Africa: Time for Truth-Telling?
Can U.S. President Joe Biden challenge human rights and corruption abuses at the June G7 Summit in Cornwall? By Frank Vogl, June 9, 2021
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The West’s powerful governments are always quick to state how important Africa is, but then quickly slack off.
COVID-19 has encouraged even more corruption and human rights abuses in many sub-Saharan African countries. While not on the world’s radar, the pandemic has pushed tens of millions of Africans into absolute poverty.
The West’s most powerful governments are always quick to state how important Africa is, but then quickly slack off. In view of the increasing human tragedy, they should finally move beyond mere warm words.
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Beyond post–genocide Rwanda
Michela Wrong s latest book, Do Not Disturb, the Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad , is the story of just how far President
Paul Kagame will go to control Rwanda s postgenocide image and why it must be protected at all costs
There are moments when the international community’s perception of a leader shifts into a new configuration, often for reasons that can’t be entirely logically explained. Myanmar’s Aung San Sui Kyi reached that tipping point during the Rohingya crisis, Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, has been undergoing the same transition since war broke out in Tigray, and the same process is taking place with the Rwandan president, Paul Kagame. Today,.
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Tuesday, 25 May is set aside to celebrate the formation of the African Union’s predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity, in 1963. Since then, Africa Day has become about so much more than one organisation. Civil society has marked the day with various events to highlight the common challenges and victories of African countries.
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This year, the African Union will mark the day by launching the long-anticipated Charter for African Cultural Renaissance. The charter focuses on:
“Promotion of African identity, shared values, the spirit of Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance;
Development of the creative economy of the continent;