South Africa: Court Strips Grace Mugabe Of Immunity In Assault Case
Grace Mugabe, 53, wife of former Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe may soon be quizzed on the grounds of assault after seeing a government decision shielding her under diplomatic immunity revoked by a South African High Court on Monday. Erstwhile Zimbabwe’s First Lady had in August 2017 was accused of assaulting Gabriella Engels, a model, at […]
Mali: Why Pessimism Is Dwarfing Optimism As Malians Goes To Polls
To many Malians, Sunday’s presidential election is nothing but a mere electoral ritual, going by the reality on the ground in the West African nation. Mali is a good definition of a nation at cross-roads. Deafening political unrest, widespread insecurity, an ailing economy is leaving over 8million registered voters with little to hope for, some […]
Nigeria: 37 APC Lawmakers Defects to PDP, Others
CARACAL REPORTS recently ran a story on the raging oppositions against President Muhammadu Buhari’s second-term bid at the forthcoming general elections in the country. In support of the report’s submission that the President faces a stern test ahead of the coming elections, 37 lawmakers elected under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on […]
Can ZANU-PF Dominate Zimbabwe Elections In Post-Mugabe Era?
With few days to the July 30 general elections in Zimbabwe, there is growing optimism in the oppositions’ camp that Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front’s (Zanu-PF) political dynasty in the country is coming to an end, should the polls follow due process. On July 30, Zimbabwe will elect a new President. Ahead of the election, many see as […]
Eritrea’s Afwerki Strengthens Peace Deal With Ethiopia In Historic Visit To Addis-Ababa
Eritrea President, Isaias Afwerki on Saturday embarked on a three-day visit to Ethiopia in a bid to further consolidate recent peace talks with its neighboring country. The visit, which is the first of its kind, since the war over land broke out between the two countries in 1998, is seen as a move to further […]
Nigeria: Can Buhari Survive The Raging Oppositions?
In Nigeria, oppositions are springing up at the tick of every second against the second term bid of President Muhammadu Buhari. Whether personal or not, coalition forces are not taking the fight to oust President Buhari at the country’s next general elections lightly, and what happens next is only a matter of time. In 2015, […]
South Sudan! Move To End Crises In Limbo As Confusion Mar Power-Sharing Deal
There are indications that a recent ceasefire agreement struck between South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar could yet hit the rock again, despite early optimism generated by the move. CARACAL REPORTS had earlier reported how Machar and Kiir had on June 27 inked a deal towards ending the country’s lingering civil war […]
UN Hails ‘Wind Of Hope’ As Ethiopia And Eritrea Declare End Of War
After several deliberations, Ethiopia and Eritrea finally signed a declaration to end the lingering crisis between the two nations on Monday. This followed an unprecedented summit between Eritrea’s President Isaias Afewerki and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Asmara, Eritrea’s capital. At the summit on Monday, both leaders declared that the war between the two […]
The Khartoum Agreement, will peace finally return To South Sudan?
Warring parties in South Sudan recently struck a “permanent” ceasefire agreement to end the country’s turbulent political crisis and lingering civil war. Caracal Reports Correspondent, JAMES OJO, takes a look at the possibility of the deal restoring peace to the war-torn East African nation. On July 9, 2011, history was made in Africa. Amidst wild jubilations, […]
Civil War Looms In Cameroon Over Protracted French-English Crisis
Not many saw it coming. It all started as a peaceful demonstration- a non-violent movement buoyed initially by the quest to right the wrongs of alleged marginalization and discrimination of Anglophone regions of Cameroon in the hands of their Francophone counterparts. But today, the story has changed to that of rising trepidation. The tone of […]
