
‘Abductistan’: Democracy Wanes in East African Nations
Recently, citizens in East African Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania dubbed the region ‘Abductistan,’ a colloquial reference to the growing trend of forced disappearances.
Recently, citizens in East African Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania dubbed the region ‘Abductistan,’ a colloquial reference to the growing trend of forced disappearances.
Experts attribute South Africa’s transformative success to private sector investment in renewable energy. An initiative linked to its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program (REIPPPP).
Economic reforms foisted by state governments affected economies across the continent.
The most repressed country remains a silenced nation where expressing dissent often leads to persecution, torture, or disappearance, and citizens are left disconnected from the world through heavy internet censorship.
Several African countries have a similar habit of protectionism, especially the act of restricting imports in favour of local products. But this is at the detriment of consumers who could have enjoyed lower prices of goods.
As the Dangote Refinery rolls out refined petroleum, NNPC recognises the potential of private sector efficiency and moves to sell two of its four refineries.
Dangote refinery has signalled that private sector involvement in the oil and gas industry can attract unimaginable investments and create employment opportunities for Nigerians.
With privatisation, Nigeria could turn its struggling teaching hospitals around.
Despite the President’s appeal for an immediate suspension of the protest, Jos protesters defied the plea and stormed the streets.
During her first few months in prison, pregnant Bukunmi lost her baby to the poor and ill-treatment she was subjected to.
As protesters experience hatch treatment from the police, journalists covering the protest are not left behind.
Demonstrators in Nigeria’s major cities suffered fatal casualties, with no fewer than 17 people killed on the first day of the protest.
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