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Politics: Africa’s undemocratic third term te

There are three African presidents who have caught the attention of the global media all for the same reason in the last couple of months or more. Presidents Kagame, Nkurunziza.

Robert Mugabe Set to Hand Over SADC Chair to

Botswana President Ian Khama is set to become the next Southern African Development Community (SADC) chair when Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe vacates the position next week, reports said. Mugabe is.

Kenya Power To Buy 70MW From Obama’s Power Af

Kenya Power has signed a 70-megawatt power purchase agreement (PPA) with a company that is partly funded by US President Barack Obama’s Power Africa initiative, boosting the country’s goal of adding.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Donates $4.7M

Code for Africa has received a $4.7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund data journalism schools and projects, according to Journalism.co.uk. Based in Nairobi, Code for.

Uganda’s State-Owned Power Company Invests $2

Uganda’s retail power distributor Umeme Power Company is reported to be investing US$24mn in automated meter-reading technology that uses smart meters to help it curb energy losses among large commercial.

Ghana Embarks On Nuclear Power Project

The Ghana Nuclear Regulatory Bill has been passed and is awaiting the President’s assent. The objectives of the Bill are to establish the Ghana Nuclear Regulatory Authority with clear functions.

Guinea-Bissau’s President Vaz sacks his gover

Guinea-Bissau’s President Jose Mario Vaz has dismissed the government following a rift with Prime Minister Domingos Pereira. The two men are said to have disagreed on a number of issues.

Kenyan President Appoints First Female Army B

The Kenya Defence Forces have appointed the first female Brigadier in its ranks following promotions announced yesterday. Colonel Fatumah Ahmed was promoted to the rank of Brigadier and appointed managing.

New media technologies and political particip

The euphoria concerning the potential of new technologies to transform society and increase democracy is based on a flawed instrumentalist assumption that technologies by themselves have transformative power, but ICT.