontation looms as Kenya’s Odinga prepares to be “sworn in”
Confrontation looms in Nairobi as defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga prepares be sworn in tomorrow. His supporters, risking treason charges say they’ll defy a government ban on their using Uhuru Park in central Nairobi. National Super Alliance chief executive Norman Magaya says they’ll swear-in Raila Odinga as the President of the Republic of Kenya and […]