It appeared to be a relapse to 1966, the year in which the democracy in Uganda was given a farewell. The Ugandan army last...
By Dawit Mesfin
I have a friend who served as a British soldier during WWII whose stories I find quite fascinating. In fact, I have...
Eritrea: Woldeab Woldemariam, even after death they tried to silence him
Woldeab Woldemariam, a Visionary Eritrean Patriot, Biography By Dawit Mesfin Now I know why a monument has been erected for Alexander Pushkin, the renowned Russian poet, in...
‘One day there will be an uprising in Kenya. Things have to change’
Robert 'Rowbow' Ochola(Photo Petterik Wiggers) Introduction: With a new constitution since 2010 and with social media as a new tool for communication, Kenyan politics has been...
We must not give up on revolutionary optimism in Kenya
Introduction: Kenyan former chief justice Willy Mutunga speaks out. “We must not give up on revolutionary optimism”, he warns in this piece. Since a new...
Only a strong judiciary can guarantee progress in 2017
Only a strong judiciary can guarantee progress
The revolution that consumed so many of us
By Dawit Mesfin
Book review
DELIVERANCE: A Tale of Colliding Passions and the Muse of Forgiveness
A Historical Novel
by Bereket Habte Selassie
The story Dr Bereket Habte Selassie...
“Let the horror begin”. That may be a good summary of the reactions in Africa regarding the victory of Donald Trump. Where Obama was Africa’s hero,...
War is better than a bad peace
War is better than a bad peace, writes Peter Adwok Nyaba. He is a long standing South Sudanese intellectual, former minister of Higher Education...
