Hope For Ethiopia-Eritrea Peace Talks Ahead Of Deliberation In Addis Ababa
In what many see as a welcome development, the Eritrean government has finally reciprocated move by its Ethiopian counterpart to end the lingering crisis between the two countries over land issues. In 1988, the countries fought what many considered the deadliest and senseless war in Africa over Badme, a borderland between Ethiopia-Eritrea. About 10,000 people […]
Ethiopia: Move To End Africa’s Deadliest War Dangles Over Eritrea’s Silence
For long, talks of ending the fractured relationship between Ethiopia and Eritrea have been sacrificed on the altar of propaganda and superiority tussle. However, whether recent move to bring the age-long feud to an end would see the light of the day remains a puzzle no one can decipher. Two years of war, an estimated […]
Nigeria: Saraki’s Senate, IGP, and the question of Integrity
Like a cold war with perennial tentacles, the country’s unpleasant political fall-outs keep reinventing malleability. The Buhari’s administrations constant dust-up with the legislature —- Saraki’s Senate to be point-blank —- exudes shame; the kind that annuls all lively ideas of good governance. In the native Igbo sociological literature, there is a distinct wise saying that: […]
Zimbabwe To Hold Its First Post Mugabe-Elections July 30th
Ahead of the forthcoming July 30th Zimbabwe’s elections, everybody is talking, the streets of Harare, the nation’s seat of power are bubbling with activities- but the line between expectation and fear of the unknown is getting fuzzier- as observers await what becomes of the Southern African nation after Robert Mugabe’s tumultuous power transition. That change is […]
The Ghost Of Biafra: 51 Years After, The Flames Still Burns
This year’s Biafra Remembrance Day held to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the declaration of Biafra civil war on May 30, 1967, may have come and gone- but the memories of the historic event are still thick among those who fought the war. In this two part-series, Caracal Reports Correspondent, JAMES OJO traveled to the […]
In Buhari’s Nigeria, No Opposing Voice Is A Saint
With Nigeria’s forthcoming general election within touching distance, President Muhammadu Buhari seems to be gradually purging perceived opposition standing in the way of his second term bid for the nation’s seat of power. ‘And one of the former heads of state was bragging that more than 16 billion American dollars (not Naira) were spent on power. […]
Nigeria: Buhari Turning Nigeria Into Authoritarian State – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has stated that Nigeria is gradually gravitating towards an authoritarian state under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government, as the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of expression of the citizens is no longer respected. The main opposition party stated this in response to Buhari’s seemingly indifferent concern to issues of human rights violations […]
Winnie Mandela’s Legacy: A Clarion Call For Every African Woman
Last month, the world was awakened by the demise of a foremost South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, and the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, Winnie Madikizela – Mandela. Fondly known as the ” Mother of the Nation ” by her supporters, apparently because of her tacit involvement in anti-apartheid South Africa struggles, or perhaps because […]
Burundi: When Referendum Becomes A Nation’s Lifeline
As May 17- deal day for a constitutional referendum in Burundi- closes in, Caracal Reports correspondents, James Ojo examines the growing controversies and why the constitutional exercise remains a watershed in the political history of the East African nation. There are two sides to a coin. Come May 17, Burundi, a country in East Africa […]
Nigeria: APC In Disarray Over Selection Of Party Chairmanship
For the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, it is a tale of a house falling apart. The fight over APC chairmanship ticket is acrimoniously becoming a dilemma for the ruling party. The situation, if not swiftly resolved, may hinder the chances of the party winning the forthcoming 2019 general elections. While some members prefer Chief […]
