Politics

The Credibility of International Observers in African Elections: Post Malawi Constitutional Court Judgement

Written by The Editor on 06 April 2024. Posted in politicalnews.

TEASER: It is common practice for international envoys to flock countries during election periods, especially African countries which are marred by corruption and a history of political violence.

It is common practice for international envoys to flock countries during election periods, especially African countries which are marred by corruption and a history of political violence. These groups are deployed to states to ensure the elections are held peacefully, transparently and with no favour or prejudice to any of the candidates participating in the polls. How they operate or how they determine these things is a formula unknown to most. Usually with no outline of what is looked for to confirm that an election was credible and held professionally there is just a press release from these...

Black Man Wrongly Imprisoned on Rape Charged for 28 Years After Being Identified Through a Dream

Written by The Editor on 06 April 2024. Posted in politicalnews.

TEASER: It is a classic case of a miscarriage of justice. The justice system in America has constantly been questioned from the Scottsboro boys to the Central Park 5, and everyone in between and beyond.

It is a classic case of a miscarriage of justice. The justice system in America has constantly been questioned from the Scottsboro boys to the Central Park 5, and everyone in between and beyond. The racial profiling and stereotyping of black men leading to wrongful convictions persists to this day and despite some that are exonerated, we have not even begun to scratch the surface. The evidence relied on to wrongly convict black men of crimes like rape becomes ludicrous with every case that comes to light. The latest instalment is a conviction for a criminal offence where all the evidence that...

Angola's Constitutional Court Overturns Conviction of Former President's Son

Written by The Editor on 06 April 2024. Posted in politicalnews.

TEASER: In a landmark decision, Angola's Constitutional Court has annulled a five-year prison sentence previously imposed on José Filomeno dos Santos, the son of Angola's long-serving former President José Eduardo dos Santos, for charges of fraud.

In a landmark decision, Angola's Constitutional Court has annulled a five-year prison sentence previously imposed on José Filomeno dos Santos, the son of Angola's long-serving former President José Eduardo dos Santos, for charges of fraud. The younger dos Santos, commonly referred to as Zenu, was convicted in 2020 following allegations tied to the illicit transfer of $500 million from Angola's Sovereign Fund to a private account in the United Kingdom. The court's ruling, published on Thursday, declared Zenu's conviction "unconstitutional," citing violations of "the principles of legality, adversarial...

South Africa: Former Speaker of Parliament Released on Bail in Corruption Case

Written by The Editor on 06 April 2024. Posted in politicalnews.

In a significant development that has sent ripples through the political landscape of South Africa, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, the former Speaker of Parliament, was arrested and subsequently released on bail amid allegations of receiving bribes amounting to approximately $135,000. The case adds to a series of corruption scandals confronting the governing African National Congress (ANC) party, casting a shadow over its governance as the country braces for national elections later this year. Mapisa-Nqakula, who also served as the Minister of Defense between 2016 and 2019, voluntarily turned herself...

President Macron Acknowledges France's Lack of Will to Stop Rwanda Genocide

Written by The Editor on 06 April 2024. Posted in politicalnews.

In a profound statement that is set to reverberate across international communities, President Emmanuel Macron of France has publicly acknowledged his country's failure to prevent the 1994 Rwanda genocide, citing a lack of will as the primary reason behind the inaction. This significant admission comes as part of a video message scheduled for broadcast on Sunday, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the tragic events that led to the massacre of an estimated 800,000 people, mostly Tutsis and moderate Hutus, over a span of 100 days. "France, which could have stopped the (Rwanda) genocide with...

Sarah Rector: The Black 12-Year-Old Oil Baron Declared White Because Of Her Wealth

Written on 06 April 2024. Posted in politicalnews.

TEASER: Numerous evidence highlight the hypocrisy associated with racism, but the story of Sarah Rector tops the list. Today, history remembers her as the "Richest Colored Girl in the world" or the "millionaire girl a member of the race"; Rector was a multi-millionaire oil baron at just 12 years old. Her wealth exposed many white people's pietism

Numerous evidence highlight the hypocrisy associated with racism, but the story of Sarah Rector tops the list. Today, history remembers her as the "Richest Colored Girl in the world" or the "millionaire girl a member of the race"; Rector was a multi-millionaire oil baron at just 12 years old. Her wealth exposed many white people's pietism after she was so rich that the legislature in Oklahoma legally accespted her into the white community and declared her to be a white person. Born as the daughter of freedmen in 1902, Sarah Rector rose from humble beginnings to reportedly become the wealthiest...